<p>(Basically copied&pasted from the Cornell forum - looking for some input from NYU students :])</p>
<p>Cornell vs. NYU Stern - my ultimate dilemma.</p>
<p>Having visited both schools, I can safely say that while both of them are very different from each other, they both match what I need/want in a college. Both have great programs for whatever I want to eventually study and both locations are amazing.</p>
<p>After visiting Cornell, I was pretty sure I wanted to attend. Given the food, the atmosphere, it was a wonderful experience. However, every time I try to make a decision, I always think about the job opportunities as well as possible internships I could get from attending Stern. Since Stern is located right near Wall Street, many firms hire a lot of undergrads for internships and eventually, jobs. While some firms hire from Cornell as well, the amount they hire is most likely less than that of Stern.</p>
<p>But after leaning towards Stern, the thoughts of loans hit me. From Stern, I would be graduating with about 80k-100k in debt while after Cornell, I would be graduating with about 25-30k in debt.</p>
<p>So my question is, what should I do? Both schools are great. SIGH.</p>
<p>Cornell. hate to bring up the elephant in the room, but Ivies definitely have a little bit more of an edge with the whole “networking” thing- that Ivy League tradition. (my boyfriend is a Cornellian. go Big Red!)</p>
<p>since you would be in Ithaca, you could always come down to NYC for a summer to do an internship. many prestigious internships will help you find apartments/summer housing to work. i know people that did this who came from Harvard/Brown/MIT and yes, even Stern.</p>
<p>and the money clinches it. go where the money is.</p>
<p>Both are amazing business programs but I think you should probably go to Cornell since it seems like you want the traditional college experience.</p>
<p>You really shouldn’t have a problem getting job opportunities and internships with Cornell AEM.</p>
<p>Yeah, I would believe that both schools are about the same in prestige. But that is probably the reason I am going to transfer into Brown (hopefully) after one or two years of staying at NYU. Stern has bad graduate placement I heard too.</p>
<p>@Budfox24: ah, we meet again (well, i saw you in another thread) why do continue to say that stern is easy? i heard the stern curve makes it hard </p>
<p>@NiraliMag: where did you hear that stern graduate placement is bad? i would expect the obvious considering its right in nyc and its good with internships. also, why brown? another school to consider is columbia, although it doesn’t have an undergrad b school it has major sin economics, industrial engineering, and operations research </p>
<p>@riceisnice: definitely cornell aem unless you don’t want a career in economics/finance, cornell will definitely get you connections, no need to worry, also it has a true campus so win-win imo</p>
<p>However, I am not in the Cornell AEM program atm. I applied for CAS with a major in Econ but I could potentially internal transfer into AEM (pending GPA and whatnot). </p>
<p>I have pretty much narrowed everything down to the financial aspect of this whole process. I’m trying to think of the benefits of retaining more loans for the sake of the education/experience I would receive at Stern…but the ~70k less in debt is pretty damn enticing.</p>
<p>The Stern Curve will hurt you (the courses there are a joke and too easy so they had to use it to avoid giving everyone As). I am not sure if Cornell has a deflating curve but it sure has that Ivy League status. </p>
<p>The good thing is it will be easy to get an internship while studying in NYC. Cornell, on the other hand, is in the middle of a nice college town which is fun but you sure have less chances for a internship there. I have a friend who goes to Cornell but he has to come to NYC for the summer for his internship whereas I can get the internship while studying. Summer internships are also more competitive too.</p>