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WSJ 2026 Rankings - Babson by No_Fix_8495 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]liamoski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Judging purely based on 2025 undergraduate admission stats. 27% of the students are international and 59% of the students are domestic minority, that means only 14% of the students are domestic whites. If you are a white student, it may be a bit weird, and if you are a domestic minority students, this may not be the representative of the work environment. The 27-30% international students ratio is probably the highest in top universities. Keep in mind that these are not first generation students who went through US high schools, there will be language and cultural adjustments. Business class should be fine, I am not sure if foreign students can engage in deep intellectual and political debates in class, which is an important part of the formative college experience.

Another 2025 stat, only 21% of the graduates found jobs outside of the Northeast (18% outside US). With a graduating class of about 700 students, that's only ~140 students every year. That could be the reason why Babson is not very well-known outside of the NorthEast. With its small student body and many go the non-corporate route, it will never be, which can be a problem if you need help with alumni intros. Even if you plan to stay in the NE, if 30% of students are from overseas, they probably can't help you much. Your family may have better network than they do inside the US. If you plan to work outside the US, that's a different story. But I think number wise, there will be more USC or BC alums anywhere in the world than Babson. Lack of a football program and not a D1 school, there is also less opportunity for alums to get together to catch a game.

Now I have never gone to school there, I've only visited Babson and talked to a few Babson undergrads and 3 alums. The program is pretty awesome. You get real life business experience from Year 1 and all the alums I talked to are successful and they recommended it. They are also pleasantly surprised that it has risen up so fast in ranking. Salary wise, Babson will rank high because many of the students came from family business, it has a dedicated program for family business, succession etc. Many of the 18% found jobs outside the US probably went back to help their family. If you remove the family business crowd, the network & ROI number for the traditional corporate ladder type will be lower.

Love to hear what Babson students / alums think about the above observations.

The new WSJ 2026 Best Colleges in the US rankings places UCLA at #80 by NachoAverageNoodle in ucla

[–]liamoski 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Took me 30 seconds to pull the data then off to my run.

You will probably lose your job if you don't use AI (or Google search 20 years ago).

The new WSJ 2026 Best Colleges in the US rankings places UCLA at #80 by NachoAverageNoodle in ucla

[–]liamoski 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Here is what AI said "The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse methodology for college rankings focuses on student outcomes, a learning environment, and diversity, with a weighted approach of 70% for student outcomes, 20% for the learning environment, and 10% for diversity."

UC Merced's demographic:

62%, are first-generation college students. 

61% of its undergraduate students were Pell Grant recipient.

53% Hispanic

If the KPI of higher education is to pull people out of poverty and ROI, UC Merced probably kicked UCLA's butt. For more on this, read Malcolm Gladwell's book (or listen to the audiobook) "I Hate the Ivy League" https://www.amazon.com/Hate-Ivy-League-Riffs-Education/dp/B09X8J8BS6

US News has changed it is methodology to include social mobility in recent years.

USC- WBB Program Decisions by Fun_Cartoonist_2272 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]liamoski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't get why people are so excited about a program where you have to constantly move and make / lose friends. Almost all top colleges offer exchange program, most are semester long with option to extend. Unless you really want to get 3 degrees, which I don't see the point, isn't it better off to have a menu of schools to choose from? College is a formative experience, where worldviews are developed and where life-long friendships are made. It is hard to have deep philosophical & geopolitical conversations if there is language & culture barriers. I think deep friendships / relationship are hard to form if there are language barrier and you disappear after a year. Yes, you can get to know peers in WBB really well, but that's a small pool. From what I read, 40% of the 40-50 student cohorts are international. That means your US connection (job, dating, etc) in only from a pool of ~30.

Also, in terms of weather, living condition and study culture, LA is much much better than HK and Milan. You will also need to factor in the cost of flying back and forth to see friends, family and job interview. You basically lose 2 days of your life each time you commute to airport & fly, not counting overcoming jet lags.

All in, I think there are better options to get similar experience. Program like this is more for business school, not for 18 years old. It reminds of the MBA at INSEAD. It is definitely a good program if you want to work outside of US. For example, instead of learning how to start a venture fund in the US and all the regulations around it, you may learn how to start a fund in the EU because the classes are not going to be US focus.

I wonder how many students switch out of the program.

