<p>The title is self-explanatory. I'm guessing I'd be an econ major in all of them. Another thing that matters to me is that I'd rather work on the East Coast than the Midwest; don't know if that changes things. These three seem really close though on a scale of which is best, so I'm wondering if it might just be down to fit. Thanks.</p>
<p>penn has best access to recruiting (as a cas student, you would have access to all the wharton recruiting stuff) and closest access to nyc</p>
<p>I’d say NW is the weakest of the three, but just my opinion</p>
<p>penn cas, but then again I might be a bit biased ;)</p>
<p>I’d say it doesn’t matter too much. You’ll have to stand out more from NU, but you can do that by getting the Kellogg certificate and doing that MMSS program. Top people from all those schools do well for themselves. You hear plenty on this board about how strong Duke is, there are plenty of Penn CAS students in recent years to get great jobs on the Street (though not as much last year for obvious reasons), and I know a student at NU who had better internship offers than several Wharton students. It’s mostly about what you do in college.</p>
<p>I agree with Venkat.</p>
<p>Some insight - Northwestern is surprisingly well-represented across various regions (ex. MS Tech M&A has a handful of NU grads). Duke is obviously one of the most recruited schools, right up there with the Ivies. I honestly haven’t met too many Penn CAS kids, but that may just be me.</p>
<p>I’d say penn for banking and northwestern for consulting though I am really splitting hairs here.</p>
<p>i think the difference between penn and northwestern for consulting is more dependent on regional concentration (more east coast firms at penn, more midwest at northwestern), but again penn has the wharton draw that northwestern doesn’t quite match</p>
<p>Unless you are in Wharton, the b-school’s brand-name and prestige isn’t really going to help you out if you’re in Penn CAS. The Wharton kids will get the jobs first and then the opportunities will filter down to the Engineering kids and finally the CAS kids last. In a great economy, this is all well and good because anyone who’s remotely qualified at Penn will get a job.</p>
<p>However, in this weak economy, all bets are off and I would much rather go to a school like Duke where everyone starts out on the same foot and doesn’t have huge insecurities because they’re in CAS rather than Wharton.</p>
<p>I think NU is great but if you want to work on the East Coast, Duke will better serve your purposes better.</p>
<p>^^^NU is great if you’re interested in Chicago offices, otherwise Duke/Penn are better, at least in the mind of this former Wildcat.</p>
<p>NU for Consulting. Duke for Banking. Penn CAS… Very much in the middle for both I would think.</p>
<p>To touch on ring<em>of</em>fire’s post, although wharton kids will deifnitely attract a lot of attention form recruiters, its a bit of a stretch to say that things “trickle down” to CAS students last as stated. Honestly, recruiters ( all the ones I have spoken to) don’t care that I am in CAS, they rarely even care what I am majoring in. The fact is, Penn is simply a sort of “seal of approval”, having it on your resume is what matters, not really where or what you did there. As a matter of fact I know plenty of CAS kids getting internships and offers at top banks ( and top groups therein) across the street. So if you would like to go to Penn, don’t let this idea of CAS being “lesser” affect your choice.</p>
<p>ring<em>of</em>fire,</p>
<p>Do you think if someone were to get suspended or kicked out for academic misconduct they would still be on equal footing with the kids from Duke?</p>