I would like to pursue consulting or banking in New York and gain admission to a top MBA program after college. Do either have the upper hand or is it fair to say they’re equal for business?
I would say they are pretty equal, but they are very different schools. Brown is really unique. it’s a love/hate thing. At this point I would for the one that costs less
Thank you for the responses. I’m not sure if I prefer liberal arts or practical skill courses, so I am wondering all preferences aside, which is better for job/MBA placement?
I’m not particularly informed since I’m in medicine, not finance - but in my experience, liberal arts degrees are more employable in a wider range of fields and provide a better safety net should plan A not work out. This is the closest thing Brown has to undergraduate business: http://www.brown.edu/academics/business-entrepreneurship-organizations/beo-concentration My IB friends were mostly econ and/or applied math with a few other concentrations sprinkled in.
Even graduating in 2009 during the worst of the recession, everyone I knew pursuing IB/consulting got jobs - including people who got offers at the end of their internships at Lehman getting picked up by Barclay’s. One of my friends did have a full blown panic attack requiring EMS assistance when Lehman (where she had signed a contract before senior year) officially went under though.
I don’t know anyone who got an MBA straight out of undergrad. Everyone I know who has gotten one has gone after working went/is going to Penn, Harvard, Columbia, MIT, or Stanford.
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Thank you for the replies everyone. I suppose there is no clear answer to this, but anyone have an idea whether the enormous UVa network or Ivy League status would be more instrumental?
Assuming similar cost and plan to do MBA, I’d suggest Brown, then work for a few years, then MBA. Can’t to wrong with UVa or Brown – both great schools.