<p>I'd major in AppliedMath-Economics at Brown and probably just straight Math/Econ at Cornell. I'm wondering whether either of these schools has a tangible advantage over the other in recruiting for banking/hedge funds/consulting jobs, or whether they are considered equal.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>From what I’ve heard, Brown (for whatever reason) has a better IB/HF/Consulting network. If pull great grades either way, it won’t matter which one you attend… it won’t keep out of interviews</p>
<p>really? what is your experience in the industry, and where did you hear that?</p>
<p>Of all of the ivies, these are the two least represented on The Street. I’d say neither would necessarily be better although Brown is known to have overall stronger undergrads.</p>
<p>Okay…so it’s well known that it’s harder to get into B than C?</p>
<p>What?! Everything I have heard and read is that Cornell has far more of a reputation for banking. Brown is a great school, but banking is not really its main draw</p>
<p>I do not know if Cornell is better than Brown or visa versa. I do know that D (a Cornell student) was recruited and worked as a summer analyst at Goldman Sachs last summer and has been hired as a summer analyst in S & T this summer at JPM.</p>
<p>She showed me her summer analyst intern list. No school was over represented. Each Ivy and target seemed to have about 2 or3.</p>
<p>Uhh… I think Cornell has a better reputation. After when you think “Ivy”, what comes first:
Cornell or Brown?</p>
<p>From what I’ve seen, Brown recruiting is solid at Goldman, Barclays, and Morgan Stanley, don’t know about the rest. If you have any questions about Brown/Brown recruiting pm me.</p>
<p>In terms of reputation, I think Cornell is more associated with business/IB just because most people don’t associate Brown with it, even though many students do in fact go into it. Also, the fact that there are a) more Cornell students b) more Cornell students wanting to go into banking, means that when recruiters come to Brown, it is that much easier for Brown students</p>
<p>at the bulge bracket I worked at, brown was better represented than cornell. this of course varies by the firm. cornell is typically considered a more IBD feeder as it does have larger numbers at wall street - but this is due more to the fact that it is a larger school rather than it “Better preparing” students for wall street. I would say that they are about equal in number of recruiters at their schools. If you look per capita (number of students on wall street as a ratio of undergrad population) , Brown has better representation.</p>
<p>How about Brown’s Applied Math-Econ vs UPenn’s Engineering+Wharton (or Engineering alone)?</p>
<p>Orfeboy,</p>
<p>Both are good for finance. I would assess the school based on your fit for the academics/social. Both are good in different ways.</p>
<p>A friend in the Fisher program at Penn says that it is extremely difficult to hold up a high GPA doing both programs (extremely competitive atmosphere in both). Very sharp kid. Take this with a grain of salt though - don’t make your decision based on the grade/likelihood of getting a job. More employers go to Penn than Brown.</p>
<p>But at Brown you will get all the “brand name” employers, including all bulge brackets.</p>
<p>Brown’s applied math is a top notch program - arguably top 5 for undergrad in this discipline. Also know a lot of people in quant trading who majored in this at Brown.</p>
<p>Thanks for your reply. I am really indecisive right now. I do not want to get a job since I plan to go for grad school in Operations Research right after undergrad. Any further comments?</p>
<p>I’m assuming that you want to do IBanking or similar. If this is the case, then the MBA is pretty much a moot point.</p>
<p>Thay are about the same, but there are more IBers from Cornell just because the typical Brown student doesn’t usually persue IBanking.</p>
<p>Personally I like Cornell better but thats all a matter of taste.</p>