<p>I'll probably major in economics or finance,
and hope to work at Ibank right after graduation, and then apply to law school (or other professional school).
Which school would be better for me?</p>
<p>(+) I live in South Korea and will come back to Korea after graduating from professional school. And in fact, Rice is not that well known in Korea. I consider this as the most unattractive factor of the school.</p>
<p>From a job perspective, probably NYU, from a student perspective I would easily choose Rice. But that is for you, not me to decide.</p>
<p>yeah..im a korean too..(actually i happen to have a dual citizenship)
rice isnt very well-know in korea(you parents care about prestige alot dont they? mine do...)...with that said..id choose stern...because stern is as good as rice's program..and more well known..+they have a lot of korean population....which can be minus factor too but its +to me...</p>
<p>Stern = better</p>
<p>any other opinions please?</p>
<p>Iamnice,
On a previous post, you were asking about Rice and U Virginia and U Michigan. I assume that you have eliminated U Virginia and U Michigan and added NYU, right?</p>
<p>Re the comparison of Rice vs. NYU Stern, this is a fairly straightforward decision based on the objective data. Rice is the clear statistical winner. However, you indicated that you have an interest in I-banking post-graduation. Given this twist, NYU Stern may be the better choice as its location is so, so advantageous. Rice is a fabulous school with very strong students, but Houston is a long way from NYC and there is not a large Rice base in NYC. That is certainly not to say that you can’t get to Wall Street from Rice, but it will require some extra effort and initiative on your part. </p>
<p>As for your potential interest in law school, I think you will find that the Rice students fare better in this game. For example, considering students at Yale Law and Harvard Law, NYU has 23 graduates currently attending while Rice has 20. However, Rice’s undergraduate enrollment is only about 15% that of NYU yet achieves very similar levels of placement at these two premier law schools. The student body at Rice is very capable and very consistent and the academic experience, with its residential colleges, is attractive to many top students.</p>