<p>thank you! it's undergrad! as long as you get a degree from a decent school and plan on going to a graduate school, just get a good gpa and good internship. Undergraduate matters, but not nearly as much as yall are making it out to be. Unless the bachelor's degree is where you call it quits...then you better get your a** moving to Cornell :)</p>
<p>whysee i was not talking about accounting... i was talking about business consulting.. its a field where IU is not even recruited for..
Tell me how many ppl ffrom IU go to McKinsey/ boston consulting/ booz allen hamilton.. dude get your facts right.. and even though IU produces 1000s of graduates every year.. why only a smalll percent is privilleged enough to get an interview from an IB firm.. whereas at cornell.. IBs are dying to hire .. give it a thought.. i think ure too deeply in love with IU(which is good), but you cant see the world with those rosy glasses on..
this wasn't meant to be rude.. but i really feel.. you should do a little research.. I was at the same stage as you are .. a year ago.. when i got into the honors program at ohio state.. but now i realize..i should have tried for Cornell. So i just felt bad .. that someones going through the same things that i did.. </p>
<p>Good luck with everythig you do</p>
<p>and one more thing... compare the faculty .. alumni network .. and then tell me what you think</p>
<p>Yes, i'm sure there are probably many more graduates at Cornell who get into top jobs than at Indiana. However, that was not what I was arguing. Let me ask you this, what do you believe the reason is that there are so many more Cornell students in those top jobs than Indiana students? It's because Cornell students are driven to succeed, they have the personality, the intellect, the desire to get the job. At Indiana, there aren't that many unique affable individuals. That's the only reason, not because they don't have a great business school, not because they don't have great facutly, it's because these are individuals who didn't work hard, who didn't show the desire that others at their institution and at other institutions did. </p>
<p>However, the few hundred at the B-School, like the OP, who make the most out of their education and use the resources that the school offers, they go places. They are motivated to succeed, and made the best out of their undergraduate experience. Kelley has the oppurtunities avaliable to those who want to take advantage of them. They get you those interviews, if you want them. They help prepare you for those interviews, helping you with resumes, having advisors there to help you. School prestige has little to do with what companies will hire and won't hire you. They will care that you got a degree, not necessarily at what school. They will care that you got the good GPA, not at what school.</p>
<p>I'm not looking into rosy glasses, I really haven't been ridiculously IU-homeristic, i'm just stating that it's not the name on the UG degree that is going to get you places, it's the person itself, and how they present themselves to future employers. Both schools have the resources and education to take you places, it's up to the student to take advantage of it.</p>
<p>The reality is probably somehwere in between. There is no doubt that the caliber of students is much better at Cornell and that accounts for some of the discrepancy in numbers at IB's or in business school. </p>
<p>That said, I don't think prestige carries no weight in employment considerations. Is it possible to succeed from Indiana? Sure. Is it harder? Yes. While it is ultimately up to the individual, the name of the school gets you that first interview that is so important when you're just starting out. And, no, I don't believe that IU is recruited to the same extent that Cornell is.</p>
<p>I agree to an extent, I wouldn't say that getting a degree from Indiana would deter employers away from students. You aren't comparing Cornell to Eastern Washington, you're comparing them to a school that is ranked ahead of Cornell in every aspect of business, has better faculty, has better job placement (going off rankings here). And I disagree with IU not being recruited, especially into I-Banking, they placed over 60 kids into investment banking last year, and considering that very few on campus actually want to go into that field, that is a good number. I have yet to talk to someone in the B-School who couldn't get the job they wanted because of the prestige of the institution and the value of the degree, this includes other schools like Michigan State, Wisconsin, Michigan, Miami (FL) that I applied to. I've spoken to employers at Meijer, Target, Walt Disney, Cedar Point, and major sports organizations, and none of them discriminate, or not allow someone to get their foot in the door because of the prestige of the degree. They want smart kids first, and as long as you have a degree from an approved institution, you will be successful and find the job you want.</p>