Indiana vs Penn State vs Ohio State

[Anonymous]

Good god who cares about Rhodes Scholars, this isn’t that discussion.

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Anonymous wrote:Tulane is pretty expensive - I think my friend is paying 85k a year now all in. I’d knock out PSU for the 2+2. Wait and see with OSU. My kid is also currently pre biz at Kelley waiting for appeal results, also in direct at Purdue, Pitt and waiting on OSU. Standard admit does make me nervous even though he’s never gotten less than a B and has 11 APs- it’s just a big risk since he’s set on business. We are going to go visit IU this spring, haven’t been there.

PP didn’t say Penn State was 2+2, just not a direct admit to Smeal.

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Anonymous wrote:Tulane is pretty expensive - I think my friend is paying 85k a year now all in. I’d knock out PSU for the 2+2. Wait and see with OSU. My kid is also currently pre biz at Kelley waiting for appeal results, also in direct at Purdue, Pitt and waiting on OSU. Standard admit does make me nervous even though he’s never gotten less than a B and has 11 APs- it’s just a big risk since he’s set on business. We are going to go visit IU this spring, haven’t been there.

OP here. Thank you. He didnt get 2+2. He is in DUS at UP. My fear with IU for him if he doesn't get in Kelley, is making a B- and not making it later. Too risky. He is also a great student. He had one B in HS, but that doesn’t mean anything. One tiny mistake and you are done. I think IU is out if he decides on Business and is not a DA. It is slightly easier to get to Smeal from DUS.

As for Tulane, he likes the fact he can explore whatever manor he wants without the pressure of admissions to the business school. The price difference is not that big of a deal for us.

Lets see what happens w OSU First.

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Anonymous wrote:Peer groups from top schools are not really what’s needed for entrepreneurship. You’d be better off just looking for funding from VCs. It doesn’t matter that your undergrad roommate’s family is rich or you have tons of UMC buddies there—- that’s not how you build a business and become an entrepreneur.

So are you suggesting OP’s kid attend any of those 4 schools and neither would provide even the slightest advantage over the other?
So what is your suggestion to OP?

My suggestions are 1) consider another business concentration other than entrepreneurship, and 2) none of these schools really have an advantage in the “connections” department, and that’s not what’s really needed anyway from college to run and start a successful business, which is what entrepreneurship is.

Choose the school that is the best fit and is the most affordable of these.

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Anonymous wrote:Tulane no question

Not as a "Spring Scholar" where he misses out on friend groups crystallizing during fall freshman year and has to be the new kid in January. These spring admit programs are bull crap. Just a way for colleges to suck in more tuition dollars while preventing low-stat and test-optional admits from dragging down their freshman class profile.

Even so, the peers will still be a step above the state schools. It is not like a Spring program is a different school. AND per OP, he is not a direct admit to Kelley or Smeal, which makes Tulane the obvious choice if it was my kid.

That's bull crap. Tulane takes anyone with a pulse and a fat bank account in the ED round.

And Yet, Tulane has produced more Rhodes Scholars than Ohio State and Penn State combined and 1 more than Indiana.
Considering the size of the school vs those 3, it looks like those “PULSELESS Kids with a Fat bank Acct” are fairing a lot better than those Big 10 State school kids…

I just looked it up. That is actually quite impressive given the school size. 18 Rhodes Scholars for Tulane vs 9 for Ohio State and 2 for PSU.

24 for West Virginia

Boy, those BIG 10 schools are terrible then…

At least Tulane has the escuse of a student body that is less than 4x the size of W VA w almost the same # of Rhodes Scholars…

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Anonymous wrote:Peer groups from top schools are not really what’s needed for entrepreneurship. You’d be better off just looking for funding from VCs. It doesn’t matter that your undergrad roommate’s family is rich or you have tons of UMC buddies there—- that’s not how you build a business and become an entrepreneur.

So are you suggesting OP’s kid attend any of those 4 schools and neither would provide even the slightest advantage over the other?
So what is your suggestion to OP?

My suggestions are 1) consider another business concentration other than entrepreneurship, and 2) none of these schools really have an advantage in the “connections” department, and that’s not what’s really needed anyway from college to run and start a successful business, which is what entrepreneurship is.

Choose the school that is the best fit and is the most affordable of these.

OP never said he was going to study entrepreneurship. You are not paying attention. OP also mentioned affordability is not an issue for them, so why bring this up?

And if you dont think “connections” are helpful, you are living in a different world than the rest of us..

[Anonymous]

One opportunity at Penn State would be to participate in Thon, the largest student run philanthropy in the world. It raised $17 million last year and over $230 million in its history for kids with cancer. A great chance to demonstrate business acumen as a student.

https://thon.org/

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Anonymous wrote:One opportunity at Penn State would be to participate in Thon, the largest student run philanthropy in the world. It raised $17 million last year and over $230 million in its history for kids with cancer. A great chance to demonstrate business acumen as a student.

https://thon.org/

This is actually pretty cool!

[Anonymous]

OP: if money is not a problem and you son is not a DA to Kelley, then i believe Tulane is the best option.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP: if money is not a problem and you son is not a DA to Kelley, then i believe Tulane is the best option.

If money is not a factor than I would also go with the flexibility that Tulane offers. I don’t love the spring start, though. I think that any of these four schools get the job done.

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Anonymous wrote:One opportunity at Penn State would be to participate in Thon, the largest student run philanthropy in the world. It raised $17 million last year and over $230 million in its history for kids with cancer. A great chance to demonstrate business acumen as a student.

https://thon.org/

This is actually pretty cool!

Thon is such a cool event and a year round endeavor to raise that kind of money. The benefitting foundation actually created a mini-Thon for K-12 schools. It raised over $6 million last year.

https://www.fourdiamonds.org/mini-thon/

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Anonymous wrote:OP: if money is not a problem and you son is not a DA to Kelley, then i believe Tulane is the best option.

If money is not a factor than I would also go with the flexibility that Tulane offers. I don’t love the spring start, though. I think that any of these four schools get the job done.

Agree. Money not being a factor, i would pick Tulane for both the flexibility on majors and on avg, wealthier connections/peers.

[Anonymous]

Penn State. Because, "We are!"

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Anonymous wrote:Penn State. Because, "We are!"

Cult!

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Anonymous wrote:Avoid P$U. It’s a cult school. Big stigma.

Give it a rest.

Bathrooms!