<p>Which is more prestigious/better for recruiting and B school?</p>
<p>gellino? 10char</p>
<p>Cornell, IMO.</p>
<p>From what I've seen at my i-bank employer, you should be focussed on your GPA wherever you go. Pick the school where you think you fit in best, and will thrive at. The employer is not going to make a distinction between Colgate and Cornell.</p>
<p>IMHO Colgate over Cornell ILR -- Kids get into Cornell ILR who are rejected by Colgate. But Cornell CAS vs. Colgate? Even money. However, back to your question: Colgate's economics reputation is better than what Cornell ILR or especially Hotel offers. Also, grad schools, especially the b-schools, know that Colgate's academics in econ and in IR are far more rigorous than Cornell. Cornell, outside of engineering, has a rep for grade inflation, especially in its contract schools and Hotel; Colgate is widely known for its grade deflation. Also, Colgate alums are actively recruiting new grads into I-banking and Wall St. </p>
<p>Ultimately, gotta agree with jrpar and say that it could be six of one, half-dozen of the other -- but also keep in mind who's doing the hiring and for what.</p>
<p>wingman, sorry for the delay as I've been away. I get the impression that Cornell ILR is more for people wanting to go to law school or interested in public policy type of stuff, so to me it's a more specialized program. For recruiting for I-banking/consulting, continuing on to get an MBA, the more relevant comparison is Cornell CAS vs Colgate. Cornell, in general, is more known than Colgate, but you have a good chance of achieving good things from both. They are close enough that finding the atmosphere where you feel you will best thrive will most likely prove to be more important in future success than which one is "considered better". One difference is there are probably a higher % at Cornell interested in those type of jobs than at Colgate, which is generally more laid back, meaning there may be less competition to get those type of positions out of Colgate</p>
<p>If you can get into Cornell, then go...</p>
<p>Seriously, you are on a Colgate board so people want to feel good about Coglate and make it seem that it is as good as Cornell... It really isnt and you have to remember, Cornell is one of the most prestigious universities in the world and is in the Ivy League (yea yeah not HYP but still great). My dad works at an investment bank and I know for a fact that Cornell looks much better on a resume. Lots of kids get into Colgate with B averages from prep schools... I know first hand because tons of my friends did (and I did haha). It really isnt that hard, and Cornell overall will just have better kids.</p>
<p>So bottom line, go to Cornell if you're choosing between the two. (Cornell also has the AEM program which you can transfer into after your freshman year. This is there business program is highly recruited).</p>
<p>In my and my two roommates' investment banking analyst and MBA classes, there were more people from Colgate than Cornell in them, so it's not exactly set in stone that going to Colgate will lead to a life of destitution compared to Cornell. I wouldn't necessarily go to Cornell if choosing between the two based on one is Ivy and one is not. The longer I've been out of school, the more I've come to appreciate how insignificant that is when you cannot predict how things will evolve years ahead of time and that choosing Cornell over Colgate would not have been a good choice for me. Don't necessarily choose one over the other based on "perceived reputation" compared to having other more tangible reasons to like one more.</p>