<p>Basically I have been accepted at UNC with a full scholarship (Carolina Scholars), Notre Dame (Reilly Program), Northwestern, and Duke and have been waitlisted at Columbia and Cornell. </p>
<p>I need help deciding where to go next year. </p>
<p>I am interested in business/finance and am looking to get internships on wallstreet during my 4 years of college and a job on wallstreet after college (preferably at the bigger banks such as GS and JPM). I would especially like to get into private equity and hedge funds straight out of undergrad which I know is very difficult. Would these schools give me the opportunities to do so? Will UNC (considering i work my ass off) give me these opportunities? </p>
<p>I really need help deciding where to go, especially since the deadline is in 11 days. Thank you and I appreciate all feedback both positive and negative.</p>
<p>UNC. It’s one of the best public schools in the nation (top 5 I think). Undergraduate prestige means absolutely nothing if you plan on going to graduate school. A full ride is an incredible opportunity and you should absolutely take it. And not to be a jerk, but don’t even think about trying to be a hedge fund manager without at least a master’s. There are SO many math/finance/econ courses that you need to take to get a job doing that. </p>
<p>You’re obviously a smart guy if you got accepted to all those schools so I’m sure youll have no problem keeping a high GPA as an undergrad. Go to UNC for free, do well and then try to get another full ride to grad school. Being debt free > going to a moderately higher ranked school.</p>
<p>“I would especially like to get into private equity and hedge funds straight out of undergrad”
lol. Good luck with that.</p>
<p>Go to Duke unless Columbia comes calling. Duke has a pretty good connection with GS and makes it easier to get internships. I literally know 4 people in finance at Duke, all of whom received internships. Granted, they had excellent grades but I’m sure you’ll be able to pull that off.</p>
<p>UNC is offering you boatloads of money. What are the others offering you? If you were to be full-pay at all of them, the advice might be different. But you aren’t. You will almost certainly get the biggest bang for your buck by choosing UNC.</p>
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<p>UNC+free is very attractive. But this is not just a question of COA, it’s also a question of your (family’s) ability to pay. If paying for any of those schools is well within your family’s ability, I’d say Duke would be the best choice for your career goal.</p>
<p>Go to UNC and graduate debt free.</p>
<p>The other schools besides UNC are not giving me any aid since my family is pretty well off and I did not apply for aid. </p>
<p>I am also in the honors program at UNC and have received assured enrollment in their business school. The social life and sports there are also fantastic. I am therefore leaning towards UNC.</p>
<p>Will UNC provide me the opportunities to get on wallstreet with a solid job out of undergrad?</p>