<p>I've got a tough decision on my hands right now. I'm trying to choose between UCB econ, NU econ, and NYU Stern. I'm a cali resident, so tuition at Berk is the lowest and I don't have any financial aid for the other 2. However, money is not too much of an issue.</p>
<p>My factors in no particular order:
1. planning on studying business/ finance or law in the future (grad school)
2. weather, but not too important. I mainly want to know how bad NU winters are.
3. Prestige of the schools and respective programs (will it affect job placement)
4. Recruitment , internships</p>
<p>O hey I have the same decision to make :) Uhm I did some research on it and from what I've read/heard</p>
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<li>All are good for business/finance or law in teh future. For finance, Berkeley HAas and NYU Stern are the strongest. I actually don't know which one is better >_> theyre probably on par with each other. I made a thread about it and if your considering Haas vs Stern then you might find it useful :)</li>
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<li><p>No idea. Try visiting @_@ I heard it's really windy and winter-March is supposed to be bad weather time</p></li>
<li><p>Theyre all prestigious. I think Cal is more prestigious on west coast, NU midwest, and NYU Stern East Coast. But for Econ Cal and NU are better then NYU. For Finance NYU and Cal Haas are better than NU, which doesn't have an undergrad b program. </p></li>
<li><p>NYU is located right next to wall street so its supposed to have the most internship opportunities. But if you want to work in cali or west cost, its probably best to go to UCB. And midwest NU.</p></li>
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<p>i would go to berkeley, since berkeley instate tuition is a much better deal than the other two with full tuition. NYU Stern has the best recruiting in NYC on the list, thus it is a very popular choice among many business undergrads. However, nothing is guaranteed and doing well at Cal with good work experiences/ interviewing skills, you won't have a problem getting recruited.</p>
<p>Berkeley's undergrad econ department is one of the best in the country (I'd say top 5, top 10 for sure), surely better than NU's.</p>
<p>Also, upper division economics classes at Berkeley aren't nearly as large as the lower division courses. Classes generally have fewer than 100 students and even have discussion sections that have 15-30 students to supplement the lectures.</p>
<p>I've heard that Northwestern's econ is also around top 10 or top 5, but if they're around equal i guess it's a moot point.</p>
<p>Also, if I get into the Haas school, am I able to continue my original major to come out with two degrees?</p>
<p>Does going to Cal or NYU over Northwestern offer lower chances at a top grad (law/business) school? I've heard Northwestern does a better job at feeding into good grad schools.</p>
<p>March and April are actually the best times to visit Northwestern. The winter is less brutal and the temperatures are warming up. It's your typical upper Midwest winter (icy, cold winters that last 3-4 months). You will still see students taking classes on campus. School starts in September and ends in June. You're more likely to experience more warm weather at Northwestern (fall and spring quarters) than brutal winter conditions throughout the school year.</p>
<p>In terms of feeding into grad schools...NYU Stern is one of the top undergrad business programs in the country. NYU itself may not be a good feeder school, but surely Stern must be. Of course, with Stern, it's all about LOCATION. In terms of landing internships, you really couldn't have picked a better place to be in.</p>
<p>However, given how expensive NYU is...I would carefully consider UCB. It's a great school, great program, better weather...It's not a bad #2. Heck, NU isn't a bad #2 or #3 either!</p>
<p>If I want to get into a good grad school (law or business), would taking business as an undergrad affect anything? I've heard many business grad schools aren't particularly fond of business undergrads.</p>
<p>And between Northwestern and Berkeley, is it worth the cost for the extra boost in undergrad experience and maybe recruitment?</p>
<p>I say Stern. Because you aren't getting into Berkeley BUSINESS. So this isn't Haas, Haas only offers business admin. You are getting into regular Berkeley Econ, which is still really good.</p>
<p>Haas is consistently rated higher than Stern as a business school, and the OP can choose to do business once they get to berkeley if they choose (the prereqs for econ and bus ad are virtually the same). As far as recruitment ops, you have San Francisco and Silicon Valley right at your fingertips. SF is the center for all tech banking as well, unsurprisingly. You are able to double major if you are in Haas and the econ/business combination is pretty common amongst haas students</p>
<p>I'm in Econ 2 (basic econ for econ majors) at Cal and it's not that bad. We only have 5 problem sets for the whole semester (granted they take about 8 hours to do). The first midterm was very easy and the second one (taking it next Tuesday) shouldn't be bad either, if it's anything like the practice midterms.</p>
<p>My friends in upper division econ classes say it's pretty difficult, though. It depends on the person.</p>