<p>My top three choices right now are Chicago (Economics), Cornell (AEM), and NYU (Finance). Michigan (pre-admit Ross), Northwestern (Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences), and CMU (Finance) are also in the mix. </p>
<p>I have a few questions.
1.) Which school will offer the best IB opportunities, internship and job wise?
2.) Can I branch out into different careers if I lose interest in IB? Out of all my schools, Chicago seems to be overwhelming the most well rounded.
3.) How is the work load? I don't want to kill myself with work (I'm resisting the urge to make a tasteless Cornell joke) and want to have a social life.
4.) Best girls? Kidding.. but not really
P.S. Tuition and prestige are not issues. My parents are paying for it all. And I gave up on prestige after Wharton took a dump on me.</p>
<p>I would have said to go for Chicago. Econ is a major you can get into IB with. The simple \reputation of the school will take you far in any career change. However the social life you seek will probably not be fulfilled to the extent you want. The same thing with CMU. </p>
<p>I think if social life is a large aspect of your want, your choice should come down to Michigan and Northwestern. Between these two, I like the idea of Northwestern. If you’re going to have to pay out of state fees for Michigan, you might as well go for the private institution.</p>
<p>Ha sorry, social life isn’t extremely important. I just meant that I don’t want to be locked up in my room studying all the time, something constantly said about Chicago.</p>
<p>If a very heavy workload is something you want to avoid, I’d probably stay out of Chicago and Pittsburgh (Chicago econ and Northwestern engineering in particular, CMU somewhat less so).</p>
<p>Cornell AEM, Ross and Stern will certainly be easier rides and although all are well recruited to Wall Street, Stern may be best connected to internships as well. </p>
<p>(Personal note: It would take a lot to convince me to spend 4 years undergrad in NYC with no real campus to call home).</p>
<p>If a heavy workload will get me better job opportunities, then I will do it. And I’ve actually recently heard the AEM is getting better recruiting than Stern.</p>