south carolina Finance v.s. UTaustin risk management

ertu8232

I know the difference in the ranking of those two universities. But Finance major is definitely hotter than risk management (placement is better). My major is in Stat now, so I am an outsider of business school, although taken some finance courses.

anybody can tell me the pros and cons of those two offers?  (I noticed somebody on this board is waiting for SC's offer. I am quite familiar with this program, so I can take your questions about this program)

XieXiaoyu

Depends on what your value.

So far as I know, both of them are promising programs. It's true that a Finance Phd earns more or goes to better universities as faculty, but the difference is not that big in my perspective. What you need to find out is what topics Finance Phds learn and study, and what for RMI PhDs, that's really important.

I noticed that you worry about whether your lack of business background will cause you some trouble. My idea is, it will, but nothing to do with this decision. Both of the two programs are highly business-related, you have to go over that disadvantage anyway.

I actually have a campus visit to USC scheduled on April 5th, for finance phd program, so I do want to learn more about that program.
It would be even better if you can compare it with finance phd in Ohio State Univ.

Btw, could you tell me when you got your offer? After an interview/ campus visit or not?
Thx

ertu8232

xiexiaoyu, thank u for your suggestion.

I think you made a mistake: this Offer I got in Finance is South Carolina, not Southern California. If I got offer in Southern California, then I wouldn't have such concern and will definitely go to Southern California. 

I am not familar with the two programs you are comparing with, but I would like to share my feeling after I came back from Austin: The funding in business school is very important. The dean of the UT now is good at collecting money, so they are recruiting many new faculties. Even just in risk management area, there are will be three new faculties including a senior position next year. I believe that the ranking of this business school will definitely go up in the next few years.

  

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XieXiaoyu

Ahhhhh, I'm so old, so tired.....

Then I suggest you go UT-Austin, you already have a good reason, and I agree with you on that.

echo518

LZ能够讲下对South Carolina Finance program的感觉啊 在US的reputation如何 Job market呢？

ertu8232

the Finance Department is small, and there may be only 2-3 professor is active now(publishing paper). The good thing is there are two young Chinese professors both  double  Ph.D.,  strong background come here recently.  I believe that what they are doing are very quantitative. So if you are of Math or Physics major, they may be of your type.

Of course, professors are very very nice. You know, people in south are nicer....

lzxu

South Carolina's Finance seems to be very good. All profs are from big places. You will surely learn something........

echo518

以下是引用ertu8232在2007-4-4 1:04:00的发言：
Of course, professors are very very nice. You know, people in south are nicer....

觉得了 University of South Florida的教授打电话 回邮件的时候也非常nice 不像北方的很多学校

呵呵 不过我觉得USF和USC-Columbia Finance的水平差不多 而且觉得USF的更多样性一些 不过就商学院来说 Moore名气更大 因为HR很强。。

ertu8232

where is USF, Miami?

kellylau

Austin of course. they r not on the same level.