Anonymous
Post 09/10/2023 17:04     Subject: Thoughts on Babson?
It was ranked 10 for highest paid graduates I believe. It’s a small school and many go into finance/consulting/top accounting and many go on and get MBA. So this explains why such high salaries with these majors.

Anonymous
Post 09/10/2023 17:04     Subject: Thoughts on Babson?
OP, see if you can find a subforum for Babson, such as on reddit or CC.
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2023 17:01     Subject: Re:Thoughts on Babson?
Anonymous wrote:OP here. It is ranked 10th overall (not just business programs) in the latest WSJ rankings.

Was just hoping someone on DCUM either graduated there or has a kid there and can provide some firsthand knowledge.


These are the problem with the junk rankings, people actually assign value to them. Babson is not a Top 10 college.
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2023 16:49     Subject: Re:Thoughts on Babson?
OP here. It is ranked 10th overall (not just business programs) in the latest WSJ rankings.

Was just hoping someone on DCUM either graduated there or has a kid there and can provide some firsthand knowledge.
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2023 16:42     Subject: Thoughts on Babson?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I can't speak to Babson in particular, but will point out that, for example, schools that offer very narrowly practical majors aren't great at turning out educated citizens. Elementary education undergraduate majors are the example I have the most experience with.


That’s a terrible comparison with a. Highly regarded business program.


Dunno. If they give liberal arts short shrift they are failing to educate. I don't know that they do because I never heard of them, but that's what it sounds like from the OP. Otherwise, how would they differ from a BA with a standard business major?


Get out of your DC bubble. They aren’t trade schools. They are good schools that focus on undergraduate business (and associated) majors. If you haven’t heard of these schools, you haven’t done much research in schools that produce amazing outcomes for their students.


Education is its own outcome.
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2023 16:35     Subject: Thoughts on Babson?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I can't speak to Babson in particular, but will point out that, for example, schools that offer very narrowly practical majors aren't great at turning out educated citizens. Elementary education undergraduate majors are the example I have the most experience with.


That’s a terrible comparison with a. Highly regarded business program.


Dunno. If they give liberal arts short shrift they are failing to educate. I don't know that they do because I never heard of them, but that's what it sounds like from the OP. Otherwise, how would they differ from a BA with a standard business major?


Get out of your DC bubble. They aren’t trade schools. They are good schools that focus on undergraduate business (and associated) majors. If you haven’t heard of these schools, you haven’t done much research in schools that produce amazing outcomes for their students.
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2023 16:31     Subject: Thoughts on Babson?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I can't speak to Babson in particular, but will point out that, for example, schools that offer very narrowly practical majors aren't great at turning out educated citizens. Elementary education undergraduate majors are the example I have the most experience with.


That’s a terrible comparison with a. Highly regarded business program.


Dunno. If they give liberal arts short shrift they are failing to educate. I don't know that they do because I never heard of them, but that's what it sounds like from the OP. Otherwise, how would they differ from a BA with a standard business major?

Insert eye-rolling emoji


Well that response clearly demonstrates your superior education.

Choose college, not trade schools. If it is a trade school. Never actually heard of it in the academic world. I would send my kid with possibly similar interests to do a BA in economics.
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2023 16:27     Subject: Re:Thoughts on Babson?
OP, if I recall, Babson has a good reputation for its entrepreneurship program.
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2023 16:26     Subject: Thoughts on Babson?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I can't speak to Babson in particular, but will point out that, for example, schools that offer very narrowly practical majors aren't great at turning out educated citizens. Elementary education undergraduate majors are the example I have the most experience with.


That’s a terrible comparison with a. Highly regarded business program.


Dunno. If they give liberal arts short shrift they are failing to educate. I don't know that they do because I never heard of them, but that's what it sounds like from the OP. Otherwise, how would they differ from a BA with a standard business major?

Insert eye-rolling emoji
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2023 16:23     Subject: Thoughts on Babson?
Bryant Univ and Bentley Univ are similar in that they are primarily business schools
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2023 16:20     Subject: Thoughts on Babson?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I can't speak to Babson in particular, but will point out that, for example, schools that offer very narrowly practical majors aren't great at turning out educated citizens. Elementary education undergraduate majors are the example I have the most experience with.


That’s a terrible comparison with a. Highly regarded business program.


Dunno. If they give liberal arts short shrift they are failing to educate. I don't know that they do because I never heard of them, but that's what it sounds like from the OP. Otherwise, how would they differ from a BA with a standard business major?
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2023 16:19     Subject: Thoughts on Babson?
Anonymous wrote:I can't speak to Babson in particular, but will point out that, for example, schools that offer very narrowly practical majors aren't great at turning out educated citizens. Elementary education undergraduate majors are the example I have the most experience with.


That’s a terrible comparison with a. Highly regarded business program.
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2023 16:05     Subject: Thoughts on Babson?
I can't speak to Babson in particular, but will point out that, for example, schools that offer very narrowly practical majors aren't great at turning out educated citizens. Elementary education undergraduate majors are the example I have the most experience with.
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2023 15:54     Subject: Thoughts on Babson?
Bump
Anonymous
Post 09/09/2023 19:52     Subject: Thoughts on Babson?
Anyone with a kid at Babson? Do they like it? Able to get good internships? Find the complete business focus too much vs business major at a traditional school?