Into marketing / entrepreneurship / social impact !! Hoping to pursue consulting in the future !! money is not the MOST important factor, i could afford to attend all of these schools
CURRENT MINDSET:
(ranked also from 1-3 in amount of financial aid given to me / biz school ranking from US news)
- Cornell Dyson
- smaller private school with lowest acceptance rate (~200 kids in c/o 2024)
- Ivy League + amazing connections / alumni network generally
- one of the big 3 consulting firms doesn't hire from Cornell, but they still send the same percentage of kids to a big 3 firm as UMich Ross // less consulting opportunities
- vibe wh the current community the most
- #2 in both cost and ranking
- UMich Ross
- bigger public school (~400 kids frosh year and then 100 transfer)
- good connections / alumni network but mostly within ross
- sends a lot of kids to the big 3 consulting firms !! (on par with UPenn Wharton) // have a lot of consulting centered clubs / events and the big 3 regularly visit the school
- feel like i might get lost within the huge community / don't vibe wh the greek life vibe as much
- #1 in ranking and #3 in cost (didn't give me too much financial aid)
- WashU Olin
- smaller private school (~150 kids in c/o 2024)
- good connections and alumni network generally
- also sends a lot of kids to the big 3 consulting firms !! (very similar to Ross) it also seems to have a very solid curriculum that supports consulting // I currently am a Dean's Scholar finalist and entrepreneurial scholar, so I will most likely be already at the top of my class
- i like this location the least, but the people seem nice !!
- #3 in ranking and #1 in cost (assuming I receive the full ride from being a Dean's Scholar)
relevant links:
https://poetsandquantsforundergrads.com/2018/05/25/target-schools-for-mbb-consulting-firms/
https://olincareers.wustl.edu/SiteCollectionDocuments/PDFs/WCC/WCC_BSBA_EmploymentReport.pdf
https://michiganross.umich.edu/sites/default/files/documents/19_bba_employment_report.pdf
https://dyson.cornell.edu/programs/undergraduate/careers/career-statistics/
Also if you have any specific reasons as to why I should choose one over another plz lmk down in the comments !!
(plz at this point anything will help)