<p>In terms of recruiting for management consulting or I-Banking - which one is better and why?</p>
<p>Potential Major at MIT: Comp Sci + Sloan Management Double Major
Potential Major at Yale: Econ</p>
<p>I got accepted to Wharton as well - but don't really want to go there its in West Philly - and in case I change my mind, I want to keep my options open.</p>
<p>the difference between the two is so minute that making this decision on that basis would be stupid</p>
<p>At this level, it really is up to the individual. Which school do you think you would most be able to kick ass at? Did you like one campus better than another? Would you rather be majoring in econ or in compsci/management - those are two very different subjects</p>
<p>^ I would agree. I am amazed at the thought processes of hs seniors and how much more info seems to be out there now. When I graduated high school, I had never heard of investment banking or management consulting; even though I would enter into one after college. I guess I had never known Wharton had an UG either until a bunch of them were in my analyst class.</p>
<p>Go to Yale. It is more likely to give you connections if you succeed in consulting or I-banking. As an undergrad, you are not going to learn that much more at MIT that would help you. Take some math, accounting, and finance classes, and you will be just fine.</p>
<p>^Not that you need it to get into IB or MC, but I doubt Yale has any finance classes.</p>
<p>Yale. More connections. IBanking is all about connections.</p>
<p>For your two career fields, Wharton > Yale > MIT. But what if you end up not wanting to do IB? Yale > MIT > Wharton. If you want to be a quant (not necessarily in finance…) - MIT still rules.</p>
<p>Have you visited Penn? Because if you are talking about surrounding areas, New Haven isn’t exactly perfect either…</p>
<p>I beg to differ. Wharton is more of an entrepenurial, consultancy (spelling, i think lol) type of Business school. MIT and Yale’s economics courses are beast.</p>
<p>If those are the two types of courseloads, Yale easily. Easier to sustain that a good enough GPA for IB at Yale. CompSci at MIT isn’t exactly a cakewalk and the resulting hurt it puts on your GPA will be noticeable.</p>
<p>Wharton is not very entrepreneurial. It has probably the best technical finance education you can get.</p>
<p>I visited all three campuses just a few weeks ago, and you should visit too before making your decision. For me, I loved Yale and Penn, but felt MIT was too techy for buisness. Since you want to do Computer Sci, MIT may be for you (business with technology=MIT). However, Wharton business education will bring you tons of connections (as will Yale or MIT, but Wharton is much more business-specific…). Also, I don’t think Yale or Penn have “bad” locations…I loved how Penn felt like a real campus despite the complaints of bad west philly. As for New Haven, I didn’t consider it especially bad. Rather, I loved the old buildings at Yale and Penn, which make up for maybe not so nice general surroundings.</p>