Choosing A College/university?
Is northeastern a good business school? I noticed it dropped 8 places this year in business week’s rankings. I am also thinking of applying to Bentley but the student body doesn’t seem that diverse. I also hate the fact that they want you to take 50% LA classes and 50% business classes. So I don’t really think it’s a fit for me but I’m having trouble deciding on what schools to apply. My plans at the moment are to major in accounting or finance and try and land a job at one of the Big 4 accounting firms or if I major in finance get a job as an analyst. I also want to go to grad school once I can apply.
My gpa is a 3.57 and after this semester I’m hoping to get it up around a 3.7. I’m involved in the economics club at my school and we won the fed challenge this year for community colleges. What business schools do I have a shot at getting into? I am also leaning more towards a college located in a major city if it helps any.
February 18th, 2010 at 5:23 pm
If you’re a Massachusetts resident, a good option for you may be the school of mgmt at UMass Amherst. It certainly will be your least expensive option, and it’s a reputable undergrad program. Of course, it’s not in a big city, but it’s in a region that has a lot going on, socially, so it may be worth looking at.
The best undergrad business programs in the Boston area are: MIT (of course), BC, Northeastern, Bentley, Babson, BU, and UMass Amherst. Bryant I know sometimes ranks above UMass Amherst on some rankings tables, but in reality, UMass seems to have the stronger reputation with employers. To me, the schools with the best reputation with employers (forget the rankings lists) are, in this order: MIT, BC, BU, and Babson.
Most of these programs are going to require you to take a good chunk of liberal arts courses, but if you go to a purely business college, like Bryant, Babson or Bentley, even the liberal arts courses will have a bit of a business bent to them, so that may help.
Other schools in that general region that have strong business programs, and which are in cities, include: U Penn, NYU and Fordham.
No matter where you go to school, make sure you do at least one internship before you graduate, and keep your grades up. This’ll make it far easier to find a job coming out.