<p>Okay so I currently plan to major in something business related (this could easily change T^T) so if I go to </p>
<p>UCB: i would probably reapply to Haas sophomore year. Maybe double major?
UCLA: Economics/ mathematical economics? and maybe something else.
Northwestern: Probably major in industrial engineering and management sciences. <-- kind of weird major. bad idea?
NYU: (Stern) I would probably major in Finance and something else. </p>
<p>So I guess I would want to know major-wise which school would be the best? Since probably by going to different schools I would pick different majors. Also is there one school in this list that is better in general than the rest in their undergraduate program? I'm planning to visit NYU and Northwestern in April, but I've been to both UCLA and UCB and I don't think I would be swayed by the location/local atmosphere of a school very much. I want the school to be strong in academics (but they all kinda are so -_-). As for athletics, I'm not really the sporty type but lately I have taken an interest in following March madness and golf tournaments so who knows. So atm I am in throes of indecision :[ so any opinions would be appreciated. </p>
<p>Oh and $$ isn't really an issue, although I guess it's good to be resourceful.</p>
<p>Since you’re in-state, Berkeley’s Haas business school will be the best option for you, but since you have to re-apply sophomore year, there are no guarantees. </p>
<p>NYU Stern is a good choice as well. However, it’s likely to be a lot more expensive. NYU does have better location for New York business recruiting.</p>
<p>UCLA is the only school on your list that has a basketball team that actively competes in March Madness on a regular basis. It’s bizecon major is great, but not as widely recruited by prestigious firms.</p>
<p>Northwestern has a great IEOR major…but, it is quite different than majoring in econ/business.</p>
<p>If you’re SURE you want to go into business, NYU or NU would likely have the best internship opportunities and recruiting. It’s probably better not to chose based on specific programs though. </p>
<p>I’m not sure I have anything particularly useful to add to your situation other than that NU is great. NYU has NO campus, you should be aware, so if you wanted a traditional collegiate experience, NYU is not the best bet.</p>
<p>And it seems odd you wouldn’t major at all in Econ at NU, but more power to you. We have plenty of those already.</p>
<p>i just visited nyu last week. while it’s true that it doesn’t have its own fenced in campus, there is at least some sense of cohesiveness to the buildings. They are mostly located right around each other except for a few a little ways out which I think are mostly dorms. Definitely different but it wasn’t a problem for me</p>
<p>:shrug: To each their own- obviously NYU has its appeal, considering it has one of the highest revealed preference rankings. As someone who’s spent a lot of time on the NYU campus though, it’s not really distinct from the city.</p>
<p>in case you are not aware, you can <em>easily</em> double-major IEMS with econ even they are in two different schools at NU. A lot of people do that IEMS+econ combo.</p>
<p>Is it difficult to major in IEMS? Because I don’t really have any “mathematical talent”. And probability in statistics was a nightmare (or not that bad but at a more advanced level it easily could be).</p>
<p>I am not sure how tough IEMS is. When I was there, it was the most popular major within the engineering school. I don’t know how much and how deep they use probability but I know that IEMS isn’t actuarial science. Probability is a weird thing anyway; you can be very good at solving calculus and differential equation but feel uncomfortable with probability. You can talk to IEMS profs during your NU visit and ask for more info. Alternatively, you can switch to major in econ (+BIP minor if you like). I don’t think there would be a lot of advanced probability involved in that major.</p>
<p>If you plan to work in finance, Stern is probably your most direct option.</p>
<p>NU is very flexible about this sort of things. It’s still easy to switch. One of my former classmates dropped out of chemE (too hard for her) and switched to IEMS like the end of her sophomore year. Actually I just checked IEMS website, it’s the second most popular now, likely behind BME.</p>
<p>O wow, so a lot of the courses work for both. Thanks for the link 8D. Before I thought the decision would come down to Cal and NYU but now NU is really really possible. x_x</p>
<p>I would pick Stern, unless the cost is significantly higher than others. Best recruiting in NYC, wall street prospect, and top notch finance. However, NYU doesn’t have good social life or sports teams like UCLA does. So, I would pick Stern for purely job/academic reasons, but pick UCLA for a bit of lower qualitiy biz education (biz econ), but much better social life. UCLA is easily the best social school on your list.</p>
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