<p>Bloomington is definetly no more boring than Champaign. The reality is that besides the bars and clubs, most things to do are at the university in both towns</p>
<p>I doubt UI has 2000 companies recruiting there for business. Where did you get that tidbit?</p>
<p>you are correct, after looking at the career services website again, I misinterpeted the info, 325 companies for business, total employer relations was 2024 in 2003 from the stats I was able to find. Couldn't find current info by searching their site. </p>
<p>ibanking and consulting firms recruit alot more at kelley than at illinois and indiana is ranked higher in both us news and business week (alot higher)...but as pre med said if you wanna have a regular 9-5 go to illinois</p>
<p>Both are good business schools. There isn't that big of a difference. Go to the one where you want to be, or if cost is a factor, the one that is cheaper. You aren't going to regret passing out on one of the because of rankings, as both are top 15 business schools, in the top 10 in many major categories.</p>
<p>Recruiting is very good at IUB. They got an A in recruiting from Business Week, one of the few schools to receive such a rating. All the students around campus are jealous of the B-majors' internships that they get, they all go to big cities to work, work at major companies, etc.</p>
<p>I can't wait to go to the bschool. Everything goes on there, SEO, Ibanks, Fed Companies, Fortune 500, M-Consulting, the works.</p>
<p>So after reading this post, I’m a bit confused as to how a pre-med wannabe is commenting with presumption and why and how people cannot understand the nature of accountancy or finance. </p>
<p>I went to UIUC, and have a few friends who transferred from IU who will now be working for Investment Banks and Management Consulting firms (I’ve worked at a Management Consultancy and will be joining an Investment Bank in a few weeks). </p>
<p>A few clarifications: UIUC Accountancy = #1, UIUC Finance = #10, 1 notch below IU (#9) per US News</p>
<p>More Big 4 partners (premed, you may want to look up what a partner is, my mom’s a physician and partners imply something else in a medical practice) come from UIUC than any school in the world (Mean comp at partner level - $1 million+, I’d know my uncle was one at Arthur Andersen Consulting). The average SAT and ACT scores at UIUC are stronger than IU’s by a noteworthy differential (ACT middle 50% at UIUC is 29-32, Kelley I believe is 28-30). </p>
<p>I’ve personally interviewed with the following firms: Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Bear Stearns, Citi, William Blair, Robert Baird, FPK CCW, Bain, Deloitte, Huron, Navigant, Archstone, FTI Restructuring, LECG, KPMG M&A, among many others. </p>
<p>Long story short - if you’re in-state and you want a solid degree (I pursued dual degrees in Accountancy and Finance), Illinois is a perfect choice. </p>
<p>P.S. The former Goldman CEO that took it public was a UIUC undergrad btw, as is Neel Kashkari.</p>
<p>UIUC-Consultant, you have interviewed at such nice firms…congrats.
Yet you failed to see that this thread was made on April of 2006.
And Neel Kashkari is a dummy.</p>
<p>Congrats on bringing up an old post that the op probably doesn’t remember any more.</p>