<p>I've been accepted to UT BHP/Plan II with a full tuition scholarship, Duke, Vandy, and USC. I have little to no financial aid from Duke and Vandy, and a 6K scholarship/year from USC. My parents were willing to contribute 160K total for higher education. For Wall Street rectruiting, are any of the above, particularly Duke, worth dishing out the extra bucks over Texas? Thanks</p>
<p>Also, I've been put on the wait list at Harvard and Penn (Wharton). If I'm lucky enough to get accepted off the waitlist at either, is it worth paying full freight or close to it given my other options?</p>
<p>Texas with all that money significantly outweighs Duke, Vandy, USC but if you get into Harvard or Penn, I would jump on the Ivy League train.</p>
<p>Duke is one tier higher than the rest in terms of recruiting. But with that much of a difference in cost of attendance you should go to Texas BHP, and I’m saying this as a Duke student.</p>
<p>I would definitely cross off USC and Vandy as those aren’t even really good in first place. </p>
<p>If you have full tuition at UT’s BHP program, then I’d definitely recommend that over Duke.</p>
<p>Like others said though, if you get into Wharton, go there.</p>
<p>What banks and consulting firms recruit at UT-Austin? If you want to work in New York, then Duke is the much stronger option. If you’re fine trading energy commodities in Houston, then maybe McCombs BHP is the better option.</p>
<p>Every bulge bracket (GS, JPM, MS etc. etc.) recruits at UT almost exclusively for energy in Houston, as do a number of boutiques (e.g. Lazard, Evercore, Greenhill). If you’re fine working in energy, then McCombs is quite frankly, unparalleled (aside from Wharton and Harvard, maybe).</p>
<p>Still, it’s energy in Houston. If you’re not interested in both, then UT may not be the best choice for you. It’s still possible to get IB in NY at McCombs, but it’s more difficult than Wharton or Harvard. It can still be done though (I know people with offers from Evercore, JPM, Greenhill, and GS NY).</p>