<p>sorry for another comparision thread. but, as someone interested in a finance-related field, which school do you think would be better? I'm leaning towards northwestern atm solely because of stern's curving system</p>
<p>also waitlisted at uchicago and waiting for princeton and columbia, so this is assuming I don't get into those 3</p>
<p>if finance… then i would say Stern. lol. </p>
<p>Stern has a unrivaled location and very good starting salary. I have a friend at Stern, and hes actually doing fine. The Stern curve is notorious but he says its not that hard. He has a solid GPA of a 3.85 right now. But the only problem is you would have to pay like 80,000 a year.</p>
<p>Stern is number one at finance and its career services are very strong in NYC. I read somewhere (on NYULOCAL I believe) that 91% of their juniors secured a summer internship/job.
My friend who is a freshman at NYU says the curve is not that bad because only some classes implement the curve and the other professors prefer to ignore it. Plus, there are always a few slackers and students from other schools (like CAS) who don’t do so well. A 3.7 is definitely doable if you study.
The only reason why I would choose Northwestern is if you choose to work in Chicago or if you cannot afford NYU’s hefty price tag or you choose a more liberal arts focused curriculum. Northwestern doesn’t offer any Business/Finance degrees so…</p>
<p>^It actually offers certificate but the curriculum involves a lot of math. [Kellogg</a> School Certificate Program for Undergraduates - Kellogg School of Management - Northwestern University](<a href=“http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/certificate/index.htm]Kellogg”>http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/certificate/index.htm)</p>
<p>Not a fan of going to a school undergrad that’s integrated into a city without a defined campus. But if this is not an issue for you, I’d suggest that strength in math favors NU, if math is not your thing, NYU.</p>