<p>UT might be big in Texas, but that is certainly not the case in the East. I never see people putting UT on top of their list for business college, maybe Texans put UT as a safety. Here most people that are passionate of undergrad business, put Wharton first and then Stern, eventhough they are seperated by four spaces in the US News Rankings. US news rankings are very dumb and do not reflect the true quality of schools and group together schools that are nowhere close to each other.</p>
<p>While getting a job can depend alot on regional prestige, there is no questioning the fact that Wall Street i-banks do do recruiting at UT's BHP and most BHP grads can get a great i-bank job just as easily at a Stern grad might.</p>
<p>As for grad schools, regional prestige has very little to do with it, NYU may be prestigious in the Northeast, but Harvard could care less, they want to see high GPA and high LSAT's (once again talking about law here) and unless your attending an Ivy or other top school, prestige isn't even a factor.</p>
<p>Even then its not technically "prestige," but simply the grad schools recognizing that other ivies have an academically stronger student body that much compete more for higher GPA's... but they don't extend that favor far beyond those elite few top schools, I'd say that top grad schools wouldn't evaluate UT and NYU that far apart... and certainly wont give NYU anything more than a marginal (.1) GPA compensation at most.</p>
<p>Don't get me wrong, I love NYU and if $$$ wasn't a factor I'd probably attend, I'm just justifying why UT is still well worth the money saved.</p>
<p>"student body that much compete more for higher GPA's"
-not true, MOST ivies have grade inflation.</p>
<p>I’m sure many choose Stern b/c it’s in NYC and the internship, summer job, and networking opportunities there are hard to beat. Those factors can trump GPA for finding a job. </p>
<p>Also, it’s a private school, so some will coast on connections to get a job and be happy with average grades. Others will focus on networking or get overwhelmed by the city, and I’m sure a few will show up to the first day of class and ask “what curve?” </p>
<p>This is just speculation, but a Stern grad applying to law school might look like a “career (plans) changer.” Not saying that’s a bad thing. And if you’re going to law school, undergrad won’t matter after that. GPA is very important for getting into law school, and getting into a top law school is important for a career (whereas getting into ANY med school is usually fine). Also, if you go to Stern and live in NYC, I have a feeling the culture will totally reinforce your interest in finance and business. I doubt you’ll develop an interest in, say, environmental science living in NYC.</p>
<p>Also, I’ve heard that Stern is definitely a rung below the Ivy Leagues or other top UG business schools in terms of prestige when applying for jobs. Also, keep in mind that NYU as a whole is not as reputable as Stern.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, that 2 NYU undergrads per NYU law school class sounds about right. I actually heard you are at a big disadvantage applying to NYU law as an NYU undergrad. I think they want to expan their alumni base or somethign.</p>