Dartmouth, Cornell, NYU (Stern) - presence and OCR?

H.S. Senior here!!

I wanted to hear opinions on Dartmouth v. Cornell v. Stern in terms of OCR and presence on the Street. I have also heard a lot about the 'Ivy' brand. Do you think that the brand of Dartmouth and Cornell would be more advantageous than Stern's location?

All thoughts are appreciated.

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Well, if you according to the rankings Stern > Cornell & Dartmouth, but it's a 40 year decision not a 4 year decision. If it was me, I'd pick NYU, land a good job as an IB Analyst at a BB, and then go to the Ivy League Schools for MBA just for bragging rights.

 

Dartmouth, hands down. It is way more fun, the alumni network might be the best of any school, and recruiting is probably top 5 in the country.

I went to a "top target" and am pretty envious of the undergrad experience my coworkers from Dartmouth had compared to mine. If I could do college over again I would definitely go Dartmouth instead.

 

Stern is overrated and if u dont think so, tell that to my cum laude friends that are jobless

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