<p>What would be the better choice if im interested in eventually pursuing a start-up tech company. Want to stay on the engineering side and definitely pursue graduate school (doctorate) possibly after a few years in the work force, but i think the Wharton degree from M&T would definitely help with my future goals, networking, and job prospects. Any advice? BTW I definitely do not want to do ibanking, investing, or any of that "wall street" stuff.</p>
<p>While Wharton can certainly help in the business world, I’m not certain if it is the game maker for somebody who is more serious about actually getting a top-flight engineering education. M&T has been known to produce a lot of future Wall Streeters, but I’m not certain how true that will be in the future.</p>
<p>Cornell has a wonderful University-wide program in Entrepreneurship featuring annual business-plan competitions and lots of alumni networking. Cornellians also have a very active presence in the Silicon Valley venture capital circles. There are also lots of classes in business/entrepreneurship through both AEM and the Johnson School. </p>
<p>Do you know what type of engineering your are interested in? Do you know if you would rather be in a city or a small college town?</p>
<p>[Entrepreneurship@Cornell:</a> Classes, Faculty, and Entrepreneurship and Business Resources at Cornell University](<a href=“http://eship.cornell.edu/]Entrepreneurship@Cornell:”>http://eship.cornell.edu/)</p>
<p>the “ideal” pedigree of someone in ur shoes trying to join/make a start up company would be go to cornell engineering for undergrad, work a few years in the industry, and then get your MBA from stanford. That would be a slam dunk.</p>