My dream is to be CEO of a tech company. Which of these schools can help me most?

<p>I am choosing between NYU Stern and Rice University. I know this is the investment banking section but I trust the people in this section to give me more on point advice than in other sections. As I stated, I would like to work in technology, but on the business side of things. I have two options on the table. A bachelor's in economics at Rice University or an undergrad business degree at NYU Stern. I dislike Texas and would like to work somewhere else, so I am concerned that the ill name recognition of Rice university would mean less nationwide mobility. Ultimately, I would like to end up working somewhere not too city-like (New York) and not too whatever-the-opposite-is (Houston). Somewhere like California, Silicon Valley sounds dandy.
Anyhow, Rice has offered me 35k grant for the TCA of 55k, which would mean leaving college with a debt of about 80k.
NYU Stern has offered me a merit scholarship of 34k with a TCA of 64k, which means leaving college with a debt of 120k. </p>

<p>I know there will never be a boring moment at NYU, but the same thing I really cannot guarantee at Rice University. </p>

<p>I value anonymity, which I have at NYU. At Rice there is apparently gossip everywhere.</p>

<p>Okay I am really freaking out and stressed and I have completely diverged from my original question. Please help me. Thank you.</p>

<p>NYU. </p>

<p>Economics won’t really teach you much about the real world. NYU-Stern is highly recruited and down the street from companies you want to work for, so firms there will be more willing to interview you.</p>

<p>Did anyone actually read the OP’s question and come in here and think they could provide any meaningful answer?</p>

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<p>“OMGOMGOMG what am I going to do if I don’t become a CEO of a tech company!!!”</p>

<p>Dude, just incorporate your own korporashun in your state and declare yourself the CEO. Done.</p>

<p>You say you want to be a CEO of a tech company, but never once do you mention any interest in technology. You spend more key strokes expounding on what city you want or don’t want to work in, and you haven’t even started college yet. </p>

<p>Aren’t we putting the cart a wee bit before the horse? And aren’t we a bit full of our self-worth that we think we are so eminently gossip-worthy? Are you a Kennedy/Bush/Clinton?</p>

<p>Unless you are going to start your own company, why do you think becoming a CEO of a significant technology company is even in the cards in the near future?</p>

<p>Like they say, focus on the 50 meter target first. Worry about the 500 meter target later.</p>

<p>Chances are you are not going to become CEO of anything. </p>

<p>How about not go to college and focus on becoming a vagabond techie instead. Statistically that might give you the best chance.</p>

<p>If you’re actually interested in technology (NOT I want to be a CEO), then go to Rice. They have a great engineering program, and a pretty solid econ department as well. There’re probably a good amount of Rice grads in Silicon Valley. Also realize that a lot of tech company CEOs are engineers/cs guys: Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Jeff Bezos, Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, etc.</p>

<p>I would vote for Rice. Stern (regarding its job opportunities and student/faculty mindset) is a very finance focused school. If you’re looking to make it big in the business side of technology, you’re going to want your school’s reputation and, by extension, its students to be involved with technology and engineering. Rice’s engineering and closer proximity to Silicon Valley are thus big points for you to consider, even if you aren’t going to be an engineer. Plus a broader liberal arts education will work wonders for you regardless.</p>

<p>I also don’t understand why you’re ruling out living in Texas. I’ve heard from a lot friends and relatives in the tech business highly regard Texas tech hubs to also be hubs of innovation like Silicon Valley. That’s also not to mention Texan cities just being all around healthy, growing centers of commerce. Tech corporations and start ups enjoy Texas’ low tax rates and huge talent pools of UT/Rice/Texas A&M business/engineering grads. </p>

<p>Also, one last note:

You really trust a forum of aspiring/current INVESTMENT BANKERS? Exaggerating of course, but it makes me chuckle.</p>