Do these schools have any "Prestige"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went to an SEC school for law school that most DCUMers would scoff at. I didn’t even graduate at the top of my class and I have a great job and have never been negatively questioned about my school. I have honestly never seen such school snobbery anywhere but on this board.

My reasons for choosing my school were also that I wanted to go to a big school with great school spirit, sports, and a large alumni base. I am super glad with the path I chose and if I could do it all over again I wouldn’t change a thing.

Yeah but Kentucky has a great basketball program so brand name. I applied to law schools that were second tier (didn't have credentials) but had brand name through sports Syracuse, Miami, etc. Wouldn't have gotten into Duke, etc. Ended up at American and am apprehensive because I am going for a senior position at a company and their ad still says top school despite saying 10 plus years experience. Everyone kept saying law school matters for the first job but now all the Georgetown Law grads will flood the applicant pool for this job and they will be preferred. Not always the case; I used to work at a Wall Street law firm from American and they cared more about my experience as a lateral. But clearly some employers give a sh_t about school even 10 plus years out.

So, you're saying they care more 10 years out about where you went to school over your proven performance? That seems stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Before anyone gets after me, I am completely aware that none of these schools are NOT at the level of the Harvards of the world. Our son is interested in attending a D1 school with lots of rah rah spirit. He is a solid student with a 4.0 and 30 ACT score along with the normal load of APs and ECs.

Looking at

V Tech
Gerogia
Wisconsin
Florida
Ohio State
Penn State
and
Alabama as a safety

Assuming he is able to gain admission and attend one of these Universities as a Business major, will future employers and I guess people in general view any of these schools as a good accomplishment or sense of prestige? None of these schools are shoo ins with his stats. Just wondering how these schools are viewed in the real world.

These are all pretty good schools and flagship colleges almost always have well-regarded business schools that will have a number of recruiters, although not as much from investment banks and top consulting as a school like Wharton. I think prestitge is the wrong word since it is always a debatable after you get below very top schools. Just look for solid rankings in USNews for business and sites like Poets and Quants.

He should add better safeties if you say none are shoo-ins. These are by and large in the similar range of selectivity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Before anyone gets after me, I am completely aware that none of these schools are NOT at the level of the Harvards of the world. Our son is interested in attending a D1 school with lots of rah rah spirit. He is a solid student with a 4.0 and 30 ACT score along with the normal load of APs and ECs.

Looking at

V Tech
Gerogia
Wisconsin
Florida
Ohio State
Penn State
and
Alabama as a safety

Assuming he is able to gain admission and attend one of these Universities as a Business major, will future employers and I guess people in general view any of these schools as a good accomplishment or sense of prestige? None of these schools are shoo ins with his stats. Just wondering how these schools are viewed in the real world.

These are all pretty good schools and flagship colleges almost always have well-regarded business schools that will have a number of recruiters, although not as much from investment banks and top consulting as a school like Wharton. I think prestitge is the wrong word since it is always a debatable after you get below very top schools. Just look for solid rankings in USNews for business and sites like Poets and Quants.

He should add better safeties if you say none are shoo-ins. These are by and large in the similar range of selectivity.

Although business is still a pretty strong degree, it seems that a lot more majors came in after the great recession. Take a look at this report. https://cew.georgetown.edu/cew-reports/5rules/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Undergrad business majors aren't viewed positively by anybody that matters....they're akin to a trade school degree. And of that list I'd say that VT and UW are the most well regarded but far from prestigious. Your son has solid credentials.....if he is seeking more prestigious schools I'd encourage him to look at colleges that used to be referred to as Di-AA......bucknell, lehigh, colgate, lafayette, etc. Those will at least get him into the ballpark.

Undergrad business majors make you more employable than a degree in comms, women's studies, and international affairs.....

This report gives a pretty good breakdown. If you do something like international affairs, you can do quite well, but I'd say the school perception will become pretty important (e.g. Harvard, Georgetown, Hopkins, etc.)

https://cew.georgetown.edu/cew-reports/5rules/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wisconsin and Florida significantly better received in DC area especially than the others.

Avoid Penn State.

Ditto. My DD is looking at schools and the only one I've nixed is Penn State. I don't want my daughter anywhere near it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Undergrad business majors aren't viewed positively by anybody that matters....they're akin to a trade school degree. And of that list I'd say that VT and UW are the most well regarded but far from prestigious. Your son has solid credentials.....if he is seeking more prestigious schools I'd encourage him to look at colleges that used to be referred to as Di-AA......bucknell, lehigh, colgate, lafayette, etc. Those will at least get him into the ballpark.

I never thought of those smaller schools as prestigious. Solid yes. Probably the title should have been "respectable and solid schools" Outside of the NE, some of these smaller schools do not have the name recognition of alumni network. All these schools will open doors. All of them.

Colgate and Bucknell are feeders to Wall Street so in that realm they have more prestige also more likely to have an economics major than a straight up business major. I think of Lehigh and to a lesser extent Lafayette for their undergrad engineering.

Dp, I agree that none of these privates are more prestigious than the schools on op’s list. State schools are really gaining on prestige and privates become more out of reach financially.

Maybe Georgia Tech as well, op?