<p>1) Which school’s program would offer better feeding to top notch financial firms (bulge brackets, elite boutiques, private equity, hedge funds, trading shops)?</p>
<p>Chicago, although NYU is not horrible considering its lower ranking and reputation. Chicago is a top 10 university with a fantastic reputation. NYU has a decent graduate school reputation, but it doesn’t have the reputation at the undergraduate level.</p>
<p>2) Which school’s alumni network is more coherent?
Chicago. It is a much better undergraduate program. If you were thinking about an MBA, then considering NYU makes sense. However, NYU’s undergraduate program is not on the same level as Chicago.</p>
<p>3) Which school would offer better placement into graduate school immediately after college (i.e. Columbia/Carnegie Mellon/MIT for Financial Engineering or Computational Finance)?</p>
<p>Chicago, although likely because the caliber of students at Chicago is higher than the caliber of students at NYU. </p>
<p>4) Which school would offer better placement into graduate school after 2-5 years of work experience (Financial Engineering at the same schools mentioned in #3 or MBA at Harvard, Stanford, or Wharton)?</p>
<p>Same as above.</p>
<p>5) Which school has happier students?</p>
<p>Debatable. I’d rather live in NYC than Chicago for four years, but others may like the midwest culture.</p>
<p>6) Which school provides better financial aid, and to what extent?</p>
<p>Both are expensive private schools that will cost a lot to attend. NYU may be more expensive given the high cost of living in NYC.</p>