Boston College vs Fordham FOR NY

BC

You should base your decision entirely on the current Celtics-Knicks series. Winning city gets your attendance.

But seriously, independently of the NBA playoffs, you should go to BC.

Fordham is not even close to BC (it's something like 100 vs 20 in the rankings). How is your decision only between these two schools - did you apply to anything in between?

did you ask students at BC college or at the school of business? that might be something to consider

b/c BC is the best school and Fordham gave me $... anyway are they similar in placement in NY?

bc is better (20-45), but fordham is getting better, if youre in the top youll have opportunities at ib.

if you wanna be in NY I'd say Fordham. It's an up-and-coming place and a lot of banks are beginning to target it. All about grades and networking and it's not like Fordham is a community college

BC is well ranked and a solid choice. But being the top guy at Fordham will yield you just as many if not more opportunities. People know the name, and it's a respected institution.

thanks for the input guys...I am just as undecided as these posts are haha

I go to Fordham. PM me with any questions. You can certainly break in from Fordham, I know plenty of people doing it. Plus networking is pretty solid since you are already in NY and can go meet with people (plus you have a head start since you are interested now)

To the poster who said it is 20 vs. 100, you are completely wrong. BC is 31 on US News rankings, and Fordham is 56 (and rising, having been 83 when I first got to the school a few years ago).

kk

Definitely go to BC, I think your overall college experience would be better, and it is recruited better. I have a kid from BC in my group and he's a great Analyst and fun to party with. Not saying Fordham isn't a great school, and I think you could definitely get into banking from there, but I feel like you would have a more stereotypical college experience at BC.

Does BC have frats? We don't have any frats at Fordham (its an all bar scene, although you can get into any bar at 18, and I've never been carded at the liquor store ever). Plus if you have cash to burn you can go out downtown in Manhattan.

Definitely go to BC, I think your overall college experience would be better, and it is recruited better. I have a kid from BC in my group and he's a great Analyst and fun to party with. Not saying Fordham isn't a great school, and I think you could definitely get into banking from there, but I feel like you would have a more stereotypical college experience at BC.

bc by a long shot

I'm going to cast my vote for BC as well. It's always good to have a backup plan. If banking doesn't work out, you'll want a strong name on your resume that will carry with you for the rest of your career.

I wouldn't put much weight on the fact that a school is "up and coming." The truth is, school perception rarely changes in the short period that you're going to be there. Also, what matters is the perception of the individual trying to hire you. Just because a school is moving up in the rankings doesn't mean that employers are going to change their perception of it (they may not even be aware).

^agree with all of the above. Go to BC. It also give you exposure to Boston and NYC recruiting where as Fordham is only NYC.

I go to BC, PM me with any questions. And to who ever asked about the Frats, BC currently has one in the process of chartering (SigEp). It's not recognized by the university, but the National Fraternity recognizes the chapter I believe.

BC is way better, tons of kids go to New York, plenty in the bulge brackets, plenty in middle market. In all honesty it shouldn't even really be a question. The life at BC will be so much better. And from what I hear, Fordham only has like 2 or 3 buildings total.