Anonymous
Post 01/09/2026 14:42     Subject: Penn State Smeal
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DS is waiting on Smeal too - he’s not hopeful and said it’s 10 percent admission. Fingers crossed!


Where did he hear it was 10 percent admission? Holy crap.


Business is THE hot major. Plus, all the high achieving STEM kids that would have historically applied computer science are now applying for business because of AI. Everyone wants a direct admit program so they don’t have to risk not getting admitted to the major they want a year into college (UVA, I’m talking to you). All of these business programs are very hard admits.


1000+
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2026 13:44     Subject: Penn State Smeal
Anonymous wrote:Haters abound on PSU but the career opportunities and alumni network are unmatched so it’s a great place to get a business degree.


Top 15 PUBLIC business school. That means it’s barely top 25.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2026 09:23     Subject: Penn State Smeal
Haters abound on PSU but the career opportunities and alumni network are unmatched so it’s a great place to get a business degree.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2026 09:12     Subject: Re:Penn State Smeal
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why are business schools so competetive to get into, it's the easiest friggin' major.

Oh, I guess I answered my own question.


That's basically it. Low amount of work for a potentially high reward.

Yes. It's a good major for those who don't have passion for other fields but want to make a good living.

DS is a dual math/CS major and has a lot of friends who are business majors. He agrees a business major can be lucrative even if you don't go to a top b school. And this is coming from someone who will be interning at a quant firm in the summer.
Anonymous
Post 01/08/2026 23:53     Subject: Penn State Smeal
Has anyone here had a DC get in this year?
Anonymous
Post 12/10/2025 00:53     Subject: Penn State Smeal
Anonymous wrote:I have a top 10 school MBA and I had to google Dyson school of business, lol


If you are parent age, the undergrad business major/Dyson School is newish. The web says 2010 for the named school creation date.

And the MBA is Johnson School.
Anonymous
Post 12/10/2025 00:40     Subject: Penn State Smeal
But the stigma. You know. The bathrooms!
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2025 16:55     Subject: Penn State Smeal
Anonymous wrote:I have a top 10 school MBA and I had to google Dyson school of business, lol


We can tell you did not go to Cornell.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2025 15:24     Subject: Penn State Smeal
I have a top 10 school MBA and I had to google Dyson school of business, lol
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2025 15:22     Subject: Penn State Smeal
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Is PSU Smeal ranked?? I always thought it was third tier at best. Wharton NYU ……… 25 other schools…. Smeal


It is no Ross. It is no Wharton. It is no Dyson.
it's better than all of them. Tougher admit


Ha, sure...dream on
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2025 13:17     Subject: Penn State Smeal
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Is PSU Smeal ranked?? I always thought it was third tier at best. Wharton NYU ……… 25 other schools…. Smeal


It is no Ross. It is no Wharton. It is no Dyson.
it's better than all of them. Tougher admit
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 20:10     Subject: Penn State Smeal
Anonymous wrote:Is PSU Smeal ranked?? I always thought it was third tier at best. Wharton NYU ……… 25 other schools…. Smeal


It is no Ross. It is no Wharton. It is no Dyson.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 15:57     Subject: Penn State Smeal
Is PSU Smeal ranked?? I always thought it was third tier at best. Wharton NYU ……… 25 other schools…. Smeal
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 11:55     Subject: Penn State Smeal
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Where did that 10% stat come from - I've not seen anything close to that I find it impossible to believe.


It’s less than that for direct admit Smeal. Just Google it.


yeah almost difficult as Wharton or not more


I'm seeing kids get into Smeal with 3.8, 3.9 unweighted and 4.6 weighted GPAs with 1300 SATs get in. So how is it more difficult than Wharton?
Anonymous
Post 12/02/2025 23:39     Subject: Penn State Smeal
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Where did that 10% stat come from - I've not seen anything close to that I find it impossible to believe.


It’s less than that for direct admit Smeal. Just Google it.


yeah almost difficult as Wharton or not more