Villanova Business School vs Babson

Colleges and Universities A-Z Villanova University
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Hello,

I’m currently a high school junior and trying to decide between the two. I know I would like to do the NROTC Marine Option, which both schools offer (Babson’s is off campus), and I would also like to go into business. I’m very interested in both the fields of finance and entrepreneurship. In addition, after serving my time, I plan on applying to very good MBA programs such as Wharton. Thus, I am not sure if I should go to Babson undergrad and get the heavy dose of entrepreneurship that they offer, go to the Marines Corps, and then pursue finance in Graduate school (I know the entrepreneurial experience is much more unique and substantial at Babson as apposed to Villanova, especially the FME program that you run your own business). Or, on the other hand, I should go to the VBS, study entrepreneurship as a minor, major in finance, and be at a bigger university with what is considered to be a better Business school and one that would look better to graduate schools. Also if anyone knows of any other schools that sound like they would suit my profile, please let me know.

Thanks!

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visit both schools. VSB students are annoyingly pampered, but you may like the first class treatment.

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My kid is a junior at Babson and loves it. Bottom line, if you haven’t had a business internship or run your own business or grown up working in a family business then just saying you’re interested in business will not typically get you into Babson. I know kids who got into Babson with low standardized test scores because they had actual hands on business experience while kids with perfect everything, but no biz experience, who were accepted at an ivy didn’t get into Babson.