Georgetown vs UNC Chapel Hill for undergrad business/economics
Hello all,
I am a new user of this site, a high school senior who is seriously interested in a career in the financial industry. I have a few questions for you guys, and I was hoping I could get some advice.
I have been accepted to Georgetown University's Mcdonough School of Business, and granted assured admission after my sophomore year to the Kenan-Flagler business school at UNC. Kenan Flagler is "ranked" higher by a few sources, but what is the industry opinion on the two schools? Money is not a factor in my decision.
No matter which school I choose, I will have to choose between an Economics major in the college, or a business/ finance major at the business school. Does this distinction even really matter? I would assume that a finance major would be more on the practical side of the material, but do I-Banks really view this as a large factor when hiring?
I am desperate for some help here, thanks in advance for any advice you guys and girls have to offer.





Georgetown MSB is great for
Georgetown MSB is great for IB recruiting.
They are both great
They are both great schools.
If cost is no object, Georgetown is a better school for IB recruiting.
If UNC is in-state and your parents are only millionaires, not multimillionaires, do them a favor and go in-state; just do yourself a favor too and demand that they spend the savings on long-term care insurance so you don't have to worry about them.
Work hard, play hard.
What region are you thinking
What region are you thinking about living in post-grad? I know it seems far away but if you like the Southeast/Charlotte especially UNC is going to be very strong. Georgetown will but UNC's network is much stronger in the SE than NYC, where Georgetown is strong.
What are your financial considerations?
I would take Georgetown, as
I would take Georgetown, as that will leave your options wide open. As SEC said, UNC is fantastic regionally, and not terribly difficult to get into NYC, but Georgetown is a great name regardless of where you are, and especially in NYC.
Really tough decision -
Really tough decision - recruiting is better at GTown but social life is better at UNC (although it's a marginal difference for both variables). Visit both campuses to see which you prefer.
Thank you all. @ Illini, not
Thank you all. @ Illini, not millionaires , but my father's post 9/11 GI bill, which he is generously allowing me to use, will cover almost the entire cost of both schools. How do you guys feel about the Economics Vs Finance major choice?
s2tn6at: Really tough
Really tough decision - recruiting is better at GTown but social life is better at UNC (although it's a marginal difference for both variables). Visit both campuses to see which you prefer.
You'll hardly be losing out on social life at Gtown.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j68G-nP5rso
That makes this decision easy
That makes this decision easy then. If the government is making school free for you, and you don't have younger siblings who you're taking money from, Georgetown is the obvious choice here.
Do finance and a STEM major. Need to exercise those quantitative muscles.
Work hard, play hard.
mrfrancis: Thank you all. @
Thank you all. @ Illini, not millionaires , but my father's post 9/11 GI bill, which he is generously allowing me to use, will cover almost the entire cost of both schools. How do you guys feel about the Economics Vs Finance major choice?
If you want to do Finance, major in Finance.
IlliniProgrammer: do yourself
do yourself a favor too and demand that they spend the savings on long-term care insurance so you don't have to worry about them.
Wish my parents would have thought about this. I'm only 23 and my parents' health is already declining. I'm leaving the state for grad school but already trying to figure out how I can get back here eventually when the time comes. Not fun to think about, but I owe it to them.