Finance: What would you choose? Stanford, M&T at Penn, UCSD with full ride

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<p>Hey, just wondering your guys' opinion on the three. I realize i've asked before but now i have a clearer thought on the three and more of a writeup involved. I'm currently interested in finance and going into that. Here are my opinions on the three</p>

<p>Some added opinions on the three</p>

<p>For Penn: Some of the things that detract me from going to Penn are it will be a huge change as i've never lived in the east coast, no friends or family close to there, costs money to go back home, the saftey issue bothers my parents and I a lot with the surrounding area, and of course the cost. The cost is probably the biggest factor as we recieved zero financial aid and we'd have to take out estimated 160k in loans to pay for the full thing. The program is probably the best out of the three schools though with the wharton+engineering degree, at least in my opinon for where I want to go and who i want to be careerwise. Also, going back for an MBA isn't necessarily required as it is for other schools if I go here.</p>

<p>For Stanford: A big plus for Stanford is the safety of the school, and at this current relatively uninformed situation of mine, i'd imagine i'd have the most fun here. The biggest problem is I dont think there's enough of a clear path to take at Stanford in terms of programs and majors that'd lead me to the finance world compared to say, M&T. Of course, the cost will be an issue as well with recieving no financial aid at Stanford either.</p>

<p>For UCSD: The bioengineering program is highly ranked, and for the Jacob's engineering scholarship, I get a lot of research benefits with a lot of interaction with professors. The economics program is relatively high ranked as well, and I would be double majoring in econ to help me get to where I want to be finance wise. I'd imagine going back for an MBA is essential if I go to UCSD, so one of my big questions is how plausible is it to get into a top business school coming from UCSD with a primarily engineering background and engineering work experience? A drawback and a positive is that it's close to home, meaning it's familiar, but it's also easy to have home and family/friends to fall back on. I'm not too fond of the campus or the social life. </p>

<p>Anyways, those are my three choices I've narrowed it down to at the moment, any advice or opinions on the subject would be extremely and greatly appreciated. And if it's not already taking too much time, I'm wondering about finance and how much of a difference will it make in trying to get a good job and moving up coming from UCSD, Stanford, or the M&T program.</p>

<p>Thanks for any advice or opinions on the subject =]</p>

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<p>UPENN wharton. I will hopefully be attending Umich or UT in a year or so and my parents cannot afford it, but if you get a good job you can easily pay it off in two years.</p>

<p>You should also look at UT-Autin mccombs engineering route to business. They have a top engineering school and a top business school. It is much cheaper than UPENN and Stanford out of state.</p>

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<p>Just picture yourself putting this on your resume....and how impressed those recruiters from Goldman Sachs will be!!</p>

<p>EDUCATION:
BS, THE WHARTON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
FINANCE MAJOR</p>

<p>PICK WHARTON. PERIOD. CASE CLOSED. :D</p>

<p>Hopefully I'll be going to NYU Stern in 07 because my parents are willing to pay for Stern...they think that's the only school worth paying full tuition for (that I can get into).</p>

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<p>do Wharton or Stanford. Both would be excellent choices.</p>

<p>Stanford will have excellent excellent opportunities in for investment banking, trading, etc.</p>

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<p>MnT is an outstanding program in an already outstanding business school. I would say go with MnT, as it would clearly put you over the top.</p>

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<p>Pick Stanford. Period.</p>

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<p>As a high school senior, how can you be so sure about finance?</p>

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<p>no clear path for stanford? c'mon now -_-</p>

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<p>Wharton are the most reputable business schools in the world "period". They are the only school to have Private Equity firms recruit direct straight out of university.</p>

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<p>sorry ElWilson, you're wrong. You don't know what you're talking about.</p>

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<p>Actually, I do.</p>

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<p>KKR, Apollo, etc might only recruit from Wharton but those aren't the only PE firms.</p>

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<p>So did you just contradict yourself?</p>

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<p>No, I didn't. You said that Wharton is the only school where PE firms directly recruit from, which is wrong. KKR and Apollo aren't the only PE firms, there are many out there and they do not limit themselves to Wharton. Blackstone for instance recruits from a number of schools, along with tons of smaller PE groups.</p>

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<p>Yeah, but mainly they recruit from Wharton. Just because they take 1 or 2 students from other schools doesn't mean that they recruit there.</p>

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<p>Amen. </p>

<p>Biatch.</p>

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<p>1 or 2 kids going into private equity from a school would be considered quite good considering they rarely recruit directly from undergrad and the number of positions in PE is much less than the number in banking.</p>

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<p>Oh wow, 1 wharton kid joined Apollo for 2005. I guess according to Pre-Med Wannabe that doesn't mean they recruit there now does it!</p>

<p>3 Kid's joined for Bain & Capital partners</p>

<p>0 Joined Blackstone</p>

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<p>Sorry - completely boarder-line related; yet what are the "best" undergraduate Economics and Finance majors available in the U.S?</p>

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<p>Those are the number of ACCEPTED offers, not the number of offers.</p>

<p>When you talk about recruiting at a school, how many offers are given is more relevant the the number taken. That shows how much the company wants the students, not how much the students want the company.</p>