UVA Econ vs. UMD/VT Biz/Finance

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Anonymous wrote:Why these schools anyway? If you are in-state in Virginia, UVA and Virginia Tech are going to be more affordable, which contributes to ROI. There are also other options in Virginia. If in-state in Maryland, UMD will be more affordable, which should be factored.

Yes, why just these schools?

A post meant to equate Tech with two better business schools.

Not at all, DS leaning towards UVA Econ and 50/50 shot at McIntire vs the other two. He got accepted to all three and is trying to figure out if direct admit to biz would be a smarter move.

If you want to be a business major go the direct admit route. Business decisions are all about managing risk. Get a tough grader freshman year or come down with mono or something and have your grades tank and chances of getting into McIntire drop significantly. Why risk it. You are going into a tie-lose proposition. Just something to think about.

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Anonymous wrote:I read UVA is switching to a 3 year McIntire program so that more students will apply. This makes no sense to me. They're already rejecting half of those that apply? Are they trying to make it even harder to get in so that the IB and MBB think that UVA is prestigious?

Also, because they are going to allow kids to apply after one year, they think high school grades and scores will carry more weight. Then why not direct admit like other schools? Why pay $40K to $80K for a degree that was never your first choice?

We're in the same boat, and I just feel like UVA is playing games because they can. They're not even transparent on who they let in to McIntire. The GPA range is between 2.5 to 4.0, so who exactly is getting into McIntire with a 2.5? They use a "holistic" approach so it's not clear. You can get into McIntire as a transfer student from community college. And the external transfer rates is no different from the admission rates into the school.

UVA is good if you want to be at MBB or IB as an undergraduate, but you need McIntire for that. If you're okay with Econ and being in the financial services that aren't MBB or IB, then UVA is an option. But you will eventually need grad school and can get to MBB or IB through grad school.

There's nothing special about MBB, either. It's highly competitive mostly to brand themselves for management consulting projects. It's a lot of long hours all year round. MBB revenues total less than the Big 4 consulting. It's probably more cost effective to hire from a limited number if schools too. I think people are just feeding into the frenzy of this strange dynamic created by the MBB and IB branding.

Final answer on which is the right choice depends on a lot of factors. They're all good options, but it really depends on who you are, where you are, and where you want to be, which is a lot to figure out at 18.

This is why UVA is switching to a three year program. Makes perfect sense. https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2023/09/commerce-school-introduces-three-year-program-largely-garners-student-support

I believe McIntire will be direct admit in the near future.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I read UVA is switching to a 3 year McIntire program so that more students will apply. This makes no sense to me. They're already rejecting half of those that apply? Are they trying to make it even harder to get in so that the IB and MBB think that UVA is prestigious?

Also, because they are going to allow kids to apply after one year, they think high school grades and scores will carry more weight. Then why not direct admit like other schools? Why pay $40K to $80K for a degree that was never your first choice?

We're in the same boat, and I just feel like UVA is playing games because they can. They're not even transparent on who they let in to McIntire. The GPA range is between 2.5 to 4.0, so who exactly is getting into McIntire with a 2.5? They use a "holistic" approach so it's not clear. You can get into McIntire as a transfer student from community college. And the external transfer rates is no different from the admission rates into the school.

UVA is good if you want to be at MBB or IB as an undergraduate, but you need McIntire for that. If you're okay with Econ and being in the financial services that aren't MBB or IB, then UVA is an option. But you will eventually need grad school and can get to MBB or IB through grad school.

There's nothing special about MBB, either. It's highly competitive mostly to brand themselves for management consulting projects. It's a lot of long hours all year round. MBB revenues total less than the Big 4 consulting. It's probably more cost effective to hire from a limited number if schools too. I think people are just feeding into the frenzy of this strange dynamic created by the MBB and IB branding.

Final answer on which is the right choice depends on a lot of factors. They're all good options, but it really depends on who you are, where you are, and where you want to be, which is a lot to figure out at 18.

This is why UVA is switching to a three year program. Makes perfect sense. https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2023/09/commerce-school-introduces-three-year-program-largely-garners-student-support

I believe McIntire will be direct admit in the near future.

Everyone seems to want vocational higher education these days.