<p>So I just found out that I got the Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholarship. I want to go into investment banking. I know MIT Sloan would probably be the best choice if other factors didn't matter, but how would majoring in Econ at Vanderbilt with the scholarship compare to Sloan or majoring in the highly-ranked industrial management program at Purdue (also on full ride scholarship)?</p>
<p>Is Vanderbilt's econ program well-known or highly-ranked? Can it get me far in ibanking?</p>
<p>Purdue sucks. Straight up.</p>
<p>But US News ranks Purdue's Operations/Production Management as #2!
So how does this compare to Econ at Vanderbilt??</p>
<p>MIT is your best bet, if money wasn't a factor. If you are going to go into lots of debt to go to MIT, i'd say go to vandy. If not I would pick MIT. just my 2 cents</p>
<p>i lived right next to purdue before and it sucks bad
and it is mostly known for engineering and such not econ really
i would definitely go to vanderbilt ...just a good school in general
and MIT too expensive</p>
<p>If I were you, I would choose MIT as long as you visit the campus and make sure it's a good fit. In fact, you should visit all the colleges you got into. From what I've heard, the campus is great and the professors are top notch. </p>
<p>I was in a somewhat similar situation as you. Last year, I had to choose between Berkeley and a full ride at CSULB. Obviously, I chose Berkeley, but I realized that neither Berkeley or CSULB offered what I wanted, a small campus.</p>
<p>Yeah, I live right by Purdue as well. So, you guys would say that a Vanderbilt econ graduate would be competitive in investment banking? What about compared to the Business Honors Program at University of Texas Austin?</p>
<p>ohhh hello1991 do you go to WL?</p>
<p>Does Purdue really suck that badly?</p>
<p>yeah i do go there! No, Purdue isn't really that bad</p>
<p>ilovetosleep2005 well, for instate it is not that bad, cheap, good engineering school... but i dont think it is worth there for out of state ppl. just go to ur instate instead.</p>
<p>oh also hello1991
if you have gotten into Texas business honors program
i would recommend THAT instead of vanderbilt.
personally i think texas MBA is way much better than vanderbilt...bigger school more prestige annd such</p>
<p>Did I miss something reading this thread? Why is Kyo discussing masters level programs? Most people go to different schools for their masters than for the undergraduate degree. There is discussion of Vanderbilt students and their success in investment banking in earlier threads. I wouldn't want to make any decisions based on what the current job climate is for members of the class of '09. D told me about a month ago that she only knows 3 people who have secured a job. I think all were in finance related fields. One is going to work for BOA and got a nice signing bonus.
That said, I know that business is a top program at UT. The first few years I taught I used a text written by a UT accounting prof. They have the reputation as being one of the top accounting programs in the country.</p>
<p>well 2VU0609
most of the time depends on how good that school's graduate program is
it pretty much determines how good the undergraduate program is going to be also.
That said, compared to vanderbilt, i think texas is going to be better in business.</p>
<p>MIT if ever given the opportunity
is that a joke?! MIT MIT MIT!!!</p>
<p>How about between Purdue and Vanderbilt University? A full ride for Vanderbilt but a $13,000 for Purdue per year for engineering? please help me to decide.Thank ahead for your insight. I am into computer engineering or electric engineering.</p>
<p>If you know you want to go into investment banking this early, you will be more than fine securing a job at Vanderbilt. Multiple banks, from bulge brackets (BofA Merrill, Goldman Sachs) to boutiques (T. Rowe Price, Harris Williams, etc) recruit on campus, and we have a financial economics minor that is very popular for students interested in finance (in some ways, I like this better than having a full-blown business or finance program; you get to major in what you actually like, build a foundation in a liberal art, and go on from there). Think about it – kids at Harvard (who also have no business/finance program) do just as well in investment banking as kids from business schools, and it’s largely because most of finance is taught on the job, not from textbooks. </p>
<p>I’m a current Vanderbilt undergrad and have an internship at a bulge bracket investment bank in New York this summer, so feel free to PM if you have more questions.</p>
<p>Another thing I’ll mention – fewer kids want to go into investment banking from Vanderbilt than MIT; the focus is much more pre-professional (law, medicine, etc). You’re competing from within a smaller pool of candidates than you would at a comparable school, which helps your odds a bit. That being said, only choose Vandy over MIT if there is a significant price difference, or if you feel a lot more at home here when you visit (which honestly, a lot of people do). My point is simply that if you want to go into investment banking, even with a bulge bracket, Vanderbilt will not at all be a hindrance.</p>