TOP Management Consulting Firms: Economics vs. Goizueta

Colleges and Universities A-Z Emory University
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<p>I am an incoming freshman at Emory and I am deciding between majoring in Economics or entering the business school. I feel this is relevant because I will have to complete the Goizueta admissions requirements if a BBA is a better option for me.</p>

<p>I plan on working at a top management consulting firm after graduation. Would it be better to have a BBA? I'm thinking I can probably major in Economics with a concentration in Finance and/or Business Policy if I decide not to get a BBA. And of course, I'd be able to take Goizueta courses. Which is a better option?</p>

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<p>I was not involved in either of these areas so take my advice for what you will. Generally, the B-school is very well regarded. The business world will know the name and you will have good opportunities to work in consulting. The econ department, however, is not one of the top programs. It will get you where you want to go but it is not a stand-out department. </p>

<p>That being said, I have two friends (one in the b-school, one in econ who took b-school classes) and they both are working for Deloitte consulting now. You will be fine either way. Hopefully someone more familiar with business can help you out more.</p>

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<p>Or you can decide to double major in Econ and Business.</p>

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<p>Can you minor in a concentration of the B-School without being in Goizueta?</p>

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<p>No, you cant - if youre in the bschool you will graduate with a bba</p>

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<p>^ If you want to work at a top consulting firm, you will need graduate level degrees. I don’t think they will employ you with just a bachelors in Economics or just a BBA degree. You would need a MBA from a top Business school. In order to get into a top business school, you will need a high gpa. If you want a high gpa, go with a bachelors in Economics. From what I hear, its a lot easier than a BBA degree.</p>

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<p>E&Y, Deloitte, PWC, etc. all recruit at Emory. Yes, some jobs at these firms may require graduate degrees, but they all have entry-level positions for recent grads (and internships between Jr and Sr year, which are essential if you want a job there out of college). Most of them went to the B school, but some had BA/BS degrees.</p>

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<p>from what i’ve read, seen, and heard from upperclassmen, our school does not do well at all for high finance i.e. mbb, BB nyc branches, etc.</p>

<p>its a semi-target. there’s always gonna be a few that make it to the top, but our b-school is honestly not that great. stuff like ranking doesn’t matter, its the kinds of opportunities you get after graduating.</p>

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<p>So I guess Businessweek/USNEWS rankings don’t matter? How does Goizueta compare to other top midatlantic/southern business schools such as UNC Chapel Hill/UVA?</p>

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<p>my reccomendation for realistic transfer options would be Cornell/Northwestern/Ross.</p>

<p>these aren’t the best schools for consulting jobs(i’m guessing you’re gunning for MBB), but recruiting wise they do better than emory.</p>

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<p>I don’t think Northwestern has an undergraduate business program.</p>

<p>Anyway, as an incoming freshman, I don’t think I want to think about transferring to another school yet. I got admitted to Georgetown, CMU, & UNC as well and I don’t want to regret my decision (though if any of you have any opinions and compare the business programs of these schools, I would be interested to know). </p>

<p>I thought Emory would be prestigious enough for MBB offices in the south especially Atlanta. Am I correct?</p>

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<p>Its hard to say what will be happening in four years when you graduate and leave to go work - things could be totally different and companies could have completely different target schools.</p>

<p>goizueta is a great school and as long as you do well there, youll be able to find a job youre happy with.</p>

<p>dont think about transferring - just enjoy the next four years at the great school youre going to. im not really sure about everyone else on this thread, but i can speak for myself and say that its much more important to enjoy the next four years at a school youre happy at than to go to a school you dont like just to possibly find a job four years from now. plus, so many people, like me, LOVE emory AND goizueta</p>

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<p>BTW nahshimshimhaeyo, I noticed you applied to transfer to Cornell? </p>

<p>Skatz57, do you think majoring in Economics instead of going to Goizueta would give me the same employment opportunities after graduation?</p>

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<p>all the schools you listed are semi-targets. whether a school has undergraudate b-schools doesn’t matter. finance recruiting is basically a prestige game.</p>

<p>ya i’m applying to cornell this fall.</p>

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<p>Goizueta sent student(s) to Bain, BCG, Monitor, and Deloitte this past year.</p>

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<p>I never said Emory didn’t send students to great management consulting firms. I just stated it is alot harder coming from Emory than a true target. Just numberwise, they pick less kids from Emory than places like Dartmouth/Columbia/Stanford</p>

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<p>If you want to go to the elite consulting firms (Bain, McKinsey, BCG) the targets are the Ivies (all of them), Stanford, Duke, MIT, CalTech, Amherst, Williams, and to a lesser extent with less spots Northwestern and Berkeley (Haas). That’s about it.</p>

<p>After that from WashU, to JHU, to Emory its all PWC, Deloitte, etc which are nice places but not true elite strategy consulting firms.</p>

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<p>slipper,</p>

<p>I dont work in MC so my knowledge is limited to what I’ve researched on the internet, esp companies’ recruiting website. I believe Northwestern’s grads are more well-represented than Brown’s grads (not sure about other Ivies).</p>

<p>[BCG</a> - Join BCG - On Campus](<a href=“http://www.bcg.com/join_bcg/oncampus/default.aspx]BCG”>http://www.bcg.com/join_bcg/oncampus/default.aspx)

  1. BCG holds one presentation at Brown vs two at Nortwestern.
  2. The two recruiting directors, including the one for recruiting at Brown, went to Northwestern undergrad (MMSS majors).
  3. Many others on recruiting teams for varioius schools went to Kellogg; one’d think the connection would trickle down to the college to some degree.</p>

<p>[Campus</a> calendars | US Schools Recruitment](<a href=“http://hosting.mckinsey.com/careers/us_schools/campus_calendar.aspx]Campus”>http://hosting.mckinsey.com/careers/us_schools/campus_calendar.aspx)
This McKinsey link seems to suggest Northwestern grads are more heavily recruited.<br>
Brown students were asked to submit applications on-line, which collects many resumes from other schools. It does not appear McKinsey pre-allocates any spot specificly for Brown students.
On the other hand, it appears that McKinsey pre-allocates interview spots for Northwestern undergrads; students submit resume to NU career website and certain number of them will be invited for problem solving test and interview. Note that Kellogg is a major feeder to McKinsey. Again, the Kellogg connection likely plays some role here.</p>

<p><a href=“Certificate Program for Undergraduates | Kellogg School of Management”>http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/certificate/students/jobs.htm&lt;/a&gt;
In addition, BCG, Bain, and McKinsey all hired at least one grad from the Kellogg cert program, out of a small pool of 70 grads in 2010.</p>

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<p>I definitely agree Northwestern does well Sam - probably at or close to Brown level and much better than Chicago, WashU, or any of the other elite Midwestern schools.</p>

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<p>Conclusion: Since it’s simply a prestige game, it won’t matter whether I attend Goizueta or just major in Economics while taking several management classes at the B-School.</p>

<p>Thanks for the reply guys!</p>

<p>Another question, does it matter which office you plan to work at when applying to MBB/other top consulting firms? For example, if I plan on staying in the South (Atlanta/Charlotte), an Emory degree would be fine right?</p>