<p>I am interested in working for a top financial firm in LA, NY, or Miami. Please consider location, job prospects, recreation, financial aid, ranking, etc.</p>
<p>I have been admitted to the following schools for transfer, please indicate which one I should attend. Assume that I am already approved for the private loans to pay for any of the colleges listed below.</p>
<p>Columbia University School of General Studies - Economics. Have not received financial aid award yet but I have to make a decision on some schools this <em>evening.</em></p>
<p>NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies - Economics. Have not received financial aid award yet.</p>
<p>Washington University in St. Louis School of Continuing Studies - Managerial Economics. Have not received financial aid award yet.</p>
<p>Northwestern School of Continuing Studies - Economics. No financial aid award yet. </p>
<p>Michigan - Economics or Finance. Total cost to me $10,000 per year</p>
<p>Emory - Economics or Finance. Total cost to me $18,000 per year. </p>
<p>Southern Methodist University- Finance. Total cost to me $19,000.</p>
<p>Depends on where you want to end up working. If you want to work in NY, then Columbia is probably your best bet. I would put NYU at second.</p>
<p>For Chicago, Michigan and Northwestern would be best. Northwestern is really good for consulting.</p>
<p>All of those schools are good, and you would have a good chance of breaking into the finance sector, with some networking, from any of them. Although Columbia would be the best overall because of the brand name, I would recommend that you pick the school that you feel is the perfect fit for you.</p>
<p>Thanks for your response. Columbia is so hard to pass on because it is a great school, but where might I find a scholarship of such magnitude to make Columbia affordable?</p>
<p>^I thought you didn’t receive an aid offer from Columbia yet.</p>
<p>Columbia does have limited FA for transfers, from what I understand, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that your award will be bad. </p>
<p>I’m guessing you need to pay the enrollment deposit at one of these colleges soon, so I would go ahead and call Columbia/NW/NYU and ask if they could possibly inform you about the financial aid award a little ahead of time. They should understand the situation and try to accommodate, if at all possible.</p>
<p>Unless C comes through with good FA, there are very few Institutional or outside merit scholarships for transfers.</p>
<p>If the 4 schools don’t accommodate your request to rush your FA packages, then go ahead and put a deposit down on one of the other 3 schools. Since transfer admissions are not coordinated like for fr, it’s OK to commit to one school while waiting for others. The down side is that you will likely lose your deposit if you choose another school, but it’s usually worth having the option.</p>
<p>I have not received a financial aid offer from Columbia, but I fear it will be low from everything I read about GS students receiving low award amounts. But I can tell you that my awards from Michigan, Emory, and SMU were from 47-54k a year to give you a good idea of my finances. Michigan waived the enrollment deposit for me and I confirmed there. I have to make a decision on Emory tonight by 12AM. It is currently 7:40PM PST so that gives me about 4 and a half hours to make a decision.</p>
<p>I have run Columbia’s net price calculator. The total cost to me is $45k per year of which $33,000 I will need to find outside scholarships or private loans.</p>
<p>I don’t know how FA works for GS, but the NPC is calibrated for fr admits. And while C meets 100% of need for students entering as fr, they have limited FA for transfers.</p>
<p>Thank you entomom. Does anyone here think I should attend Emory. They want their $475 enrollment deposit immediately. Or do you think I should pass?</p>
<p>I would go for Emory. I’m a non-traditional transfer student attending this fall, and I was very comfortable on campus. Please message me if you want to know more, as I would love to share more information on the campus, programs, etc. Also, bear in mind that Emory is ALWAYS willing to waive the enrollment deposit, or, as they did in my situation, significantly reduce it.</p>
<p>@AshleyE Emory is a great school, but I don’t think it is as great for finance as some of the other schools on your list. For the last few years, the Goizueta Business School has reported 90%+ job placement, within 3 months of graduate, for their BBA program. So, they have great placement, but I think a school like Columbia will be even better.</p>
<p>Do you know what finance job you want? E.g. Corporate finance, investment banking, etc.</p>
<p>Edit: Forgot to mention that Emory would be perfect for you if you want to work in the South (i.e. Atlanta or Charlotte).</p>
<p>Thank you for your responses. @emersongarcia Thank you for your advice and I will definitely look into getting the deposit waived at Emory to buy more time, but seeing as I’ve already delayed them 18 days I highly doubt they will be willing. @SAT100 I am interested in putting in the work to get a high paying job. Perhaps investment banking, a hedge fund or private equity firm. I am only interested in working in LA, Miami or NY.</p>
<p>By the way, I noticed that no one has really discussed NYU SCPS, NWU SCS, WUSTL SCS, nor SMU. Does everyone here think my best option are either Columbia, Emory or Michigan?</p>
<p>I just received my Columbia University financial aid award. Total cost to me is $54,000 a year to attend. I will have to find outside private loans or scholarships to cover $40,000 per year, the rest is Federal loans.</p>
<p>Is Columbia worth the money for the prestige, job prospects, internships, career advancement opportunities, education, location, etc? </p>
<p>I will study financial economics. I want to work in investment banking, hedge fund management, or a private equity firm. I am transferring 55 credits so most likely it will take me 2 years to complete. </p>
<p>I am also considering the University of Michigan which will cost me $10,000 per year and I am admitted to study economics or Emory University which will cost me $18,000 a year and I am admitted as an undeclared major. </p>
<p>Which is the best option for me? Columbia costs significantly more but I am wondering if I can pass up on an Ivy League education in NYC with all the opportunities it will provide. I also want to increase the likelihood I get into a great graduate school for an MBA. </p>
<p>Also, considering my career path, is it better I get a finance degree or an economics degree? If I get a finance degree, I think it will take me 3 years at Michigan and Emory, instead of 2 years at Columbia.</p>
<p>^Well, $56,000 a year is a lot, so I’m not sure Columbia would be the best option for you.</p>
<p>If you go to UM, you could apply to Ross after a year and then have a very good shot at IB.</p>
<p>It will be somewhat riskier than Columbia, but much cheaper, so I would recommend that you go to UM. As long as you network and work hard, you should make it from there.</p>
<p>^What do you mean “apply next year”? You said you were already admitted to UMich, they gave you a FA package and waived your enrollment deposit.</p>
<p>It would take 4 years at Michigan since you would have do one year in LSA then transfer over to Ross which is a 3 year program that can’t be accelerated also admission is very competitive & the economics department curve is not very friendly.</p>