<p>Hey guys, I just got accepted to McGill, and hopefully I can get into Emory, so I'm just trying to dig up more info in order to make the best decision for me. Disregard cost of attendance for now.</p>
<p>1) Which has more prestige among recruiters?</p>
<p>2) Which school has a better finance concentration? </p>
<p>3) What are the pros/cons of attending a canadian school? </p>
<p>I understand that many people don't really know about McGill, so here are some links:</p>
<p>btw- some of these statistics are kinda surprising, like the mean salary of 55,000 for finance majors (this is in Canadian dollars, although that point is irrelevant considering that CAD pretty much = USD). </p>
<p>I'm a Canadian, working as a summer analyst this summer in NY so maybe I can add my .02 cents. Out of all the top business programs in Canada for finance, employers in the US view them the highest (as well as Ivey for IB). For some reason though, they are not as much of a target for Canadian bulge brackets and investment banks. I think it may be proximity to Bay St. issues or maybe the fact that their admission requirements are not as high as Ivey, Queens or Schulich. (admission requirements act as a screening process for employers)</p>
<p>If your plan is to stay in Canada and want to work in banking I would say pick Ivey, Queens or Schulich instead but McGill is strong just not as much of a target as those three.</p>
<p>If your plan is to work in New York, McGIll is just as good or better then any other Canadian business school. I'm sorry but I'm not too familiar about Emory. IF your an american citizen thats an asset since you won't have to deal with H1B visa issues that Canadians trying to get to NY have to deal with.</p>
<p>"What are the pros/cons of attending a canadian school? "</p>
<p>Well if you get into finance, more specifically a career like ibanking straight out of undergrad, you will have a greater ROI. Canadian b-school tuition is chump change compared to the US. The education is top notch but only at a fraction of the price of our american peers.</p>
<p>Yes, here's the situation. I will get a ton of need-based financial aid, and while I am a Canadian citizen, the total COA should be the same at both schools. I really don't have that much of a preference as to where my first job is, but the one thing I do want is to go to an ELITE US MBA program (HBS, Stanford, Chicago GSB, etc... ) Also, which school lands better internships? Any suggestions? (btw. I'm a US permanent resident too, so I basically have the best of both worlds when it comes to tuition purposes)</p>