Hello, I was recently admitted to Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Virginia along with others include Villanova and BU. I was having a tough time making a decision between Tepper, Vanderbilt, and UVA. I am looking to major in finance and hopefully become an investment banker. I am paying a similar amount at each of these colleges, and so money is not that important when making this decision. I want to take into account every factor including recruitment, internships, social life, academics, competition, etc. Please help me pick.
Scratch Vandy from the list. They do not have a business school or a location conducive to IB hiring. Virginia’s business school has better placement than CMU, but I believe you have to apply there after two years of undergraduate work. If you are at the top of UVA’s admission pile and feel confident you can get into McIntire, go with UVA. If you are at the bottom, go with CMU and the direct admit to Tepper.