VSB '12 student here; ask me anything

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<p>Hi all,</p>

<p>I'm a member of the Vlllanova School of Business Class of 2012. Just wanted to let any prospective students know they could PM me with any questions they had.</p>

<p>I'll try to check (at a minimum) once a day. I know that choosing a college isn't the easiest choice you'll ever make and I want to help you out with it. </p>

<p>However, please forgive me if I don't reply within five minutes (or 24 hours, for that matter) - it's crunch time here at Villanova, most courses with team projects are now peaking in their workload as the end of the semester approaches, and the rest are gearing up to fit everything in before finals. Thank you for your understanding :)</p>

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<p>And if for whatever reason VSBstudent12 is busy. I am a member of VSB Class of 2014 and I am more than willing to help out with whatever you need to know.</p>

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<p>Hi vsbstudent12,</p>

<p>I’ve sent you a PM with questions on VSB class/professors. Pleaes let me know if you have receive it.</p>

<p>Thanks,
Sushimom</p>

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<p>Thanks for your offer of assistance. I am an admitted VSB student and I don’t know anything about the available dorm options and tradeoffs. I heard the South Campus dorms are less desirable than the main dorms? Is that true? Where are the VSB students? Would I be one of the few incoming freshman not at the South Campus dorms? Proximity to fitness center? Should I request a single dorm? Pro’s and Cons of each? Any guidance is much appreciated!</p>

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<p>How much freedom do you get when scheduling/choosing classes? I know there’s a core curriculum, but I’m not sure how much room I have to take electives. Also, is it doable to double major or to pursue a minor with the core curriculum? I plan to major in marketing, but I want to try management and psychology (in CAS) as well. How are on campus recruitments for VSB students? Do most students look for internships and how many internship opportunities are there? Is the atmosphere cut-throat like at Wharton or Stern?
Thank you so much for offering help! :)</p>

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<p>What is the process for changing majors and how difficult would it be to transfer into the business dept as an undeclared student?</p>

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<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/villanova-university/1107500-cas-business.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/villanova-university/1107500-cas-business.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Please refer to this very recent post. Are you incoming for 2011?</p>

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<p>Is it true that many of the students are jock-types?</p>

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<p>Sorry all! My PM notifications ended up in spam… I’m going through all my notifications now.</p>

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<p>Whew, a mouthful. Let’s go through this.</p>

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<p>Most main campus dorms are smaller. Main campus is preferable Sophomore year for location - the quad is right next to the School of Business. Freshman are largely on south and it’s a really nice community feel (dining hall/dorms) that I would never sacrifice. Go south campus, but you might want to pick a learning community if you can. From what I hear (from RAs and residents), most learning communities are not in stanford (the megadorm with tiny rooms), the commitment is not huge at all, and the RAs get a lot more money to spend on residents.</p>

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Mainly on south their Freshman year. I would say 95%+. They don’t isolate you as a business student; you’ll be around people from every school.</p>

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<p>Yes, if you didn’t pick south.</p>

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Davis, the main fitness center, is…about a 6 minute walk (my estimation) from South campus dorms. There’s also a smaller one in the basement of stanford - if you’re a fitness nut, Davis is what you want, but if you want some weights & cardio equipment, Stanford has your back. None of the equipment is super-old, and everything in Davis is pretty new.</p>

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I would avoid it. South doesn’t have singles as far as I know, and a roommate will introduce you to a ton of other people you normally wouldn’t meet. My roommate and I parted ways at the end of freshman year, but I’m glad that I chose to get a new one rather than rooming with someone I knew before Villanova.</p>

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<p>They exist. It’s not RPI, or Brown. I’d say preppy is the more present element. At the same time, I don’t really fall in the preppy category myself, and I have plenty of friends here. I’d say the jock stereotype is unfounded in reality. I won’t deny that there is a prep element though.</p>

<p>(I went to a high school that was very jock-ish though; your opinion may vary).</p>

<p>Best bet, go to the accepted candidate’s day. It’ll give you a good vibe to judge, especially if you talk to the representatives for the different ECs on campus.</p>

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<p>Another long one! Let me break it down.</p>

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Freshman year is largely locked for business students with some exceptions (AP credits can fill a requirement; you can shift stuff around with sophomore year courses if there’s a reason). Sophomore/Juniors get much more freedom, seniors get the most. Business students get 15 completely free credits, but a lot of them use that to double-dip a second major/a minor so they can graduate on time without overloading. There’s a [page</a> here](<a href=“http://www.villanova.edu/business/undergrad/claycenter/advising/fouryears/2015.htm]page”>http://www.villanova.edu/business/undergrad/claycenter/advising/fouryears/2015.htm) that will show you the requirements for the VSB class of 2015.</p>

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Minor is doable; major is harder, and it depends on the majors/major & minor combo. A lot of business students double major because it doesn’t add too much to the requirements; Lib arts, it varies. Definitely a good question to ask if you go to a Candidate’s day.</p>

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My advisor proposed this combo to me; therefore, I think it’s definitely doable, especially if you bring in AP credits.</p>

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A TON of employers come to campus. Business Dynamics I/BDII require “development” events, which is the School of Business’ way of forcing you to attend some career events. I think it’s worthwhile - you find some interesting and then you attend of your own volition ;)</p>

