<p>I was just wondering how each matched up in terms of jobs/recruiting. I know Cornell has the Ivy League name and a dedicated undergraduate business program, but I also think that Duke is just as well respected (although it is not technically in the Ivy league). I don't get too caught up in the Ivy league vs. non Ivy league but just wanted to hear opinions about these two programs.</p>
<p>Duke is higher ranked if that helps. I got into both Duke and Cornell as well as another Ivy League and picked Duke. I have a couple friends who go to Cornell and they like it for the most part, except in the winter it is so cold that no one goes outside and Ithaca is even smaller than Durham so there is not too much to do in town.</p>
<p>I’m a freshman at Duke this year and LOVE it. I’m so glad I made the choice I did as it was a hard one to make with all the choices I had. Duke really is an amazing place and if you haven’t visited I suggest visiting the campus (especially West Campus, the main campus where you will probably spend the majority of your time during the day). People here have been extremely nice so far and everyone is different and diverse.</p>
<p>Also, I don’t know about your case but for Law School (where I am applying) the general acceptance rate to Harvard is 13 percent and among Duke students it is 25 percent. For Georgetown there’s is about 25 percent and among Duke students it is 40 percent, etc. </p>
<p>Anyway, I’m sure you will be happy wherever you are but I hope you at least apply to Duke as so far it is the best experience of my life. You have intellectual discussions, great people, and fun all at the same time</p>
<p>@gold, Duke’s econ program has seriously been increased lately. They have dedicated huge amounts of resources that allow undergrads to write a senior thesis and get involved in economics research very early. I don’t really know about the initiative at Cornell, so I can make no comment. Also at Duke there are a huge number of financial/banking recruiters that make it accessible for summer internships on Wall Street and eventual job placement.</p>
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<p>Where did you get that statistic from? Please provide a link.</p>
<p>Being “ranked higher” doesn’t mean anything. Those rankings change every year and we never know where Duke will be placed next year.
As for Cornell AEM vs. Duke Econ, it just depends on what you want. For IB, Duke definitely has an edge. This isn’t even disputable. For other business sectors, those two schools should give you approximately similar opportunities.
I had a similar choice to make- among Cornell (not AEM tho. Econ.), Duke, Penn (not Wharton), U of C, NU, and a few others- and ended up choosing Duke econ.
But seriously, go with where you want to go unless you are sure you wanna do IB (in which case Duke has an edge) or you feel that you really need that “Ivy League” name tag (in which case you should go to Cornell).</p>