<p>Does anyone know if it would be better to attend BC CSOM or major in economics at duke If I'm accepted? Which would be better for eventual job placement in the business world and acceptance to a top 10 MBA program?</p>
<p>Acceptance at a T10 MBA will depend more on how you perform at those places, on the GMAT as well as on the strength of your working experience.</p>
<p>Yes I know those are key components as well but would comparable grades from BC CSOM or duke economics be better?</p>
<p>It will not make as much of a difference as you imagine. Don’t make your choice based on placement prospects at MBA schools. There’s four years of college and (on average) five years of professional life ahead of you before you get into a T10 MBA program. That’s 9 years of uncertainty and one can’t tell you what to choose. Boston is a key advantage to BC (internships, etc.) but Duke has a better all-round reputation which might help you secure better interviews when you’re applying for that first job. But like I said, in 9 years things could change drastically. More often than not, people who’ve always wanted to do medicine or law or go to grad school or b-school often end up changing their career paths. Don’t make all your choices based on a long-term objective that may or may not pan out.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for the feedback. If I get into duke it’ll be a tough decision to make</p>
<p>Without question Duke Econ. For the purposes of the business world, a Duke degree is like incredibly valuable. Talking to people in the investment banking sector specifically, co-workers of my parents who work at Goldman and UBS, Duke grads are treated like royalty. I am trying not to brag, but Duke means a WHOLE HELL OF A LOT on Wall Street. </p>
<p>Duke would probably rank about 5th-7th for best schools to attend for investment banking, behind Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, and Wharton and somewhere mixed in between with Williams and Dartmouth.</p>
<p>Unless Boston College is giving you a full ride, which I know they give a handful a year, I would not even consider BC on strictly a job perspective. Duke will undoubtedly give you more opportunities.</p>
<p>Plus, overall, Duke carries more prestige then BC, better athletics, better weather, more alumni networking, and just more fun. Duke hands down.</p>
<p>Oh boy, you have one helluva interesting idea about how royalty are treated.</p>
<p>For people who treat 10/13 like an average day, there is definitely a feeling of royalty around Duke</p>
<p>Duke will open many more doors. If you look at placement at top consulting and banking (top pre-MBA jobs) there is going to be a stark difference. It my top MBA program I ran into a significant multiple of Duke alums over BC.</p>
<p>Both schools are great actually, but it seems like there is a lot of Duke fans posting so here is my two cents. My oldest daughter went to Harvard, majored in economics & ended up having to cross-register for business classes at MIT to get the background she felt she needed. She had to do an awful lot of independent learning to prepare for her interviews, and lost some jobs to legit business majors. Despite her outstanding grades and practical class choices, there was incredible competition to get campus interviews because everyone at Harvard is Type A on steroids. She ultimately graduated last June having accepted a very good consulting job, but many of her friends really struggled. My second daughter also got into Harvard but chose BC’s Carroll School where she is in her junior year. In this down economy, she had so many offers for interviews for her junior summer internship she couldn’t take them all, incredible alumni support, and several amazing offers. She ultimately chose an investment banking internship at a major investment bank in NYC that will likely turn into a job offer next year. BC’s ranking climbs every year, and the Carroll School is most recently been ranked in the top 10 best business school in the country…[Top</a> Undergraduate Business Programs 2010 - BusinessWeek](<a href=“http://bwnt.businessweek.com/bschools/undergraduate/10rankings/]Top”>http://bwnt.businessweek.com/bschools/undergraduate/10rankings/) No doubt there are those who remain snobbish in the hiring process, particularly in the consulting world I would guess, but great opportunities are available at both schools. You might think about going to the school nearest to where you think you want to ultimately work.</p>
<p>Both schools are great actually, but it seems like there is a lot of Duke fans posting so here is my two cents. My oldest daughter went to Harvard, majored in economics & ended up having to cross-register for business classes at MIT to get the background she felt she needed. She had to do an awful lot of independent learning to prepare for her interviews, and lost some jobs to legit business majors. Despite her outstanding grades and practical class choices, there was incredible competition to get campus interviews because everyone at Harvard is Type A on steroids. She ultimately graduated last June having accepted a very good consulting job, but many of her friends really struggled. My second daughter also got into Harvard but chose BC’s Carroll School where she is in her junior year. In this down economy, she had so many offers for interviews for her junior summer internship she couldn’t take them all, incredible alumni support, and several amazing offers. She ultimately chose an investment banking internship at a major investment bank in NYC that will likely turn into a job offer next year. BC’s ranking climbs every year, and the Carroll School is most recently been ranked in the top 10 best business school in the country…[Top</a> Undergraduate Business Programs 2010 - BusinessWeek](<a href=“http://bwnt.businessweek.com/bschools/undergraduate/10rankings/]Top”>http://bwnt.businessweek.com/bschools/undergraduate/10rankings/) No doubt there are those who remain snobbish in the hiring process, particularly in the consulting world I would guess, but great opportunities are available at both schools. You might think about going to the school nearest to where you think you want to ultimately work.</p>