LAC vs Undergrad Business School
Hi, I am a high school student in the college admissions process, and I'm considering a variety of schools. I'm quite interested in attending a liberal arts college(think Williams, Middlebury, Amherst, etc.) and pursuing IB/MBB-->MBA-->MF PE/HF after graduation, but I am worried that some of these schools(particularly non W/A schools) will limit me. How much stronger are recruiting sessions/employment opportunities at an undergraduate business school(UVA McIntire, Ross, Stern, Emory, etc.) than a highly ranked LAC? I would appreciate insight from graduates of either type of school.
Thanks
You can do fine from either, no ones going to scoff at the LACs you mentioned. Smaller alumni base, but very loyal and also a result of scale.
Thanks for the insight. Your username/IB tag imply that you were an athlete at a small school like the ones I mentioned and were able to break into the industry. Could you perhaps speak about your experience and briefly outline the steps you took to land an offer?
I can tell you that the opportunities from Williams and Amherst are VERY good.
I would personally pick McIntire and Ross over a school like Middlebury, but you'll be fine from either.
What about Stern/Emory vs. Middlebury?
Midd overall better school, but for banking id go with the former
Love the long term view that you have taken for planning your career path, but I'd encourage you to simultaneously (and primarily) focus on the immediate future... Right now you should focus on getting into and enrolling in the best school (in terms of employment placement) that you possible can
Now, my two cents: I went to McIntire and can say that all of MBB and all of BB IB actively recruit on grounds... That said, two of my family members went to small liberal arts, one to Bowdoin and one to Amherst, and both were presented with more opportunities than they could have ever asked for...
I would stay away from Emory if you can get into one of the above
What makes Emory such of a turn-off here? McIntire/Ross etc are definitely a tear above, but I'm curious as to why Emory doesn't have the IB prestige to match a reasonably strong reputation.
B school vs. LAC (Originally Posted: 08/20/2012)
If one was interested in investment banking, then do you feel as if he would better suited at a great but not top B school or a great or not top LAC. With admissions rates being as they are, schools like the ivies, williams, amherst and wharton are to some degree a complete crap shoot. For a prospective banker, obviously going to harvard is better than going to Stern, but stern is much more realistic just given greats stats such as a high GPA/SAT.
Lets say we're comparing Liberal arts colleges like - Middlebury, Haverford, Bowdoin, Davidson, Wesleyan, Tufts, etc
To business schools such as - NYU Stern, Boston College Carroll, UCLA biz econ, Georgetown Mcdonough, Emory Goizueta, etc
In order to a) break into banking at a top firm, and b) get a full time offer, would you say a lac is better or would a business school be better?
NYU is probably the best on the list. there's a huge dropoff in LACs after williams/amherst.
Interesting thread. I'm actually at one of the schools.
I'd say Stern dominates your ranking
is Stern better than Georgetown? I was under the impression of the opposite.
There's absolutely zero chance I'd ever attend Stern undergrad over Georgetown. The rest of NYU undergrad really brings it down a notch presteeeej-wise.
In terms of finance, Stern is better than Georgetown but not by alot. Kid from Georgetown will be just as competitive and it will come down to other qualities in the resume. Stern, I think jst has better access to the Street but I could be wrong.
Career placement shouldn't be the only criteria you look at when you go to a school. As more likely then not you will change your major and you may discover that you don't want to do finance (I know very hard to comprehend to a high school student). Things like your intended major, campus location, quality of faculty, student body and M/F ratio are all very important criteria also. If you have to ask then Georgetown and NYU are your best bets. Not just for investment banking but also because they have exceptional reputations in other fields of study.
If you're certain you want to try banking, the b-school school route will probably get you there easier--even if not a top one. After Williams and Amherst, there is virtually no OCR at LACs.
And when someone is looking at your resume in a few years for a banking job, your story will probably make a lot more sense if you're coming from a b-school than an LAC. I had to put a lot of effort into justifying (during interviews) why I wanted to do banking coming out of an LAC.
That said, there are plenty of people from LACs in banking, and I have never once regretted going the liberal arts route.
Business School or College of Liberal Arts (Originally Posted: 05/26/2014)
Hey guys, I need some advice. I am a sophomore at a CC and planning on transferring in the fall of 2015 with about 60 credit hours. My options are between University of Texas - COLA or Texas A&M -Mays. My questions are : How is recruitment at Texas A&M for banks in Houston? Would it be wiser for me to study business at A&M or would I have more options being an economics major at UT?
Thanks in advance, Cecilia.
be economics at UTA. In finance, your school name is everything. UT-Austin has a gazillion times more weight down there, and everywhere else in the country.
Mays sends a few kids to Houston each year, but not a ton. UT (McCombs, specifically) sends a lot more kids each year. The issue is, COLA rarely places anyone, so unless you're going to internally transfer into McCombs, your odds aren't great.
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