Boston University, , University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Rochester,which I should accept?

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These are all great schools. You can go to a top 20 graduate school from any of them - none of them is necessarily better than the others for that.

One thing to be aware of are the retention and graduation stats. According to collegedata, at BU 93% of freshman return as sophomores whereas at Rochester it is higher at 96%. But only 74% at U of R graduate in 4 years whereas at BU it is 80%. So one way to look at that, is if you come back to sophomore year at BU you have an 86% chance of graduating on time. Whereas at U of R that figure is only 77% or almost 10 % points lower.

That’s not what that means. The fact that 86% of people graduate in four years does not translate to an 86% probability that any particular person will graduate in four years. The individual probability of graduating in four years is related to a variety of factors that are particular to each individual’s characteristics and needs, and is going to be different for every person.

Boston may be a better city for finance internships. I’ve heard really good things about Madison as a city as well. It also depends on the atmosphere you want.