<p>Pretty self explanatory.. I'm planning on majoring in finance and marketing with a possible minor. The thing is I applied to the college for Georgetown so I would have to transfer ..</p>
<p>Similar career opportunities, but very different student life… Stern is a great school with a very well respect Finance program…</p>
<p>Same dilemma…stuck between McDonough and Stern. I want to go into finance and understand Stern is stronger, but at the same time I want a college campus and the college experience. How much will I be losing by going to Georgetown in terms of career opportunities and such? Would it be wiser to transfer into something like iecon at SFS if I were to go to GT?</p>
<p>itshelenmelon - I actually like that NYU is right in the city and don’t really care for the whole campus feel… I’m actually just scared that I might not want to do business later on…</p>
<p>Go with gtown. Everyone at stern is dead-set on finance jobs. At mcdonough, there is more of a variation and you stand a better chance getting an interview. Remember, employers want kids from across a spectrum of schools. This is coming from a current professional in NYC. Also, if you choose to bail out of finance, georgetown will have better exit opportunities. Good luck.</p>
<p>if you go to stern, you’ll be competing with basically 95% (exaggeration, but still) of other UG Stern students when JP MOrgan or whoever show up. BUt when Goldman Sachs or Barclays come down to DC there will be less competition, and exceptional students who like banking are less likely to be drowned out by other exceptional students.</p>
<p>I can’t really speak to the academics – both schools are highly rated and I know Gtown jumped many spots this year in their business school ranking BUT as a mom with kids at both schools I can speak more to the ‘college’ experience.</p>
<p>Both schools tend to get lumped into the ‘large university in a city’ by many but that couldn’t be further from the truth. GTown has a separate, distinct campus that is very accessible to DC but is a separate entity. NYU is really “in” NYC and the campus is really marked by the banners you’ll see on the buildings. One really disappointing thing about NYU is the housing – its all great freshman year when you’re living in a freshman dorm right near Washington Square – not so great when you are living a subway ride away and are really ‘commuting’ to class…or if you have to search for an apartment in an expensive NYC rental market.</p>
<p>NYU is huge compared to GTown in terms of enrollment so there just seems a lot more to deal with – it’s just not as personal there. No doubt you will get a great education but if you’re the type of person who is looking for a ‘real college’ experience I think you’d be better off at GTown.</p>