<p>hi! im a senior looking into some finance programs. some of the schools i'm considering are</p>
<p>-boston univ.
-buffalo state univ.
-univ. of conn.
-fordham univ.
-george washington univ.
-georgetown univ.
-univ. of maryland
-univ. of mass.
-nyu
-northeastern university
-penn. state
-suny albany</p>
<p>can you help me determine the best schools for finance out of these? </p>
<p>thanks a lot!</p>
<p>NYU probably has the best program in finance out of the ones you’ve listed. Can you be more specific in terms of where you want to go school (region-wise, private v public, etc.)? What do you want out of your finance degree? Are you looking at financial planning, corporate finance, investment banking, what? If it’s the last one, most of the schools except NYU will have a tough time placing compared to the ivies.</p>
<p>-NYU Stern
-Georgetown</p>
<p>creamgethamoney-
yea sure. i’m looking to go to a school in the northeast area but i’m quite open-minded about going to a private or a public school.
i’m looking into corporate finance or investment banking, but i think it’s too early for me to be confident about the concentration as a high school senior…</p>
<p>thanks hmom5!</p>
<p>in your opinion, what schools would rank right below nyu & georgetown?</p>
<p>SternSternStern</p>
<p>;)</p>
<p>Hmm the only problem is that if you’re looking at i-banking or even have the slightest inclination towards it, there is a very, very select group of schools that give you a good shot at it. Since you mention the northeast, here’s basically what you’re looking at:</p>
<p>Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, Columbia, Cornell AEM, Wharton/Penn, MIT, Stern. UVA might give you a pretty decent shot as well, same with UNC, and I’d imagine Georgetown does well to some extent. Other than that, I’ve heard that some local schools in NYC have a shot because of proximity along with BC/BU, but it’ll be significantly more difficult to get in from schools that aren’t ivy league or at least ivy league-caliber. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve heard of people here in the northwest that went to complete non-targets that got into i-banking through extensive, and I mean EXTENSIVE networking, but you typically need to go to a school with a really good name on the street if you want to do banking. However, if you really, really want it, do whatever it takes and don’t give up. Just make sure you have a high GPA and get involved, not only to have a good shot at i-banking, but if i-banking doesn’t work out from undergrad, you can go to a prestigious grad program, and then work from there.</p>
<p>If you like corporate finance, however, you can be much more liberal/flexible in terms of where you go. I honestly don’t know too much about the NE being from the NW, but I’d say if you’re interested in corporate finance, try and aim still for the best schools, but if those don’t work out, just go to a school with a solid ACCOUNTING program and get your CPA. Work for a good public accounting firm for a bit, make contacts, and then get headhunted for great jobs in corporate finance. Your CPA will help you a lot in terms of moving up the ladder, so this is something to consider, and if you get your MBA from a good school as well, it would be an incredible combination and you’ll have a great career.</p>
<p>Good luck with everything. I remember this was a stressful year, but enjoy the second semester, but not too much ;)</p>
<p>Sorry for the ignorance, but I’d like to know what is a good public accounting firm (as creamgethamoney mentioned)?</p>
<p>Pretty much you want to work for one of the Big 4 if you go into accounting:</p>
<p>Ernst & Young
KPMG
Deloitte
Princewaterhouse</p>
<p>Prince hehehe.</p>
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<p>there’s more than just those 4. BDO, Grant Thornton, McGladrey & Pullen, Moss Adams and the like are all great firms as well. They aren’t big 4, but they’re the next best thing.</p>
<p>Oops, should be Pricewaterhouse, lol. That’s what I get for not rereading my writing :)</p>
<p>Awesome, thanks a lot for the list.</p>