<p>I’m not planning to major in business, but I thought I’d correct the Cornell grade inflation/deflation debate.</p>
<p>gradeinflation.com has the most up to date GPA means for a bunch of colleges.</p>
<p>NYU:
2002 (most up to date year) — 3.41</p>
<p>Cornell:
2002 —3.29
2006 (most up to date year) — 3.36</p>
<p>I’d personally go with Cornell. I’m not sure how each school places into business, but Cornell has much more mobility if you want to change careers or locations.</p>
<p>monydad’s post (#19) was very good advise IMO. My nephew went to NYU and probably would have been unhappy in Ithaca. However, he did not have a typical “college” experience. He essentially moved to NYC. The only difference between his life then (attending NYU) and now, is that he now goes to work rather than class.</p>
<p>My D, on the other hand, just graduated from Cornell. She loves Ithaca and had a great experience. She interned the past two summers in NYC at a BB. She recently moved to NYC and will begin a job at a top BB (front office.) So she gets the best of both worlds.</p>
<p>If you want to go into Ibanking or S &T, my understanding, and from my D’s experience, it is very prestige conscious and Ivy’s trump NYU.</p>
<p>Academically I would choose Cornell. I would personally have a hard time turning down NYU because I’ve always wanted to experience Greenwich Village and Manhattan.</p>
<p>Honestly, thank you all so much. All of your advice is very helpful and I think I am coming closer to a decision (with all your help). Please continue to share your ideas.</p>
<p>bxdre22, didn’t you already have to decide?</p>
<p>Where did you get the information that Cornell is ranked higher than NYU in business. Most ivys do not even offer undergraduate degrees in business. NYU’s Finance program ranked 2-nd in the U.S. after UPenn. </p>
<p>[Undergraduate</a> business specialties: Finance - Best Colleges - Education - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/spec-finance]Undergraduate”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/spec-finance)</p>
<p>I do not see how Cornell is better for IB. Moreover, NYU is located in the financial capital of the world, right in the middle. Take a look at this one too:</p>
<p>[Best</a> Undergraduate Business Programs - Best Colleges - Education - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/spec-business]Best”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/spec-business)</p>
<p>I know that Cornell is ranked higher in general, but not in the business world.</p>
<p>Where did you end up choosing?</p>
<p>BTW–AFAIK Mr. Dyson’s generous donation to AEM does not really change anything…it is still the AEM program just with a new name and some more money.</p>
<p>NYU definitely the best for business. since its location advantage, you don’t have to bother break in wall street.i currently attending binghamton university and i would like to transfer to NYU if i may…</p>
<p>I saw LSAC publish a ranking of grade deflation/inflation. Most, if not all, of the top business programs were at universities with grade deflation and only 30 universities in total were ranked as grade deflating in the year that I saw.</p>
<p>That said, NYU has a much better finance program than Cornell. The reason all the students who want to be bankers go to NYU is because it has an excellent finance program while Cornell’s finance program doesn’t even make the top 10, which can make a big difference for investment banking recruiting.</p>
<p>I would go to NYU Stern because, quite frankly, it is the better business school.</p>
<p>[Businessweek’s</a> Top Undergrad Business Programs for 2010](<a href=“Bloomberg - Are you a robot?”>Bloomberg - Are you a robot?)</p>
<p>In Businessweek’s most recent rankings Cornell stands at 5th, which is well above NYU’s position at 12th. Also, these rankings were worked up before Cornell’s AEM business program received the additional 25 million dollar infusion as an endowment from Mr. Dyson.</p>
<p>I absolutely would have chosen Cornell. Particularly in finance, there are going to be very few jobs you can get at Stern that you can;t get at Cornell. On the other hand you will have such a better life at Cornell. Much stronger friend network. A real campus. An actual social life. I don;t understand how high school students don’t see how weak of a college experience NYU is. There are a few who might like it, but personally every alum I know from there wished they went elsewhere.</p>
<p>guess none of you got into cornell
but i choose NYU stern over columbia LOL</p>
<p>I’m a Cornell alum although I did not major in AEM.</p>
<p>From what I see, my AEM friends just sit around and get A’s. =X.</p>
<p>AEM is considered one of the easiest majors here.</p>
<p>One option is, if you want to do Finance,Banking or whatever field of business, go to the school which has the most students being placed in your ideal profession. Even if you do not make it, 5-6 years down the road, that friend who you kept in touch with and got into the profession you always wanted to be in can hook it up and bring you in.</p>