<p>So my decision on which school to attend in the fall has come down to these four, and I was just curious as to what other people thought (and I will be posting this in all 4 schools' threads to receive everybody's bias). I want to eventually get into finance (ibanking, etc.).</p>
<p>Currently I have been accepted into NYU (Stern) with 9k per year for 2 years (possibly all 4, still trying to figure this out), Michigan's College of Engineering (no Ross Pre-Admit), UC Berkeley's College of Letters and Science and Illinois' Business Honors Program with about 13k per year. Money doesn't really matter, but it does somewhat- my parents will send me where I want to go and we'll make it work, but that may mean loans for the first 3 choices.</p>
<p>Which of these would set me up the best for a career in ibanking/acceptances to top MBA programs (ex. Penn, Harvard, Stanford, etc.)?</p>
<p>Stern is a finance factory and will help you place into front-office bulge bracket positions more than you can imagine.</p>
<p>Ross is roughly on the same level, has a very committed alumni base, tremendous school spirit, and can offer you a far better ‘college experience’ than any other school you listed. Other programs at UMich don’t fare so well in recruiting however, so if you’re worried about getting into Ross, you ought to take that into consideration.</p>
<p>Haas is also roughly on the same level as Stern and Ross, but the location factor tends to kill it. Engineers from UCB are sought after, but fewer kids from that school nail East Coast banking offers than either of the first two schools.</p>
<p>Kelley at IU is a great public program, but it’s a semi-target, not a target school, meaning most banks don’t actively and continually have a recruiting presence there. You won’t be stuck high and dry there since the alum factor again comes into play, and if you’re looking at the honors program you’re also far better off than most at IU, but your chances are worst at this school.</p>
<p>For an MBA, your full-time placement out of school is typically what’s most important – work experience is the most significant part of your app for Wharton, HBS, GSB, and Booth + the M7 b-schools. In that light then, for undergrad you need to go where you’ll have the best FT placement opportunities out of school. For me, that was Stern. Others will disagree, but I made my move and it’s already proven true.</p>