<p>I've been accepted to these schools and can't decide which one to attend. I want to major in Finance and all three have respectable programs (McDonough, Olin, and Carroll. I'm pretty sure Georgetown would be best for securing a prestigious job, but I plan on getting an MBA or JD after college so I don't know how much of a benefit that would be in the long-run if I would get a low GPA at one of these schools. I'm a non-whilte, non-christian student so would Georgetown and BC be difficult for me to acclimate to? Which one would be best for me overall as an experience, short-term, and long-term?</p>
<p>These are all expensive schools. How much do you have have to pay and how do you pay for it? What’s the cost difference among them? MBA counts more on work experience than your undergrad school. Law schools don’t care much about work experience and your undergrad institution. Look at the HLS or HBS profile, for example, and you’ll find students from all over places.</p>
<p>I’m not eligible for financial aid from any of the schools so they’ll cost about the same each.</p>
<p>Depends on where you want to work. And what you want to do. Law school is not always a good choice, unless you are passionate about the law…and finance majors typically are more business oriented than they are with legal issues, and the law is going through radical changes with digitalization, downsizing and clients objecting to huge legal bills. </p>
<p>You cant go wrong at either place. BC is more religious than Georgetown generally, but in finance that doesnt matter anyway. </p>
<p>You will be accepted at all three as they are all very diverse, though Georgetown is mostly about working in DC for the government or a beltway bandit. An MBA is good in any respect…as terrorism issues are focused on tracing the money. </p>
<p>DC, Boston or St. Louis? </p>
<p>All three have gorgeous campuses and BC and Georgetown have considerable sports genre. WashU tends to be a bit frenetic. Also, they don’t have a core curriculum and lots of students double and triple major as a result of that. </p>
<p>But all three will get you into the top schools if you perform as an undergrad. I am partial to BC because of a solid broad based Jesuit education to couple with your finance major. And Boston is a great town, a very college/academic town. </p>
<p>Finally, the weather may play a role, so investigate that issue…for travel to/from home, flights, travel expense. </p>
<p>Prestige is a factor for some…but that is highly subjective…its more important to have a high gpa than just the name on the diploma. </p>
<p>I like all three…but for very different reasons. Where do you live?</p>
<p>Thank you! I live in NJ but it’s a 3 hour flight to WUSTL vs. 4 hour drive to Boston or DC so traveling isn’t a major issue. Doesn’t Georgetown also have a Jesuit education?</p>
<p>Georgetown is Jesuit. I dont want to get into a mud fight over this, but I will say that among the 28 Jesuit colleges, some national college search directories and books have identified it as the least religious and Jesuit of them all. Part of that may be due to the Walsh School of International Relations, its strength in political science and its med school and law school. Some Georgetown alumni vigorously dispute this claim. </p>
<p>I’m just saying that BC is likely more religious in general and less “political.” </p>
<p>I would visit all three and see how they feel to you and then decide. Good luck.</p>