Columbia GSB
i know, i know, this belongs in the b-school forum, blah, blah... its not gonna get enough love there.
so i have a 3.8, 750, good work ex and very good ECs. going to apply to b-schools this year and need some advice about columbia.
so, how good is columbia GSB? it seems like it's pretty consistently ranked behind wharton / u chi in terms of finance prestige, but it does have home field advantage being in NYC. would someone graduating from colm be at a disadvantage vs. someone coming out of some of the higher ranked schools like H / S / W? personally, i have no interest in H or S since i want to study finance, not general management. i also don't want to live in philadelphia, aka the armpit of the east coast, even if i were to get into W. annecdotes re: columbia are appreciated.





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Ditto for wharton vs columbia. Both shall be considered ..the rest is down to who you are...you can't get into ibanking just because you happen to be at HBS/Wharton etc. These schools have quite some tail...so if u r good enough ..u will get in at columbia as well as wharton...people would tell u that it's the alumni network that is important...true..but no alumnus from wharton is going to refuse meeting u just because u r from columbia..the rest depends on you.
Now do not speculate about either as if both were in your pocket ;)
Why're you asking this?
Why're you asking this? You've already said you don't want to go to HBS, Wharton or Stanford. You've also said that it has "home-field" advantage over Chicago GSB and that it's consistently ranked #3 for finance. Really, you've answered this question for yourself.
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Columbia GSB is top notch,
Columbia GSB is top notch, no question about it, and as such is heavily recruited. Definately a strong place to have on your resume.
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I personally think the "home field advantage" argument is mostly bullshit. Does a Columbia or NYU kid have an advantage in a handful of finance areas because of New York City, vs., say, a Stanford guy or girl? Yes. Compared to HBS or Wharton? No. Not at all.
First, HBS and Wharton are close enough to NYC for convenient visits to the city. Second, for most career fields that's not really that big of a deal because recruiters come to you if you go to a top school. For standard finance or consulting jobs all interviews are on campus anyway, and if you are at Wharton or HBS every firm will come to you.
For S&T visiting trading floors in person helps--but it doesn't help get the job that much, but rather better see the culture of the firm. But again, Boston and Philly are easily close enough to visit plenty of trading floors.
As far as some PE shops or hedge funds, yes, you may have to visit or interview (esp. the smaller ones that don't recruit on campuses) the firm, but again, the location of CBS or NYU just makes it slightly more convenient for you as far as travel time is concerned. There are so many other factors about the b-school, experience, and I really think you shouldn't make a decision based on location.
One last point--I'd suggest visiting Wharton first before you make a decision. Lost of people toss out Philly as a reason to not apply or go there, but the city is drastically different once you visit. And last time I checked, Harlem....errrr, Morningside Heights...isn't exactly SoHo.
^^^I was gonna say all that
^^^I was gonna say all that but this guy just seemed to ignorant for me to waste my time.
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