Which Program Is Better For Me

<p>I know i want to have a job in sports management hoping to follow the steps of the wave of young general managers in professional sports ( ie: jon daniels, theo epstein) so i planned to apply preferred admissions to ross. i just discovered that school of kiniesology has a specific program for sports management. however, i got the feeling from the site that the prestige of ross would outweigh the specific concentration of the kines. program if it came to a degree and getting into the industry and that the kines. degree hasnt really shown the type of results that i am looking for</p>

<p>can someone please help me in this</p>

<p>Definitely go for Ross if you have what it takes to get in. It will get you further toward accomplishing what you want. The sports management degree isn't nearly as prestigous, as you seem to realize.</p>

<p>NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!</p>

<p>Okay, i'm looking at Sport Management as well. So I can help you.</p>

<p>The Kinesiology program is recognized as one of the top programs in the country. Basically any degree you get at Michigan has tons of prestige. </p>

<p>The difference is this - classes you will be taking through Kinesiology will be sport related, compared to just business related. You're going to be learning about specific sport situations, not just management. You learn how do deal with athletes, rather than employees. They are completely different classes.</p>

<p>I know what you're going through, because I thought the same as you, but i'm telling you, the Michigan name is good enough anywhere. People were getting degrees that I talked to out of Michigan, and ended up within the Detroit Lions organization through internships, some were with the Pistons and Palace Entertainment, others went to the NCAAs and became athletic directors. This is one of the best Sport Management programs out there, and you will land your job in the sport industry.</p>

<p>A sport management degree is better than a business degree, and more attractive to sport employers, if you want to go into sports, because employers will see you as knowing sports, and being more prepared.</p>

<p>What other schools are you applying to? The two top progams in the country in SM are Ohio U and U Mass-Amherst. Miami FL has a strong program, as does South Carolina. Oregon has a good program. Michigan is strong. Indiana also has classes through the prestigious Kelley School of Business, and has lots of money to give to quality OOS students. South Carolina has lots of money too, although their deadline was today I believe, as does Miami (they are private though) and Ohio U, through the gateway program.</p>

<p>Okay, I just looked at a few of your previous posts. If you are serious about Sports, and wanting to become a GM or Director of Player Personnel, the Sport Management is the much better way to go.</p>

<p>I don't know if you can understand this, because you are looking at all ivy league quality schools, but the big name schools don't offer sport management, and some of them that do, aren't good in in (see Illinois).</p>

<p>Anyways, you have a chance at a full scholarship at Indiana, but I think you may have missed a deadline. You will get a 7,000 scholarship from Indiana, as well as an invite to the Honors program, which has scholarships ranging from 1,000-10,000 for you. Also, if you are top 5% or a National Merit semifinalist, you will qualify for the Mitte Scholarship, which is another 5,000. So you're basically looking at a free education there 13-22,000 in scholarships. Also, they have outside scholarships you will qualify for. The Kelley School of Business is ranked ahead of Cornell in the US News ranks, you will be admitted as a freshman there, and you will start taking business classes in your first few years, making it a meaningful first 2 years. They also have a very high peer assessment rating as an overall university, and were recognized as the "Hottest Big State School" by Newsweek. </p>

<p>Miami FL has some great connections with the Dolphins and Heat, allowing internship opportunities. It's great weather there. I mean, you can walk to the beach between classes. Their football team is outstanding, imagine working with them as an EC, with Larry Coker, or at Indiana with Mike Davis, Michigan with Lloyd Carr. Anyways, we need to talk about their program. They also have a business minor required with the program. Okay, scholarships. Miami is expensive, they are a private school, but you have great stats. Below is a link to scholarships, I think you could get a 3/4 tuition scholarship with your test scores. The admissions representative said that the criteria there is flexible, like an A+ average, but a 1200 could still get a 1/3 scholarship.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/0,1770,29532-1;40341-2;29913-2;29467-3,00.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/0,1770,29532-1;40341-2;29913-2;29467-3,00.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>South Carolina, probably a better Sport Management program than any above, have McNair Scholars, which is 12,000 per year. You will be in the honors college there. However, there was a Dec. 1 deadline. Check with the admissions office if you're interested.</p>

<p>Oregon doesn't have much money for OOS students, from what their website was showing. But they have great connections with Nike.</p>

<p>Ohio U is the longest tenured program in the country, and probably the best program in the country. Check out their gateway scholarship program. You qualify for free in-state tuition, an 8,325 scholarship, automatically.</p>

<p>U Mass doesn't have much money to offer from what I remember. UConn has a good Sport Management program as well, and money to give, not sure about their deadlines.</p>

