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Greetings,

I live in a small suburban are of Ohio, which is surrounded by farmland...

The first consideration of my college selection is location. Any college in a metropolitan setting is okay, but I would really prefer NYC.

Right now, at the top of my list is NYU's Stern... But I would like some other NYC schools to fall back on. Other criteria is that it must have a decent business program, and must have on campus housing.

I would like to know of some other good schools that would suite me well.

Thanks,

Corey

By Theuofcgirl (Theuofcgirl) on Thursday, July 03, 2003 - 05:08 pm: Edit

Small suburban area of Ohio? Me too! Well, maybe not small suburban, but suburban Ohio nonetheles. And one of the best things, in my opinion, about college was that it let me get away from Ohio.. I feel you! I'm not exactly in the know on business programs, but I'll give it a shot..

Here's a link for you: http://www.uhakpark.co.kr/univ.htm
It has the top undergrad business programs.

New York Schools: NYU, of course, but you've already got that. There's also Fordham, which I don't know that much about. A few business-minded friends applied..

Boston Schools: Boston University, Emerson, Northeastern University.. Those three have business programs. Look at Boston College, it may have a business program.

D.C. Schools: Georgetown (absolutely gorgeous, by the way), George Washington (they have room-cleaning services for first years).

Random East Coast Schools: Brown, Drexel, Johns Hopkins, UMass, UPenn.

Chicago (which I'm partial to) schools: Northwestern, Loyola, DePaul.

Moving West (because Winter on the East Coast / in the Midwest is Hell, as you know): UC Berkeley, UCLA, University of Texas.. I'm not too familar with the Western Schools.

By Carolyn (Carolyn) on Thursday, July 03, 2003 - 05:22 pm: Edit

These are all schools that are in the NYC area --- and all have good business programs. They are not in Manhattan but in other areas of NYC, a short subway trip to mid-town.
Wagner College (Staten Island)
St. John's University (Queens)
Fordham (the Bronx)
Manhattan College (the Bronx)

In Manhattan, Pace University has a campus with limited housing. Pace is very good for business.

If you'd consider schools just outside the city, look at: Manhattanville College, Iona College, Adelphi, Hofstra, and Pace-Westchester (all in NY suburbs of the city). In New Jersey, look at Drew University - it has several very interesting programs in NYC, including a semester on Wall Street. All of these schools are about 30 minutes by train from Manhattan. In Connecticut, look at Fairfield University, again, within a short train ride to NYC. Of these schools, Fordham, Fairfield, and Drew are probably at the top of the scale academically.

Also, do a search on this board for business schools in NYC - several of these schools were recently discussed in detail in a similiar thread that you should be able to pull up with a search.

In other metro areas, in addition to what the other poster mentioned: Boston - Babson College is a strictly business school. In Atlanta - Emory U. In Denver - University of Denver has good business programs. In California, Loyola Marymount (LA), University of Southern California (LA), and Pepperdine (MAlibu) all have good business programs.
Good luck!

By Ohyeah36 (Ohyeah36) on Tuesday, July 08, 2003 - 03:34 pm: Edit

I'm interested in going to school in or around NYC as well, and because my grades aren't amazing (3.5 GPA 630V 620M SAT's) my options are limited. I'd love to go to NYU, but i probably wouldn't be able to get in, so I've been looking at Manhattan College, which seems a bit more within my range. Has anyone heard anything about it? It sounds like a nice school, but I really haven't heard too much about it.

By Carolyn (Carolyn) on Tuesday, July 08, 2003 - 04:53 pm: Edit

Actually, you should be fine for most NYC area schools with those stats, and even have a good chance at NYU. Manhattan College will be either a match or safety for you.

Manhattan College is one I'm personally familiar with as I used to live not too far from there and my Mom was an alumni. It is in a nice section of the Bronx (a borough of New York City) called Riverdale. The area around the school has lots of trees and is mostly a middle class area of apartment buildings and single family homes. The school overlooks a huge park (can't remember the name) and is very close to the Hudson River.
The campus is smallish and compact but very attractive - the buildings I remember were older with lots of red brick. It's relatively easy to get to mid-town Manhattan from the school - there's a subway station close by that will take you directly there.

As you probably already know, Manhattan is a catholic school, however it has a very diverse student body, racially, religously, and economically. It does have a fairly large number of commuters from the local area. Even though it started as a women's school, it's now co-ed and there is a pretty even ratio of male-female which you don't always find at former single-sex schools (or even a lot of traditional liberal arts colleges for that matter)

Academically, Manhattan is very good, especially for business and engineering. It's a small school for the NY area - only 2000 students - that's been in existance for over 100 years. It has a good reputation in the tri-state area. One of the things that makes Manhattan unique is its in a relatively nice area (unlike Fordham) yet very close to mid-town Manhattan so you get the best of both worlds. You also get the personalized attention of a small school, but you're right on the edge of NYC.

If Manhattan interests you, you might also take a look at Wagner College on Staten Island and Manhattanville in Purchase, NY - they are very similiar in feel, location and academics. Good luck!

By Ohyeah36 (Ohyeah36) on Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 12:28 am: Edit

Thank you so much, that was very informative. I'm definitely going to check out Manhattan College and go on a tour. I'm surprised, though, that you'd say I have a good chance at NYU. I haven't taken any AP's, though, and have a decent, but not amazing, list of extra-cirriculars. Speaking of NY schools, what about Marist? Does anyone know anything about that?

By Carolyn (Carolyn) on Thursday, July 10, 2003 - 01:31 pm: Edit

I wouldn't rule out applying for NYU with your stats - it will probably be a reach but you still would have a shot. Just make sure you look at some other area schools as backups if you have your heart set on being near NYC.

I also happen to know a bit about Marist. I wouldn't consider this to really be a NYC area school - it's quite a distance from the city, although you can get to the city via train (about an hour and a half trip by train). The town of Poughkeepsie where it's located is pretty dull and I definitely wouldn't call it an urban or metropolitan area. Again, another catholic school, smaller size. Academically pretty good, attracts mid-level students.

If you're going to look at Manhattan and Marist, also check out Wagner college on Staten Island (www.wagner.edu) - very good small school, just a ferry trip from mid-town with some really nice features and programs. I'd also recommend that you look at Manhattanville - www.manhattanville.edu - very similiar to the others, but not a religious school and has excellent academic programs. It's in Purchase, NY, about a 20 minute train trip to NYC. You might also take a look at Drew University in New Jersey. If you're looking specifically for a Catholic school in the NYC area, in addition to Fordham, also take a look at Iona College in New Rochelle NY (again 20 minutes from mid-town), and Fairfield University in CT. All of these would actually be closer to NYC than Marist.