Deciding between Cornell and USC. At Cornell, I'd hope to transfer from ILR to AEM, or maybe double major in econ and cs. At USC, I'd either do business admin at Marshall or just an econ/math major.
What's best for finance? I don't necessarily have my heart set on IB, but I'm super into PE and VC and I know that one typically works at a bank first. USC or Cornell?
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USC is an IB powerhouse on west coast
Easy choice. I am in ilr and it had made recruiting SO much easier. Feel free to PM
I'm really interested in Cornell ILR. I private messaged you. Any help is greatly appreciated!
Go with Cornell. USC is very good but mostly limited to the west coast.
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