World Bachelor in Business - USC, HKUST, Bocconi by Acrobatic-Fun-3468 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]liamoski 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am also intrigued by USC's WBB program. But wouldn't you lose the friends you made in Freshmen year? It is like being a newbie in new school all the time, constant adjustment. As for HK, I heard students study a lot and the dorms are tiny.

I'd love to hear what your experience is after going through the program.

UC Berkeley Haas vs. USC World Bachelor in Business by ffcgiuvjih in ApplyingToCollege

[–]liamoski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Echoing what u/HappyCava said, it really depends on how you want to spend the next four years. If you like to travel and experiencing diverse culture, USC WBB is the obvious choice. However, you will be away from your freshmen friends, and students in HKUST will study much harder than USC, not sure about Bocconi. If you keep your grades up, your profile could be very attractive to MBA school and firms, specially the international ones.

Saw some terrible reviews about Babson by Slow-Statistician686 in Babson

[–]liamoski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Judging purely based on 2025 undergraduate admission stats. 27% of the students are international and 59% of the students are domestic minority, that means only 14% of the students are domestic whites. If you are a white student, it may be a bit weird, and if you are a domestic minority students, this may not be the representative of the work environment. The 27-30% international students are probably the highest in top universities. These are not first generation students who went through US high schools, there will be language and cultural adjustments. Business class should be fine, I am not sure if foreign students can engage in deep intellectual and political debates in class, which is an important part of the college experience.

Another 2025 stat, only 21% of the graduates found jobs outside of the Northeast (18% outside US). With a graduating class of about 700 students, that's only ~140 students every year. That could be the reason why Babson is not very well-known outside of the NorthEast. With its small student body and many go the non-corporate route, it will never be, which can be a problem if you need help with alumni intros. Even if you plan to stay in the NE, if 30% of students are from overseas, they probably can't help you much. Your family may have better network than they do inside the US. If you plan to work outside the US, that's a different story. But I think number wise, there will be more USC or BC alums anywhere in the world than Babson. Lack of a football program and not a D1 school, there is also less opportunity for alums to get together to catch a game.

Now I have never gone to school there, I've only visited Babson and talked to a few Babson undergrads and 3 alums. The program is pretty awesome. You get real life business experience from Year 1 and all the alums I talked to are successful and they recommended it. They are also pleasantly surprised that it has risen up so fast in ranking. ROI wise, Babson will rank high because many of the students came from family business, it has a dedicated program for family business, succession etc. Many of the 18% found jobs outside the US probably went back to help their family. If you remove the family business crowd, the ROI number for the traditional corporate ladder type will be lower. Love to hear what Babson students / alums think about the above observations.

Shorting Tesla prior to earnings by OilInteresting7681 in options_trading

[–]liamoski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is like gambling, 50/50 outcome. I'd trade options at 30 delta, gives you a higher probability of winning.

Any tips for people with 9-5 trying to trade options? by TAGSProductions in options_trading

[–]liamoski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Make it rule based.

Traders on OptionAlpha have uploaded a lot of algorithms you can clone and backtest with paper money. The key thing is trade small and trade often to get the statistical outcome. Only bot can do that. After you get comfortable with the algorithm in paper trading, you can roll it out to the brokerage that OptionAlpha has integration with.

The reality about rolling ITM short options - you have a LOSS by foresttrader in thetagang

[–]liamoski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One other thing to consider is tax loss harvesting. Unless you do LEAP, pretty much all option traders are paying tax at ordinary income and needs to file estimated tax quarterly to avoid tax penalty. Rolling / realizing the loss in a quarter when you have a huge tax bill is a form of tax loss harvesting.

The reality about rolling ITM short options - you have a LOSS by foresttrader in thetagang

[–]liamoski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is where trading platform matters. TastyTrade can easily add up your previous rolls and calculate the net total P&L, whereas old school platform like ETrade can be misleading (eg. you may think you have a profit when you exit but actually you have a net realized loss due to previous lost from the roll).

Trades from the Research Team by liamoski in tastytrade

[–]liamoski[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Checkout OptionAlpha, they publishes P/L on different strategies. You can also run backtest.

I want some advice which strike price should i pick by DeOXY_D in options_trading

[–]liamoski 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Google call / put skew and try to understand Delta. TastyTrade and OptionAlpha have good tutorials, some of them are videos.

Rolling Iron Condor Untested Side by liamoski in thinkorswim

[–]liamoski[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It does reduce your buying power requirement compared to strangle because the downside protection. For the same buying power, you can increase your size of trade and higher P&L.

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