<p>Ahhhh, i've typed enough. Bottom line - you will get a better education, for much cheaper, that will help you get better jobs if you get your mind out of the US News rankings, and not think ivy league. There are no ivy league schools that will give you a better sport management career than Ohio U or U Mass. It's hard to comprehend, but it's 100% true. Also, U Mass has internships with the Red Sox... check it out, as well as UConn, they are with the Red Sox. I know you mentioned Epstein earlier. Ahhh, here I go again. Look for programs that I have listed already, that you like. I'm done.</p>

<p>A2WOLVES i really appreciate the extensive research and your knoweldge on this topic. however, i think ive decided that although my passion is in sports business, that i should take the finance root out of reality. i am a fairly good student in my opinion and i think ive worked harder and should go somewher ebetter than most the schools you named, i dont mean that in an arrogant way. its just that taking classes at indiana with my friends who got 1100 sats and 85 averages who are in the same program as me makes me feel like its a waste. a business education will allow me to get a job at say a bears stearn or goldman sachs right out of school or at least experience in the busienss field that could translate real well over to any sports organization. i feel like the sports management degree doesnt have the mobility that the finance degree from wharton/stern/ross does . idk its somethin to think over</p>

<p>Wharton and Ross don't grant finance degrees</p>

<p>IU-Bloomington's Sport Marketing and Management program is also offered through the Department of Kinesiology like U of M's: <a href="http://www.indiana.edu/%7Ekines/under_marketing.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.indiana.edu/~kines/under_marketing.html&lt;/a>
IU's Kelley School of Business would be an excellent option as well.</p>

<p>If sports is your passion, you will find a way to make money. If you are doing something you love, which I can say for me is sports, then your paychecks will become less important. You will make good money in the sport industry. You won't be working in a cubicle, you will be meeting famous athletes, be on the field watching games, get to talk about sports all day, and have a purpose in life, rather than just make money.</p>

<p>I'm sure if you feel your better than the students at the school, and you don't need to be there, you can be that way. I'm not a poor student. I have a 3.7 GPA and a 29 ACT (1300 SAT), and i'm basically committed to Indiana. But you won't be in classes with your friends. You would be in the Honors College, taking classes in small settings like your Ivy League school, with a similar education. And while their parents are paying around 125,000 for their education, you are getting it for free. Doesn't that show hard work in High School? And if you do Kelley Early Admit, which you should, then you won't be with students below a 3.5 and a 29 on the ACT (1300 SAT) in your classes. It's the kids who had Ivy League statistics, but didn't want to pay the money.</p>

<p>I can only say that for you, there is one school that's definitely better, and that's Michigan. You could dual-major at Michigan with Business at Ross, and also do Kinesiology Sport Management. That way, you always have a business degree to fall back on. Indiana can dual major as well. Also, I know you are interested in Cornell, which Michigan and Indiana are ahead of in the US News ranks when it comes to Business. </p>

<p>You could go to Indiana, get a better business education than you would at most any Ivy League school, and also fill your passion in Sports with a Sport Management degree. I can't believe someone with Sport Management in interest and Sports as a passion would want to go to an Ivy school like Penn, their sports are terrible.</p>

<p>Also consider the selectivity of schools like Ross, Wharton, and Stern. Of course, you have great stats, but so does everyone else applying to those schools. You could get rejected from all of them very realistically, so get a safety school that has a great Business program in Indiana.</p>

<p>I'm telling you, I think that Michigan and Indiana sound like two perfect schools for what you want. They have excellent undergraduate Business programs, both in the top 10, they have excellent sports programs, they both offer Sport Management, and they both offer dual major. You could basically go to a better business school than almost any in the nation for free at Indiana, which rewards your hard work. Also, Texas has a good Sport Management program, as well as a top 10 business school. They are up there as well, but i'm not a Texas guy.</p>

<p>Don't be arrogant, don't look at the 'college rankings', and say "I'm better than this school", because that's what you're doing. You're going to end up unhappy at a school you went to just because of it's prestige, and that's never how to search for schools. Find somewhere where you can do what you want, that's strong in that department, that you can afford (Penn - 125K, Indiana - 20K). Applying to my "safety" was the smartest thing i've ever done.</p>

<p>Wolves--I have no doubt that you're going to be one happy adult when you join the working world after college. Pursuing your passion is the key to success. It's great to see a kid so enthusiastic and enlightened at your age.</p>

<p>Wanted to bump this - a recent graduate of UMass-Amherst's SM program (regarded as the top in the country) was appointed the GM of the Boston Red Sox.</p>