Wharton or McCombs?

<p>Which one would be better for a person who plans on working in Texas. B/C wharton costs alot and I wonder if the money is worth, b/c in Texas UT is like the best perceptionally. In essence which school would be the best for job opportunities in Texas? Would it be worth it to go to Wharton?</p>

<p>WHARTON...hands down...the opportunities the school will bring you is not comparable...idc if you wanted to work in space lol</p>

<p>yeah wharton is better. i mean people here in dallas think mccombs is amazing and it is, but there are several b-schools that r better than it. wharton is a household name around the country, if not the globe.</p>

<p>If you plan on working IN texas i think that mccombs might be better than wharton. wharton has more cred nationally and globally, but honestly when it comes down to it more people in texas are going to be farmiliar with mccombs and will be recruiting you at mccombs. NOBODY is going to go from Texas to Wharton to recruit you.</p>

<p>Also you have to consider what your goals are. Are you going to major in Finance and try to break into the bulge bracket? If so then go to Wharton. But if you plan on working in Texas for a texas based company McCombs could be the better option.</p>

<p>KLLeader is totally right. If you're certain you want to work in Texas, McCombs is definitely the better choice. But, Wharton is a huge household name, and will open more doors elsewhere.</p>

<p><strong>oops..when I made my post below, I was referring to graduate business school programs (MBA)..however, the same holds true for BBA</strong></p>

<p>Household names are all fine and good. However, alumni networks are much more important. There is no stronger business school network in Texas than McCombs. If a company in TX is recruiting top business schools, then they will be recruiting McCombs.</p>

<p>BTW, I'm sure you would find a good job in TX regardless of which school you pick, but is it worth it to spend more than twice as much on tuition and end up with the same job?</p>

<p>Of course, you need to make sure that you want to stay in Texas prior to making such a decision.</p>

<p>Not to probe unnecessarily, but what makes you want to work in state vs. going outside of Texas (out of curiosity)?</p>

<p>Right now I think that I want to work in Texas, I wouldn't be open to many other states except maybe NY, but I would perfer to live in Texas. I don't want to go into IBanking, but actually coporate management with that in mind do you think that McCombs is better?</p>

<p>Yep, McCombs is the best bet for you. Good Luck!</p>

<p>If you believe you have an accurate enough picture of both areas, and you are fairly sure you want to stay in Texas (at least for your first few years of employment) then McCombs will be better. Where you get your undergraduate degree will become less and less important as you gain more work experience (in the event that you decide to go to another state after working in Texas for a time).</p>

<p>If you're intent on working in Texas, then go to McCombs. Many of the companies that recruit at Wharton also recruit at UT, although some only recruit for their regional divisions.</p>

<p>However, I would reccomend that you go to Wharton, as you will have that many more doors open to you. Moreover, you are still fairly young- you may want to work in NY later on.</p>

<p>First off, can you even get into Wharton or McCombs?</p>

<p>ixjunitxi doesn't really know what he's talking about. People who think that Wharton is going to get you everywhere in Texas don't have a clue about Texas. Networking is very, very big in Texas and you can make far more networking contacts if you go to UT than you would if you went to Wharton.</p>

<p>Wharton looks really impressive on a resume but so does UT and with a degree from UT, you'll have an easier time finding a job by using your fellow UT graduates.</p>

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<p>Obviously UT because it is in Texas and the alumni network is much, much, much larger in Texas than the Wharton network is. I haven't even met anyone who went to Wharton yet in the business world here.</p>

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<p>Not if you're going to stay in Texas and get the same career that you would with a degree from McCombs.</p>

<p>For me it's a no brainer. McCombs.</p>

<p>Yup, in Texas, McCombs will find you a job. If you go to Wharton and them move back to Texas you will probably have to look for a job on your own.</p>

<p>And if you can get into McCombs and Wharton, you are probably capable of getting a MBA from a top school down the road.</p>

<p>..what is wrong with u</p>

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<p>Great job of adding absolutely nothing to the discussion.</p>

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thanks :)!</p>

<p>First of all, who the hell wants to live and work in Texas? Eww.</p>

<p>New York is the financial center of the world. If you're going into business, there's no better place to work. </p>

<p>And going to Wharton is a no-brainer, if you can get in.</p>

<p>hahaive never even heard of mccombs</p>

<p>McCombs should take this by a landslide. Both are greater, Wharton a bit better, but more opportunity to intern and find jobs in Texas @ McCombs.
you should chose by
location > reputation > cost in that specific order.</p>