college suggestions (co-op, school, university)

[DITC]

Cross the bridge and go to Rutgers Camden. The name alone helps. If not go to Temple. Scrap Rider and Drexel, and even Villanova.


Finally someone from Philly area who doesnt buy into Drexel hype and propaganda. Drive an hour outside of Philadelphia and nobody is talking about this school.

Originally Posted by JHG722

You're certainly right, especially with Nova and Penn, but Drexel has absolutely NO advantage over Temple. None. Oh, and private school has nothing to do with it. I went to an overpriced private school.

[JHG722]

No one in my area gives Drexel the time of day (except for the idiot kids who go there)

[Finger Laker]

in the city of philadelphia drexel rules the business community - outside not as much - it's really easy to make a network in philadelphia at drexel due to the co-ops and the fact that there are a lot of business professionals in the area that are alumni

wharton is by far the best school and 100% the best nationally - their graduates are the most sought after and often the most likely to be from somewhere other than philly and to be moving from philly after graduation

'nova is quality and a nicer environment

temple is good and a great value

it all depends on what you are looking for

drexel does have it's downsides - it is expensive, the administration makes life difficult, campus recreation is fairly limited, the campus isn't the most pristine - however for networking and building up applicable skills it's very, very good

you aren't left with a lot of theories and a blank resume upon graduation - you walk away with a minimum of 18 months work experience, the ability cross your classroom education with workplace function and put yourself in a position to start out at a higher level coming out of college

that advantage does go away once you leave the philadelphia area though - it's very regional

[JHG722]

Originally Posted by Finger Laker

in the city of philadelphia drexel rules the business community

Sorry, but that's a complete joke...

[MoorestownResident]

For what it's worth here are the only schools in PA and NJ with AACSB business school accreditation and AACSB-accounting accreditation. I believe less than 10% of business schools nationwide have both. Rider is the only business school in NJ with both.

PA
St. Joe's
Lehigh
PSU
Villanova

NJ
Rider

AACSB International

[JHG722]

Well Temple is AACSB accredited for business, but surprisingly isn't for accounting, which is weird considering our accounting program is very well regarded. I'd have to say, who cares?

[Finger Laker]

Originally Posted by JHG722

Sorry, but that's a complete joke...

it's a fact you may want to get used to

highest ranked school in the city for entrepreneurs - top 10 nationwide

Drexel's LeBow College of Business Ranked Among Top 10 in U.S. for Entrepreneurship Programs. | Company Activities & Management > Company Structures & Ownership from AllBusiness.com

US News & World Report has Drexel as a tier 1 school - temple is a tier 3

temple probably has the better graduate program - but that is not the focus right now, it's undergrad

and the fact remains that no other school in the city virtually hands you a network of contacts and experience to secure more than an entry level job out of school

not sure where your angst comes from - but recognising the strengths of others doesn't make you weak

[JHG722]

Originally Posted by Finger Laker

it's a fact you may want to get used to

highest ranked school in the city for entrepreneurs - top 10 nationwide

Drexel's LeBow College of Business Ranked Among Top 10 in U.S. for Entrepreneurship Programs. | Company Activities & Management > Company Structures & Ownership from AllBusiness.com

US News & World Report has Drexel as a tier 1 school - temple is a tier 3

temple probably has the better graduate program - but that is not the focus right now, it's undergrad

and the fact remains that no other school in the city virtually hands you a network of contacts and experience to secure more than an entry level job out of school

not sure where your angst comes from - but recognising the strengths of others doesn't make you weak

I dont really care about the silly rankings. Temple is literally one spot out of US News tier 1. That's great about the strength of LeBow's entrepreneurship program, but you dont need to go to college to be an entrepreneur.

As far as the co-op garbage, is it not true that a very high percentage of Drexel students do their co-op at Drexel? I went thru all of the garbage when I looked at Northeastern, and it's the same there. No advantage over me--I have contacts all over, and not to mention Temple's 100% job placement from my school.

[sbhubbell]

Originally Posted by JHG722

I dont really care about the silly rankings. Temple is literally one spot out of US News tier 1. That's great about the strength of LeBow's entrepreneurship program, but you dont need to go to college to be an entrepreneur.

As far as the co-op garbage, is it not true that a very high percentage of Drexel students do their co-op at Drexel? I went thru all of the garbage when I looked at Northeastern, and it's the same there. No advantage over me--I have contacts all over, and not to mention Temple's 100% job placement from my school.

I don't have a dog in this fight, and undergraduate business schools aren't my forte, but I've never met a Drexel student who did their co-op at Drexel. That sounds absurd. The co-op program there is really a great thing. Not saying Temple's biz school isn't better, just saying going through the co-op program is really excellent in a whole lot of ways.

Also I would strongly disagree with the statement that you don't have to go to college to be an entrepreneur. As a co-founder of a multi-million dollar startup company (well, I don't know if we're a startup anymore, 5 years in) I can say for sure that our educations have been invaluable. Our economics, accounting, marketing, presenting etc skills have been essential to us. My CEO's experience in Darden's MBA program has been incredibly helpful to us during the intensely detailed and stressful financing game. Sure there have been entrepreneurs who have been successful without college, but the most successful business leaders have a detailed knowledge of finance and accounting.

[JHG722]

Originally Posted by sbhubbell

I don't have a dog in this fight, and undergraduate business schools aren't my forte, but I've never met a Drexel student who did their co-op at Drexel. That sounds absurd. The co-op program there is really a great thing. Not saying Temple's biz school isn't better, just saying going through the co-op program is really excellent in a whole lot of ways.

Also I would strongly disagree with the statement that you don't have to go to college to be an entrepreneur. As a co-founder of a multi-million dollar startup company (well, I don't know if we're a startup anymore, 5 years in) I can say for sure that our educations have been invaluable. Our economics, accounting, marketing, presenting etc skills have been essential to us. My CEO's experience in Darden's MBA program has been incredibly helpful to us during the intensely detailed and stressful financing game. Sure there have been entrepreneurs who have been successful without college, but the most successful business leaders have a detailed knowledge of finance and accounting.

I completely phrased that wrong, but I meant you dont need to be an entrepreneurship major to be an entrepreneur.