<p>Basically it comes down to these two colleges. I've been waitlisted at a bunch of schools, got accepted to Rutgers and UC Berkeley besides NYU and Dartmouth.</p>
<p>But I'm trying to decide whether to go to Dartmouth or NYU. I know Stern is really good for business and can be very helpful in the job market since it's in the middle of New York. I think I want to go into Actuarial Science, but I'm not exactly sure yet.</p>
<p>So the question I'm asking is, which college has more prestige, Dartmouth or NYU Stern?</p>
<p>And as student life, which is better Dartmouth or NYU. I know that they are two totally different schools. I feel like NYU is a big city school while Dartmouth is a very close-knit community where everyone comes out to hang out for parties and stuff.</p>
<p>More prestige at Dartmouth, but it’s a totally different place than NYU. Very conservative, bucolic campus, vs. big city vibe in NY. Did you visit both? If not, visit and figure out which is more comfortable for you. You have to spend 4 years there.</p>
<p>Dartmouth is known for having a very small and vocal conservative faction that publishes a right wing newspaper. But the overall campus vibe both socially and politically is more typical Ivy League liberalism.</p>
<p>To get a nice look at the Dartmouth campus go on Youtube and search the phrase “Dartmouth by air” and then turn on your speakers and enjoy that video. It gives a nice view of the campus and beautiful surrounding area. It will also show you that if you are looking for the hustle and bustle of NYC, Dartmouth ain’t it.</p>
<p>I think Dartmouth in a nano-second. It arguably is going to do better at getting you a business job, is more prestigious in the longrun (if that matters to you), and yet you will get a much more holistic undergraduate experience. I think its a huge win-win in every way possible. The only way to choose Stern is if you aren’t looking for a traditional college experience (parties where people know each other, frisbee on the green, formals, etc) and are a 100% NYC style city slicker (like going to clubs or are really into bands, etc). The intangible benefits of Dartmouth (like its study abroad, thesis grants, alumni loyalty, etc) are significant.</p>
<p>Dartmouth has excellent placement, and you won’t be forced onto a painful, unbending preprofessional track. You’ll have the freedom to study disciplines besides what you need for your career, and that means the world to your personal and intellectual development.</p>
<p>I live in NY and I am strongly considering going to NYU this fall … I can say that NYU has one of the best study abroad programs out of all the colleges I researched. I can also say that NYU has a much better reputation of placing people in presitigious job positions. Sure Dartmouth is an ivy, but stern is one of the best business schools in the nation. If you want traditional college feel, then Dartmouth is your answer. If you want a bunch of opportunities that only come with being in NY, then definetely go for NYU.</p>
<p>Berkeley has a great business program for undergrads too by the way. If I were you i’d choose dartmouth. it wouldn’t even be close. go with dartmouth</p>
<p>Really? Before, I always had the conception that NYU would have better career services in terms of getting their students a job. I figured this was so since NYU was in the middle of the city and NYC is the “financial capital of the world.” However, does Dartmouth do a comparable if not better job than NYU interms of employment for its students?</p>
<p>^^There is at least anecdotal evidence that Dartmouth alums do very well in the financial business. The last two US Secretaries of the Treasury both came out of the NYC financial scene and both are Dartmouth alumni.</p>
<p>Even though NYU is in the heart of NYC, it does not make it easy to get an internship/employment in a good firm. You still have Columbia grad and undergrad students to compete with, as well as NYU Stern grad students (who probably have a priority over Stern undergrad), and then of course, there are still NYU undergrad students…</p>
<p>You can’t go wrong with either school; pick the school for the environment as Dartmouth and NYU are on totally opposite ends of hte spectrum. Dartmouth has a very strong alumni network and is probably right after HYPS, Wharton in terms of Wall St. presence.</p>
<p>Living in NJ, going to NYU open houses/presentations are easier than going to Dartmouth’s. In fact, I’ve yet to visit Dartmouth. But in every NYU presentation, they always stress the availability to the job market it gives to its students. But I don’t really hear that from Dartmouth. It’s good to know that Dartmouth also has very good career services.</p>
<p>I think the thing is Stern’s big “shtick” is their NYC placement. It isn’t the campus, it isn’t the social life, it isn’t the intimate college experience, and it surely isn’t the community. Its their hook. Dartmouth doesn’t push its fantastic job placement (and the huge D-plan advantage) because it offers so much more in addition to this. Basically you get to have the best of one of the best undergraduate educational experiences in the country and you’ll get as good or better a job. Win - Win.</p>
<p>Between Dartmouth and NYU, I would definitely chose Dartmouth. And Dartmouth is no longer conservative. It probably was back in the 60s and 70s, but even the most “conservative” elite universities, like Duke and UVa, are still well left of center.</p>