<p>Hi everyone, I have just been accepted by Emory (oxford and emory college) and CMU (Tepper School of Business). I really love both universities very much and I know that both have rigorous business programs. But I have to choose one and I wonder if anyone knows which program is better in terms of employment, job opportunities, and academics. Thank You!</p>
<p>Tepper is known to be good in quantitative decision making, Information Systems-related(#1 in the country) and has good access to CMU’s technical prowess. </p>
<p>I’d say if you like that, come to Tepper. </p>
<p>Thank you keepyourshirton (lol)!</p>
<p>Lydia, you have to make a good decision here on what you want to do. If you want to do something technology related along with business, come to Tepper. IF ANYTHING ELSE, go to Emory. I’m current a Tepper Freshman and I really do not like it here -it’s because I don’t like all the tech classes. Our recruitment is also horrible for investment banking/sales&trading if you’re trying to get into wall street. BUT, if you do want to double major in CS or math or anything like that, then the case is different. Just a fair warning though that the workload here is freaking tough, social life SUCKS and the weather SUCKS. I’m obviously biased, but just wanted to be honest on what my opinion was. </p>
<p>@Sternhopeful1, what do you mean about the workload? I’ve heard that CMU has bad grade deflation, is this true? My sister got into Tepper and Stern and is having a hard time deciding. She doesn’t want to go into investment banking-I know that Stern is cutthroat and not very pleasant in terms of college experience etc. You said the social life at CMU sucks, is it really that bad? Are students miserable at CMU? Help!</p>
<p>Thank you all for replying! I liked Goizueta and Emory a little better than Tepper in general. But I learned from the Emory website that first year students need to apply in order to enter Goizueta in the second year. (Unlike Tepper, which will allow me to study business right away.) If that is the case, then is it hard to get into Goizueta? How are the admission rates?</p>
<p>wrong place, sorry</p>
<p>@ClaudineK, if I were ur sister, then I would definitely go to Stern: great opportunities and job placements. (I was rejected) </p>
<p>@lydiajin, I didn’t mean to take over your discussion, sorry. But why do you think Stern is better? CMU has a better reputation than NYU overall and Tepper’s class sizes are much smaller. My sister doesn’t want to go into investment banking but she would like to study computer science. The problem is, she isn’t very knowledgeable in computers and I’m thinking that studying computers at CMU for non-tech people will be very very hard. Do you know anything about this? Also, we are a little concerned about an extremely competitive environment but I guess both Tepper and Stern are pretty much on par with each other? I’m clueless…</p>
<p>@ClaudineK, not at all. CMU does have a better reputation than NYU overall but Stern’s reputation is better. It is true that Tepper has smaller classes because the school is not that large in general. I wanted to go into investment banking so Stern was a better choice for me. Stern is in Wall street, the proximity means more opportunities. Also Stern offers more internships than Tepper. Stern has a first year international program that allows students to exchange to NYU in another country. This program is quite unique since not many schools have that. I heard that CMU has a very rigorous curriculum so students have less time to work part time or get interns. But if your sister likes CS that much then why hesitate? CMU’s CS is soooo much better than NYU’s! And I wouldn’t worry about non-tech part that much because you will take the same courses in any university if that is where your interest lies. But many people tell me that CMU has a competitive environment. </p>
<p>@ClaudineK I mean its really what you make of it. To be honest yes, the social life is pretty darned bad. But if you join clubs, try to hang out with people more, its not horrible -you’d still be fine. I just think if your sister is not looking into technology at all that it’d be a waste to come to CMU. I personally regret not giving more thought to Stern last year. It depends on the type of person your sister is too. If she’s extremely outgoing and active and wanting to go into a non-tech business related field go to Stern. If technology is your sister’s passion (and she doesnt mind kinda crappy weather, with a quiet campus) then come to CMU. If your sister is mainly business oriented, but wants to “dabble” in technology i would still go to Stern. </p>
<p>Again, its up to your sister. I would visit both places to get a feel. Don’t get tricked by the weather right now though because it is currently the 5-6 weeks in the year when the weather is actually “good”. Talk to people and so on from both campuses.Talk to Tepper/Stern people and tell them about the situation. </p>
<p>Many non-tech people take CS classes here. Yes, they struggle and its a lot of work, but they do learn a lot. She has to make a decision on how important technology is to her. If it’s not a definite YES I LOVE TECHNOLOGY I would think twice first about coming to CMU.</p>
<p>My sister isn’t extremely outgoing nor is she overly shy, she’s not a drinking/party type but she does like to socialize. Also, she is interested in computer science but nowhere near the level of expertise most students have at CMU I guess. Are there many people at CMU who aren’t also into computers and engineering? Please don’t take this the wrong way, but I know that she is somewhat concerned about CMU’s reputation for being nerdy. Is this just silly hype or are most CMU students this way? This has been a hard year for my sister and really, for some of her friends as well. Seems like it gets harder and harder. I’ll pass this along to her; thanks for your help!</p>