Business School (undergrad) Recommendations

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Anonymous wrote:Unless someone is razor focused on business and can get into Wharton, business is a very limiting major for undergrad.

Wharton or nothing ... lol

At many universities, business is a very easy major and many of the so-called "athletes" major in business. In this major, It comes down to "connections". In other words, it is about "who you know". It is very hard to get a good paying job with a business major unless you have "connections". I am sure you will see folks jump in here and say that they get good paying jobs without hooks but those are exceptions rather than the rule.

You are either very old or tremendously misinformed. Most businesses schools are harder admit.

and produce better oitcomes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://poetsandquantsforundergrads.com/rankings/poetsquants-best-undergraduate-business-schools-of-2023/5/

+100
This is one of the great references.
No need to come up with random lists

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why limit yourself as a freshman? Attend college,take diverse courses, intern at different places, work couple of years in idustry before going for an MBA.

Why the F you plan to spend more money and time. Stop talking if you don't know what you are talking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Accounting ensures a high-paying job.

“Business” is a ticket to an entry level sales position.

+1000

People need to keep this in mind. A general under grad 'business', 'marketing' degree from an average college is a very weak qualification.

You need to graduate with some 'hard' skills such as accounting, finance, MIS ( SQL, data analysis)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Accounting ensures a high-paying job.

“Business” is a ticket to an entry level sales position.

+1000

People need to keep this in mind. A general under grad 'business', 'marketing' degree from an average college is a very weak qualification.

You need to graduate with some 'hard' skills such as accounting, finance, MIS ( SQL, data analysis)

I will tell my son the above advice. What about supply chain management? Would that be a good qualification ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unless someone is razor focused on business and can get into Wharton, business is a very limiting major for undergrad.

Wharton or nothing ... lol

At many universities, business is a very easy major and many of the so-called "athletes" major in business. In this major, It comes down to "connections". In other words, it is about "who you know". It is very hard to get a good paying job with a business major unless you have "connections". I am sure you will see folks jump in here and say that they get good paying jobs without hooks but those are exceptions rather than the rule.

You are either very old or tremendously misinformed. Most businesses schools are harder admit.

+1. Even many of the athletes I know major in finance, marketing, etc. versus just management. As stated above, you can do well building connections organically if you don't come from money or power, it's about your drive and savvy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown
BC
Villanova
Fordham
Providence
Elon
Ithaca
NYU
Bentley
BU
Northeastern
Tulane
Bucknell

+1 and add
University of Richmond
Wake Forest

add University of Delaware--my finance classmates all got good jobs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unless someone is razor focused on business and can get into Wharton, business is a very limiting major for undergrad.

Limiting?

Why so?

Better than most humanities majors and can probably get a better ROI.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_business_schools_in_the_United_States

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https://www.forbes.com/business-schools/list/

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https://www.collegetransitions.com/dataverse/best-small-colleges-for-business

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Anonymous wrote:My kid was not really ready during the college search process (had no idea of major or the type of school wanted, etc). She is a freshman at an ok, but not fantastic, school (that I don’t want to name because I don’t want to start drama). She wants to transfer to a “better” school. She has now settled on a finance and accounting double major but would drop to just finance at a more rigorous school.

What colleges would folks suggest? She wants smaller <15k students, strong in business/finance. With a decent placement record. She knows about Penn, but that is a long shot. I’m trying to give her other strong (but not impossible to get into) schools to think about.

https://www.collegexpress.com/lists/list/fine-business-programs-at-small-medium-sized-colleges/123/

[Anonymous]

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/business

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Now you try googling

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unless someone is razor focused on business and can get into Wharton, business is a very limiting major for undergrad.

Wharton or nothing ... lol

At many universities, business is a very easy major and many of the so-called "athletes" major in business. In this major, It comes down to "connections". In other words, it is about "who you know". It is very hard to get a good paying job with a business major unless you have "connections". I am sure you will see folks jump in here and say that they get good paying jobs without hooks but those are exceptions rather than the rule.

Think you're mixing this up with "Communications" major. A decent amount of D1 athletes major in it.

Business is tougher because you still have to take accounting, finance, statistics etc. courses.