I’m a high school junior in NC, and I’m interested in majoring in accounting or finance. I’m currently top of my class (of 601), got a 1380 SAT score, and have done well in multiple state-level music competitions on saxophone. My sister goes to Penn and absolutely loves it, and I’ve been there and I like it very much as well, so Wharton is my first choice and I plan to apply there ED. So I guess my question is which school provides better job opportunities in finance or on Wall Street at graduation- Stern (NYU), Kenan-Flagler (UNC-CH), Mendoza (Notre Dame), Goizueta (Emory), or Cornell? I think I would like attending most of those schools, but I am concerned about the student/social life at the two NY schools. I’ve also heard that Stern doesn’t live up to it’s reputation anymore. Is that true? I’m not too concerned about cost, but since I live in NC, Kenan-Flagler would be significantly cheaper than all the others that I’m considering. If you know of any other good options, I’d love to hear them! Thank you so much!
They’re all great business schools, and I don’t think you can really go wrong at any. UNC for an NC resident to me would be the best bargain choice - you get a great business school education at a relatively low cost. Notre Dame, Emory, and Cornell all meet full need of admitted applicants, so it’s possible that if you come from a lower-income family that the costs can be the same or lower at those places than UNC.
They are all great schools. First apply and see how things turn out and then repost.
Also be sure to also find some safety schools that appear affordable and that you woukd be happy to attend.
Thank you guys so much!!
Among the list that you have, NYU and Cornell have more undergraduate alumni working for prestigious banks, such s Goldman Sachs. Go to linkedin and do school search.
They are all very solid programs and the target schools of some banks. As long as you do well and network hard in any of them, you will have realistic chance getting into Wall Street.