<p>I want to major in finance and am stuck between Stern, Villanova (which actually has a nice business school with 10% acceptance rate this year), and G-town. Stern has a great program and curriculum, but I hear that it's overwhelming and that students are unhappy. Villanova SB has gotten a lot better in the past couple of years and will probably continue to get better (#11 this year according to B-week). It has a nice campus, but it sort of lacks the heavy-hitter name. Georgetown has an awesome campus and location, but Mcdonough seems to have been slipping (#24). Rankings don't mean too much but i'm a little paranoid right about now....I am also considering Haverford College to add to my confusion.</p>
<p>i’m a little confused. . . were you accepted to these schools already? your last sentence threw me off, as if you are thinking of merely applying.</p>
<p>if they already accepted you. . . </p>
<ul>
<li>who gave you more money?</li>
<li>have you visited all three?</li>
<li>can you see yourself happy at any of them? or are you more worried about the curriculum?</li>
</ul>
<p>ya…i’m in all. They all gave me about the same, except for Haverford which gave me 10k more per year. I have visited all. I like aspects of all of them. I just don’t know academically which would be better.</p>
<p>Hmmm, this is tough. I would rule out Georgetown completely. I intern at Merrill Lynch, and no one is a Georgetown graduate. I would probably pick Stern out of them, however, Villanova is top notch. Stern wins overall however.</p>
<p>how intense is Stern? is it really math oriented? do people know about villanova?</p>
<p>Yeah, Villanova is pretty good, but it does not beat Stern for ibanking. NYU has the number one applied mathematics program too.</p>
<p>with wall street, NYU will always be the top place for internship, recruits, and other educational availabilities…not to mention its finance department being like top 2(next to the Whart)</p>
<p>Courant is too hard and crazy. Go there if you want a challenge and you like applied mathematics. Trust me, I am a math major. On the good side, the professors have good connections and can serve as your research advisors (for those who are applying for doctorates after finish their undergraduate studies.).</p>