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[quote=Anonymous]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. [/quote]

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