Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Management Analysts
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Manhattan Community College, Queensborough Community College, ASA Institute, and La Guardia Community College.
Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider Empire State College, Long Island University-Riverhead, Maria College, and Farmingdale State College.
- Female: For schools particularly welcoming to female students, consider Russell Sage College, LIM College, Long Island University Brentwood, and Trocaire College.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Professional Business College, Medgar Evers College, Monroe College, and Hostos Community College.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Empire State College, Long Island University-Riverhead, Metropolitan College of New York, and Long Island University Rockland.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of United States Military Academy, The King¦s College, Columbia, and The New School.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of The King¦s College, United States Military Academy, Wells College, and Paul Smiths College.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at Columbia, Cornell, RPI, and University of Rochester.
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at Columbia, United States Military Academy, Cornell, and Baruch College.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Yeshiva University, Cornell, Wells College, and Rochester Institute of Technology.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
Barnard College, Columbia University • New York, NY
Studying English, Creative Writing (completion in 2010)
• 4/29/2011
"The only fondness I have for the school is my academic adviser and my work-study job. It was a very difficult four years."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | no | I'd recommend attending a better priced school. Community college is a great option for your core curriculum. Or go to a bigger name school because if you're going to move, it helps to have a big name behind you. |
| Program Reputation | 8 | Again, we have a strong league of professors and many authors and poets have graduated from Barnard. |
| Program Quality | 6 | I enjoyed writing stories, and I had two great professors. However, I suffered through one professor who nearly undid me. Also, the degree didn't prepare me for a career. |
| Instruction | 7 | We had top rate tenure teachers, but again, it did not prepare me for a career. However, it strengthened my writing, which is important to me as I hope to continue writing outside of work. |
| How Difficult | 9 | The program had a portfolio for admission, and the work load was helpful in teaching me how to write for different professors. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | It depends on the subject, as biology and English learning is very different. There are labs, there are papers and there are always books. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 1 | No evening classes, no online courses. |
| Academic Facilities | 3 | We have one library, compared to how many at Columbia? Granted, we can go into Columbia's libraries, so if you consider that, we have great shared facilities. But their labs are better, their professors are better known, so why not just go there? Barnard is the back up to Columbia for women. |
| Social Life | 1 | Honestly, I didn't make an attempt to join anything. Students at Barnard had to just go across the street to Columbia. |
| Placement Services | 6 | There are a program for seniors that taught us skills, but the student has to take the initiative to attend the sessions and implement the lessons. The career development's website is also difficult to navigate. |
| Alumni Network | 2 | There aren't many alums, and honestly, few people outside of the New York City area know about Barnard. Thankfully, I can truthfully say I went to Columbia. |
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