<p>There are a LOT of employers that visit campus, and meeting the recruiter is valuable. The fall career fair is gigantic. A lot of employers post internships on GoNova, many of which are pre-approved for academic credit (the employer went through some processes with Villanova to ensure that it should be eligible before posting the job). There are definitely opportunities.</p>

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There are many, but it IS competitive (nature of the school). Most valuable advice I can give you is to know one or two profs in your discipline well and they can refer you -it’s invaluable. Some profs are better than others in this regard, listen to your peers and you’re bound to find out who knows people in the industry.</p>

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Competitive? Yes.
Cut throat? No.
If you ask someone on a competing team about an assignment they may keep their cards close, but most people are pretty free about sharing information. You’ll never see people sabotaging projects or anything like I’ve heard about at other schools.</p>

<p>People are very proud of their success, but it’s never a “you did 2 points worse than me!” thing. People take their work seriously, and in teams people take initiative. I would say it’s competitive without going into the negative element.</p>

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<p>Which school is the best choice? Want to know the pros and cons of each school. Please advise. Job placement, campus life, professors overall vibe.</p>

<p>Thank you</p>

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<p>I’m pretty biased if you’re asking me ;)</p>

<p>Hmmmm, they’re all good schools. I don’t have any regrets going to Nova. Diversity-wise, I think both Ursinus and Drexel would be more diverse than 'nova.</p>

<p>What school within Villanova are we talking about here? That makes a difference too.</p>

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<p>Is it possible to be in CAS and have a second major in the business school? Is this easier to do vice versa (like be in the business school and pick up a second in the CAS)? Thanks so much for your help!</p>

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<p>Good question. You might want to email the registrar about that.</p>

<p>There are differences in the core for VSB and A&S students. The core for liberal arts [is</a> here](<a href=“COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES | Villanova University”>COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES | Villanova University), and business [is</a> here](<a href=“VILLANOVA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS | Villanova University”>VILLANOVA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS | Villanova University). There’s some overlap, but there are also some differences.</p>

<p>I am 99% sure that double dipping applies across colleges. You see, if you double major within business (e.g. finance and management), there may be a course that counts for both. Taking it once would fulfill both a management elective AND a finance elective. Now, across schools, from what I understand you could dip some of the liberal arts requirements against your 15 general free elective credit hours for business.</p>

<p>I know this is the case within business - some of my electives for my second major are double dipping against my free credit hours, and one course is double dipping for both of my majors.</p>

<p>However, I’m not sure of the exact specifics- which is why I’d email the registrar and ask. I know a student who died of unknown causes recently (pretty tragic; he was a Junior) was the first engineering/French double major here at Villanova ever. Engineers have barely any choice over free electives and a fairly locked courseload otherwise, so I’d say if that’s possible, it’s definitely possible to do lib arts/business. You may need to bring in credits via APs/IBs and/or overload (summer semester courses, 6 course semesters, extra year, etc.) to do so.</p>

<p>Business professors recommended to me that I may wish to combine my business major with a liberal arts major. I had my sights set elsewhere, but I can’t imagine them recommending it to me without it being very feasible.</p>

<p>On which school to go into:
I have known several students in liberal arts who wanted to go to business or get a business minor, and several students who were interested in the other way. Transferring into or getting approval for a minor in VSB as a libarts student is tough. I have a very intelligent friend in libarts who tried to get approval for a business minor for two years before giving up, great academic record too. Transferring out of the school of business (or getting libarts approval) is, from what I have been told, extremely easy. Leaving the school of business (if you decide its not for you) to libarts is apparently as easy as signing a sheet of paper.</p>

<p>If you’re considering business at 'nova, apply to the school of business. It is harder than lib arts (from what I understand with admissions), but it’s much, much, much harder once you’re here.</p>

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<p>I understand admissions to the bus school is much harder than arts and sciences. If you really really want to attend Villanova and are not serious about the business school, it may be better to apply to arts and sciences. An econ major in arts and sciences has some overlap.</p>

<p>I was told that the way for an arts and sciences major to get a business minor is to go the Summer Business Institute. You get a full semester worth of credit in one summer for $10K. The money you would otherwise earn during the summer would be made up for by the reduced tuition — vs. paying $20.5K for tuition a regular fall or spring semester. </p>

<p>There is also on-campus housing available for the summer business program. Or, if you get a year-round lease starting at the end of your 3rd year in a private apartment, you would have housing anyway for the summer.</p>

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<p>Thanks for answering my last post! I had a billion questions…
New question: how does AP credits work at VSB? (specifically AP Calc BC, Micro/Macro Econ, English Lang&Comp, U.S. History) What score is needed to obtain credit? What score is needed to place out of ??? class? Is it possible to use the AP English score to place out of the freshmen English class “The Literary Experience”? What math do I take if I got a 5 on Calc BC?
Thanks bunches!</p>

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<p>hey vsbstudent12, i have a quick question about tuition and just general cost. I looked on the website and it would cost about $40,530 (minus financial aid). Does this number cover the dorm and stuff (hopeful, I know)? If not, about how much would nova cost if i was a boarder?</p>

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<p>For 2010-2011 the COA for A&S freshmen was approx $52,000, which includes tuition,room and board, laptop, and books. Sorry I doubt thats what you wanted to hear.</p>