<p>and decided to apply to Northwestern, U.Chicago, Brown, NYU(Stern), Stanford, MIT</p>
<p>WHERE WOULD YOU GO FOR JOB PLACEMENT AND VERY IMPORTANTLY PRESTIGE?!?!?</p>
<p>Obviously some would jump to the top faster (and I suspect you know which ones they are if investment banking is a sincere interest), but I think if you're a good enough student, you could get into investment banking from any of those schools. So pick where you like the best using factors other than how well it may further your ambitions.</p>
<p>But if you really want to know things, look at the career services sights of the schools. You can usually at least find info on which companies recruit at the schools, and a fair amount of the time find the actual number of people that went to specific companies in a given year.</p>
<p>Why would you not apply to Wharton?</p>
<p>He was rejected/deferred I'm guessing. Personally, I would wait to get in because chances are you are going to be rejected from half of these schools. If you can get in everywhere, I would go to Stanford or MIT. The rest can't really compare. If you want to do business 100%, go to MIT because Stanford doesn't have an undergrad bschool. Because you want to do finance, I guess a math or engineering major from either college will suit you best and if you get good grades and good internships, the job offers should be piling up 4 years from now.</p>
<p>Now what if i were to add to the mix that I want to transfer to Wharton as a sophomore. Which school would allow me to earn great grades to make the cut without too much difficulty, but would still allow for good job placement and equivalent prestige to Wharton if denied a transfer?</p>
<p>Stanford or Brown are probably best if you want to transfer. You would get the best grades and neither offers a business program for undergrads, so it gives you a legit reason to transfer. NU, Chicago, and MIT would be the hardest to transfer from because of grade deflation, and I think Wharton sees lots of Stern transfer applicants. However, I would not choose a school with the expectation that you are going to transfer out (especially to a competitive program like Wharton). However, I stick to my initial statement that MIT/Sloan and Stanford would be the best places to go regardless (assuming you can get in).</p>
<p>Sloan for sure</p>