<p>Hey. I am new to this whole college admission process (my parents didn't go to college in the US) and I have some questions concerning the application process.</p>
<p>My main question for now is this:</p>
<p>Does Columbia, for its undergraduate studies, have business as an option? (Much like NYU Stern).</p>
<p>I looked at the different Columbia colleges (Fu Foundation for engineering, general studies, etc.) but didn't see business in any of them.</p>
<p>Can someone tell me if Columbia offers undergraduate business. (And if they do, can they tell me what branch of Columbia does`).</p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>Also:</p>
<p>As far as testing goes for ED:</p>
<p>I plan to retake the SAT in Oct. (My current score is 2110..I want a 2200 or above).</p>
<p>However, I am now considering Fu Foundation of Engineering but I haven't taken the appropriate SATIIs.</p>
<p>I plan to take MATH IIC and Chem SATIIs in Nov. Will that be too late for early admission?</p>
<p>Thanks again.</p>
<p>SplinterCell50-</p>
<p>Columbia, along with Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, and Brown does not have an undergraduate business program. Among the Ivy League, only Penn (Wharton) and Cornell have specifically designated programs for this. However, it does not mean at all these schools fare "worse" in business-- in fact, many fare better.</p>
<p>The reason most of the Ivy League does not create an undergraduate business degree is because THEY DON"T NEED ONE. Prospective undergraduates at Ivy Leagues usually get an Economics degree. Even liberal arts degrees at the Ivies trump NYU Stern recruitment on WallStreet. If it's investment banking you are looking at, go to <a href="http://www.ibankingoasis.com%5B/url%5D">www.ibankingoasis.com</a> and search "SA Undergraduate" and you will see a list of how many undergraduates are recruited from each university.</p>
<p>You will find that Harvard, Princeton, Wharton, Columbia, Dartmouth & Cornell are all more heavily recruited than NYU Stern. At the end of the day, Columbia will offer you just as many, if not more opportunity than NYU simply because it is recognized that Columbia is more prestigious and that it is an Ivy League school. For the undergraduate degree at Columbia, if you are interested in Business, either go to Columbia College and pursue an Economics degree or go to Fu (engineering school) and get a degree in Financial Engineering. Both are very heavily recruited by Wall Street.</p>
<p>As per your last question, they recommend you finish all testing requirements by October. They tell you that November testing date SHOULD be okay, but there's no guarantee. In my experience, all my friends who took SAT Is SAT II's in November were fine for the Early Decision deadline. Hope this helped.</p>
<p>Thanks man. That really helped.</p>
<p>I didn't know anything about how the college/recruitment works but you clarified a lot of things.</p>
<p>Thanks for taking the time to do so. It really helped me.</p>
<p>Yeah if you want an elite business job:</p>
<ol>
<li>Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Wharton (business), Stanford, MIT</li>
<li>Dartmouth, Columbia, Duke, Penn (college), Williams</li>
</ol>
<p>Yale & MIT isn't that heavily represented on Wall-Street for whatever reason. There's usually a lot more Duke/Dartmouth/Columbia kids running around than Yale/MIT, but probably because less people at yale and MIT want to get into banking in the first place.</p>
<p>Cornell does not do well in Ibanking placement?</p>
<p>Cornell does very well in Ibanking placement. Slipper has documented numerous times that he does not like Cornell, so you won't find him putting it on any of his recommendations. This is a Columbia forum, but if you want to find out more about Cornell, come over to the Cornell boards!</p>
<p>I think I might be interested in I-banking and I spent alot of time researching schools. My brother also works on the street (first at Goldman then at a PE firm, now he’s at HBS). His experience was that HYP, Dartmouth, Columbia are the best schools for banking. Cornell and Brown (where I am headed) do well, but not nearly as well as Dartmouth and Columbia. Oh well, I think if I do well at Brown (same with Cornell) the doors are still wide open.</p>
<p>Why would you bump a 2-year-old thread?</p>
<p>I’m wondering the same thing Denz.</p>