<p>I'm looking to apply to all three next year, but I'm curious about their name value in job searches. I'm a slave to money so I plan on trying to work for one of the big banks on Wall st.</p>
<p>Which has the best name/best recruiting etc. for the financial sector?</p>
<p>Wharton (10 char.)</p>
<p>well if you’re basing it solely off of name value, the claremont colleges are largely unrecognized and georgetown will probably earn you more name recognition.</p>
<p>Check out this link</p>
<p>[Class</a> of 2007 Senior Survey Results](<a href=“Cawley Career Education Center | Georgetown University”>Cawley Career Education Center | Georgetown University)</p>
<p>For what it’s worth princeton review ranked Claremont McKenna as #2 in best job prospects.</p>
<p>I think all schools are excellent, you’d be doing yourself a disservice by simply choosing a school based on perceived financial returns upon graduation. Your wants will lead to extreme competition, and there’s bound to be other classmates at either school for the same reason you are. There are only so many few positions that go around in a school. Make sure that is one of the factors you take into consideration, not the ONLY factor. The simple comparison of Pomona vs CMK is significant, at least in student body.</p>
<p>Claremont McKenna does have a more pre-professional feeling to it more than does Pomona. If you’ve visited Claremont, one of the print-outs they have are where each graduating senior was working broken down by major, concentrations, etc. You do have your finance companies recruiting at Claremont, just like I imagine they do so at Pomona and Georgetown. You can’t go wrong with either.</p>
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<p>Uh, not so fast there on the Wall Street banking bonanza. It would be good for you to read this article, and reflect.</p>
<p>[On</a> the Street, Disbelief and Resignation - WSJ.com](<a href=“http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122878309173989913.html]On”>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122878309173989913.html)</p>
<p>Georgetown has more name recognition overall, but graduate schools know which is which. My impression partly from CC is that Pomona students especially are more satisfied with their lot than Georgetown.</p>
<p>Pomona is also more selective than Georgetown.</p>
<p>[College</a> Navigator - Compare Institutions](<a href=“College Navigator - Compare Institutions”>College Navigator - Compare Institutions)</p>
<p>Thanks for thr advice and great links. You’ve provided me with great insight, especially the WSJ article (very eye opening).</p>
<p>nsennott: to your direct question, they all seem about equally impressive to me for different reasons. All three will get you past the “is this person smart enough?” hurdle and into “do I like this person?”, “does this person fit the culture here?”, and “is this person hard working and competitive?”. Your alma mater only answers the first question, while the other three are actually more important.</p>
<p>As to your broader observation, the best way to make lots and lots of money is to start your own business. There are literally millions of millionaires in this country that are not qualified to work in high paying Wall St positions, or book-smart enough to gain admission to any Top 20 college or university. The gained their millions by working hard running their own small or medium sized business over a 20-40 year period. In fact, I’ll bet less than 1% of the multimillionaires in this country have ever seen an investment bank until it became time to investigate the options for selling their business.</p>
<p>I agree. My dad has started two companies and grown them over the past fifteen years, but I can’t be certain that I have those same entrepeneurial abilities. I figure I’m hedging my bets by going to a school with other high paying prospects.</p>
<p>Once again, thanks for the input.</p>