Where Should I Go? I need some parental advice...

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-berkeley/1321246-economics-investment-banking.html#post14204944[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-berkeley/1321246-economics-investment-banking.html#post14204944&lt;/a&gt; describes the investment banking recruiting scene at Berkeley.</p>

<p>In terms of numbers, here are the schools’ career surveys (business school and general):</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/undergrad/reports/WHA_2012cp.pdf[/url]”>http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/undergrad/reports/WHA_2012cp.pdf&lt;/a&gt;
[Career</a> Services, University of Pennsylvania](<a href=“http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/undergrad/reports.html]Career”>http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/undergrad/reports.html)</p>

<p><a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Haas/HaasEmploymentReports2011.pdf[/url]”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Haas/HaasEmploymentReports2011.pdf&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Major.stm[/url]”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Major.stm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>But note that at Berkeley, you are not in the business school. You need to take the prerequisite courses, then apply to the business school in your second year. This is a competitive admissions process; if not admitted, you need to choose an alternate major. (For Penn, are you directly admitted into Wharton?)</p>

<p>You did not mention an important factor: what is the net price of each school for you, and can you and your family afford the net price comfortably (and without excessive debt)?</p>

<p>Neither UCLA nor Stanford has an undergraduate business major.</p>