<Help,Struggling>, International Student(((((((( Northwestern VS NYU Stern)))))))))

<p>Hi everyone:
I am a Chinese international students and I am admitted to both schools in the RD round. I plan to study business and economics in college if my interest remains unchanged. I would love to find a job in fields like consulting and finance after graduation so location and the prestige of the school matter to me. I think NU has a better reputation and rank in general but Stern excels in its Undergraduate business program. Will Stern prepare me better for my career or will NU's better reputation benefit me more?
I don't like being pressured to study so I prefer a not so overwhelming atmosphere. I am a bit concerned about that fact that I may not like Stern's lack of a true COLLEGE CAMPUS: it's not like a college, but like a city where I have vacations. In addition, I am a bit introverted with strangers so I thought ,in terms of feeling of intimacy, a small school like NU would be better for me. </p>

<p>I am very into soccer and I don't know whether NYU have good soccer fields/places to play soccer.</p>

<p>The costs for both school are quite close( with a difference of only 3000$), but I wonder whether the "Unparalleled Location" would bring about a huge discrepancy in costs: You are lured to buy to try the different things in the City of New York.</p>

<p>I would like to listen your opinions about what's good and bad about each school so that I can make a informed decision(I have been to neither school as a matter of fact) </p>

<p>Anyway, I totally have no clue where to go, please offer your help and I will be extremely grateful. [-( ;) </p>

<p>Thanks for Help</p>

<p>It’s really up to you. NU is a fantastic school and its campus is beautiful… Stern, of course, is an excellent business school, but you could always attain a liberal arts degree first and then pursue an MBA!</p>

<p>But wouldn’t a business education prepare me better for a career in business?</p>

<p>NYU</p>

<p>I understand that NU seems to have a better liberal arts base and help to build up my potential for success, but for a international students who wants to work in US, it’s better to be pragmatic</p>

<p>I’d say Nyu Stern as well, only if you are dead set for business school </p>

<p>NYU Stern if you want to work in business - as an international, it’ll make your life much easier. Although NYU doesn’t have a campus, it does have access to sports facilties.
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<p>They are equal, but based on what you wrote you might be happier with a true campus so Northwestern</p>

<p>You are international. You need to ask employers in your own country whether they prefer one or the other of these. Remember, your opportunities to work in the US while in college (including summer internships) will be governed by the rules for CPT, and your opportunities to work here after college graduation will be governed by the rules for OPT. Once the 12 months of student visa extension under OPT expires, you will have to go home unless you find an employer who is willing to go through the expense and hassle of trying to get you an H1B (work) visa. The chance of that for a business major is so close to 0 that it may as well be 0. This means that you need to prepared to find a job in your home country (or elsewhere) after graduation.</p>

<p>Then I 'd like to ask: what the the essence of an American Education? Is it kind of more Liberal Arts, like that offered by NU, or a more practical education, like Stern?
I know it’s completely up to me, but i still wanna know about the distinctions between those two types more.</p>

<p>I would personally go for Northwestern but if you want to find work back in China, NYU Stern might be a better option. Stern has a better name value in China. </p>

<p>I think both schools are well received in China. I’d go NU, because liberal arts builds a well rounded person and in business, you need to be well rounded.</p>

<p>Now i lean a bit towards Stern because i think a practical education is quite unique. There are many more school with better or similar Liberal education (like Harvard, Yale ), but Stern is quite unique in its focus on pragmatism. I feel that this could be an edge for me as going to NU would place me under a great deal more of compitition. Am i right?</p>

<p>You can‘t go wrong on either school。 What fits you is more important, good luck.</p>