#Bucknell vs UCSB

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feral yoke
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Schools: Bucknell University and UC Santa Barbara
Intended major: Global management (Bucknell), Economics (UCSB)
Similarities: Top competitive schools with solid programs and similar selectivity rates.

Bucknell
Bucknell 1 Pros:

  • Very strong business school
  • Small classes
  • Strong alumni network
  • Fun campus activities
  • Grant money
  • Good teachers

School 1 Cons:

  • Rural
  • Very Greek life heavy
  • Bad public transport
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UCSB
UCSB Pros:

  • Strong economics program
  • Prestigious
  • In state tuition
  • Beach!
  • Californian weather
  • Good public transport
  • Good teachers

School 2 Cons:

  • Very big class size
  • Econ 10A
  • Maybe too competitive?
  • Weaker alumni network
  • Not as good career center
  • Not as interested in economics program

Tiebreaking considerations:

  • Uber availability
  • Local churches
  • School spirit
  • Internship ops
  • idk what else
placid pivot
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In state tuiton >

velvet falcon
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What do you want to do in business? If something like investment banking or consulting, Bucknell's and UCSB neither business schools will really give you an edge because they arent targets. I would say UCSB because tuition and the parties there must be awesome with the size and location.

feral yoke
placid pivot
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Target schools are schools where the vast majority of top banks conduct on-campus recruiting or specifically allocate spots for that school.

feral yoke
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Ohhhh

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Ok I was confused because the punctuation and capitalization bruhhhhhh

velvet falcon
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yeah finance and consulting are some of the only careers that care about your undergrad

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i will add that since im from the philly area, a good amount of people here go to bucknell and like it a lot