<p>Which one of these schools would you say is best for undergraduate studies, probably majoring in finance or economics, with hopes of getting an i-banking job on wall-street with a top firm after graduation? Oh yea, I will get no financial aid regardless of the school...so...</p>
<p>U chicago
UVA - (Darden) Echols Scholar
U of MD - (Smith) 4-year full scholarship
NYU - (Stern) Stern Scholars
CMU - (Tepper)
Michigan - LSA (apply to Ross later?)
Caltech - business economics?</p>
<p>All of those except UMD are solid.</p>
<p>Yea....that's sorta my problem. They're all solid....so I'm having a bit of difficulty picking one. Still hoping on Wharton though. While UMD isn't that good.....iunno....full ride + $4500/year is very tempting</p>
<p>Good luck getting a decent gpa at cal tech.</p>
<p>fjm, while what you say is true, but I would expect that recruiters would take into account that you graduated from Caltech and expect a lower GPA</p>
<p>dont go to caltech for IB...seriously its overkill.
If you want to do quant finance..hedgefunds derivs etc then it may be good</p>
<p>hehe, ok</p>
<p>Then which one is the best? Stern?</p>
<p>If you applied to Wharton..then Wharton. Its without a doubt the best business school on the face of the planet for landing IB jobs. After that it depends on where you want to work but undergrad Stern is highly regarded in NYC (where all the jobs are at), Chicago is awesome but you may get killed in terms of GPA (extremely important for IB) however the econ dept. there is tops. After that I would put UVA and Mich about even but on the east coast I may have to give UVA the nod. Another thing to consider is the type of divisions that recruit at your school. At places like CMU and CalTech recruits will be looking for those with great quant skills...other places its all around. So what Im saying is if you get into Wharton go there..then Stern, UVA/Mich/Tepper</p>
<p>wow.. that's an impressive list of schools to choose from..</p>
<p>just be thankful that you do have amazing options :]</p>
<p>haha, thanks
I am very thankful =]</p>
<p>if this is purely academics and recruitment on the list, i'd go to stern.</p>
<p>if you want more of a college experience, i'd go to Chicago or Michigan.
but did you apply to ross? you should've gotten accepted into the direct admit program..</p>
<p>uhh...I applied....very late. Just got my formal acceptance into LSA like...2 days ago. So...iunno</p>
<p>and my ross essay was terrible -_-"</p>
<p>UMD's programs rank like this
No. 6 Management Information Systems
No. 8 Supply Chain Management/Logistics
No. 9 Management
No. 13 Entrepreneurship
No. 13 Quantitative Analysis
No. 16 Production/Operations Management
No. 18 Marketing
No. 22 Finance </p>
<p>With finance right at the bottom... I see you live in rockville. I go to wootton by the way. I am sure a full scholarship must be hard to pass up expecially with those other schools asking for 40,000/yr.
That is a beastly group of schools, congratulations!</p>
<p>oh, wow. hey! IM me sometime!</p>
<p>if not Wharton, Stern is the way to go. Very good recruiting opportunities, plus, you will be in the financial capital of the world. Stern is also very well known for its Finance program. Stern scholars is quite prestigious and comes with its own rewards that you will experience in your four years. If you want to go into IB, I would pick Stern over any other college on your list. I will also be attending Stern next year.</p>
<p>Go to University of Virginia. Fantastic college life and one of the most beautiful campuses.</p>
<p>Michigan is also a great option, if you want good social life.</p>
<p>Well, if I can get a scholarship from Stern in the range of 10K+ then I'm definitely going. Since I'm not eligible for financial aid (FEC 44.5K), the amount of scholarship that I get is going to be really important, although I'm already favoring Stern.</p>
<p>whats FEC?</p>