<p>I was accepted to Stern and am waiting for the other three, and I thought I would like to get a little more information before I make my decision.
Stern's a good fit because it is the closest to home, has one of the best (if not the best) finance and study abroad programs in the world and is easily one of the best schools in terms of recruitment. I would like to be a corporate finance lawyer after graduate school. McDonough, Cornell, and Wharton, I think, has comparable undergraduate business programs.
If I were to be selected into all four of these schools, which one of these schools should I chose from? Money issue aside, should I base it on fit/learning environment because they are so comparable to each other in terms of academics, or should I base it on academic and pre-professional rigor?
I would like your opinion on these four schools.</p>
<p>Wharton > Cornell > Stern > McDonough</p>
<p>I wouldn’t underestimate Gtown’s presence on the street (if that’s what you’re interested in). That said, Wharton is definitely best, but its also ultra competitive.</p>
<p>Wharton> Stern> Cornell>>McDonough.</p>
<p>All of these are great schools, though McDonough is probably the least respected of the four in the business world.</p>
<p>At Wharton, you can even submatriculate into the Law School after your third year and earn a BS in Econ from Wharton and a JD in 6 years. That shows how “close” the two are.</p>
<p>I’m going to agree with Hope2getrice. Wharton is Wharton, Stern has a great finance program/location and a ton of innovative programs. Don’t know much about McDonough or Cornell though.</p>
<p>Wharton, Stern, Cornell, McDonough. in that order.</p>
<p>I’m also in a similar predicament. I applied to Stern and got accepted and am waiting on Georgetown/McDonough. I got rejected from Wharton ED. I also applied to Cornell but I don’t really want to go there - my sister’s graduating from there as a ChemE this year, and she hates it. She had a lot of difficulty getting an internship (even with her grades), it basically killed her soul, and it’s in the middle of nowhere. So I’m stuck deciding between Stern and Gtown(which I think I’ll get in - I nailed my interview).</p>
<p>Kittastic, depends a bit on what you want to do. Stern has the advantage for Wall Street, mostly because of location. But IMO Georgetown is the overall better school, is a much better college experience and will get you most places you may want to go as well or better.</p>
<p>if you want to do finance, go to Stern. If you want to do management, consulting, marketing go to McDonough.</p>
<p>Wharton>Stern>Cornell>McDonough</p>
<p>Actually, I’d say Cornell = Stern, because Stern and Cornell seem to get about the same number of students into BBs. Ofcourse, my only criteria in making this claim is the number of students these colleges get into bulge brackets, not any other criteria such as the respective finance programs of the schools, etc.</p>
<p>ahh! i am in the same position. i am trying to choose between stern and mcdonough. i’ve read through pages of boards. i keep seeing (besides this forum) that georgetown is more reputable on wall street. is stern really that not reputable on wall street? i really want to do stern’s world studies track in which you spend a semester in london, a semester in shanghai, and spring break in south america. what do you guys think of this program? does mcdonough have anything similar?</p>
<p>jp001,</p>
<p>Stern and Mcdonough are both very reputable on Wall Street and if anything Stern is probably slightly more reputable on Wall Street considering that it is located in NYC.</p>
<p>You can’t go wrong with either school but Stern’s proximity to Wall Street can’t be beat.</p>
<p>I think it comes down to where you want to live.</p>
<p>If you want to study business there is no comparison between Wharton and any of those other schools. They just cannot compare.</p>