Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Sales Managers
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Georgetown.
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- 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 Trinity Washington University, Howard, and Catholic University of America.
- Female: For schools particularly welcoming to female students, consider Trinity Washington University.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Howard, Trinity Washington University, American University, and Georgetown.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Howard, Georgetown, American University, and Gallaudet.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Gallaudet, Catholic University of America, Howard, and American University.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at Georgetown, American University, and Catholic University of America.
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at Georgetown, American University, Howard, and Trinity Washington University.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Gallaudet, Howard, Catholic University of America, and Georgetown.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
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Howard University • Washington, DC
Studying Fashion Merchandising (completion in 2011)
• 7/25/2011
"I loved my school. Even though my program maybe wasn't the best, I value the experience."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | maybe | If attending my school for fashion, you have to come into the program with high interest and some knowledge of the industry. You also need to be willing to learn on your own. The professors will teach, but they expect you to already know certain aspects. |
| Program Reputation | 5 | My school has an excellent reputation, though not necessarily for the Fashion Merchandising program. Many people do not know we have a program until they visit the school or check the website. |
| Program Quality | 7 | My school lacks many of the resources needed for a successful fashion program. However, the professors did their best. |
| Instruction | 10 | Instruction was excellent. My professors were trained fashion professionals, thus providing students with quality instruction. |
| How Difficult | 5 | Some classes had a heavier workload than others, including design and merchandising classes. Fashion history classes were easier. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | We had a good mixture of both. We were often lectured in class one week, then told to take the next week to go through hands-on learning, and we were asked to be prepared to report back the following week. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 4 | Not many options were available. There were very few weekend and evening classes available. Online courses were available for some courses, and although summer offerings were available, they were noted to be very expensive, at over $1900 per course. |
| Academic Facilities | 1 | Little was available to those enrolled in the fashion program. We did not have media specifically for fashion available to us. Also, professors were not as accessible as they should have been. |
| Social Life | 10 | Although our school had problems, school spirit was always excellent. We also had many social events planned for us throughout the semester. |
| Placement Services | 3 | Job placement was only helpful if you networked with alumni and professors. Even then, there was always an issue with favoritism. |
| Alumni Network | 10 | I am constantly in contact with alumni who graduated from my program. I also plan to speak to fashion classes about life after graduation next semester. |
University Of The District Of Columbia • Washington, DC
Studying Business Management (completion in 2010)
• 2/26/2012
"I am very satisfied, because I learned a lot of useful information that I currently use in my daily work endeavors, including time management, motivation, and the proper delegation of tasks."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | I would recommend The University of the District of Columbia because they have a solid program structure. Once you are disciplined and hardworking, you can achieve great things. |
| Program Reputation | 6 | The school's reputation is not very good. This is because in recent years, no SAT, MSA, HSA or other entrance examinations were necessary to enroll. As a result of this, a lot of children who were not college-ready applied and were accepted in the business management programs. They eventually drop out when the work becomes challenging, thus giving the school a high dropout rate and low scores on various standardized exams. |
| Program Quality | 8 | The programs were satisfactory. However, I noticed that a few of the programs were overlapping; I was being taught the same concepts/topics under a different course name. |
| Instruction | 8 | Professors were normally on time and they were graduates of some very prestigious institutions, such as Harvard Business School and Howard University. |
| How Difficult | 9 | A number of courses were very difficult. These courses included statistics, calculus, and also certain topics in finance. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | Mostly book. Not too many references to real-life situations. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 10 | Courses are very flexible. The school offers classes at numerous times during the week and also on Saturdays. |
| Academic Facilities | 8 | The school has a nice learning facility. Library and labs are available during normal school hours. The computer lab is well equipped with computers that are operational and technicians who are available to answer various questions. |
| Social Life | 5 | Every year, we have a homecoming event. However, we do not have a football team. Whenever the basketball team (men or women) have a home game, not many students attend. There is also a poor student turnout for the soccer team's games. |
| Placement Services | 1 | The school has a career center. However, I have no knowledge of any graduating student who has gained employment through the career center. I have never been contacted by the school with regard to job placement. |
| Alumni Network | 3 | I have never been sent a newsletter or an invitation to a meeting. In fact, I do not know when or where a meeting takes place. In addition, I do not know of any recent graduates who were able to secure a job as a result of networking with a senior alum. |
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