<p>Hi, to start off I have posted this topic on several forums. Now I want your opinions on which school gives a better edge in breaking into wall street, top BB IBD. I understand that these are clearly non-target schools. However, If I were to choose between these two schools in Virginia, which would give me slightly or even an edge in breaking in.</p>
<p>Okay, I am debating right now on which school is more "prestige" than the other. I am majoring in business, probably finance. I heard good things from both JMU and V-Tech. It is extremely hard to pick which to attend. I have visited both campuses and each are beautiful. It all boils down to which is considered more "prestige". According to businessweek, JMU is ranked at #28 in national business school, below William & Mary (23rd). Virginia Tech is ranked (54), because it is mainly an engineering school. Also, US NEWS AND RANKINGS, ranks JMU at 2nd in public University and 6th combined with private and public schools for regional University. While Virginia Tech is ranked at a mediocre 73. I got into each of these famous/popular schools.</p>
<p>There is no difference by school. You will generate any difference yourself based on your performance.</p>
<p>I went to JMU, and while my CS friends and I made of the business majors, I did notice that JMU seemed to have a decent undergrad business school ranking. The campus and b-school building is also really nice. And jmu has hotter girls than tech.</p>
<p>seriously though, tech has more national recognition due to it’s engineering and football team. I imagine if you told any i-banker in nyc that you went to jmu they would have no idea about it. so that may be something to consider…but i’d still think the higher business school ranking at jmu and the greater number of business alumni you could potentially use make JMU the superior choice.</p>
<p>Both are non-target. You are going to have network.</p>
<p>If you haven’t committed either way yet, here’s my 2cents. I have a child in each of the two schools. The one who went in as a business major is at Tech.
Tech is nationally known. JMU is more regionally known.
JMU has smaller classes and math is taught in a classroom vs a lab. But to me, Tech has such a school spirit, it is like they put something in the water. The alumni is so dedicated. I feel they must hire their own. I worked on Wall St and one of my bosses went to VT in the 70s. He came to my dad’s funeral and gave my daugther at Tech his email saying she can email him anytime, best time of his life was at VT.
As far as campus’. Tech has a better layout and lots of food options. The town loves the hokies and let’s face it, every one in Virginia (except UVA) loves the hokies.
JMU is hilly and spread out. Campus is attractive, but my daughter has class on one end and the other. Food is okay. School spirit is pretty good.
I am biased to Tech because daughter at Tech loves her school so much more. I wish you good luck in your decision and both schools are good choices.</p>