Emory Goizueta vs CMU Tepper for Undergrad

CMU

a friend went to cmu and had a tough time going thru recruiting. not a lot of alum presence on the street but i dont know if emory is any better

Maybe CMU is better academically but my god it is miserable. Many of the CMU kids just end up placing at like PNC dcm anyway, so nowhere really good.

Emory is the way to go IMO, alumni presence across the street, semi-target overall and has pretty good placement for anyone who is seriously considering IB. Can't speak much on CMU but know that their alumni is limited as from all my networking conversations I only had like 1-2 calls total with CMU alumns. Hope this helps

Emory is way better for recruiting and much more fun. Go to Atlanta and don’t look back 

Emory. Every person I know that has gone there (with different career paths, pre-med/business etc.) all loved their experience. A lot of down to earth people went there and a few bro-ey type of guys. Know a few CMU grads that went into tech and they were very socially awkward. Got high paying jobs eventually in Silicon Valley but were arguably the weirdest people I met in high school.

Both schools are great, but they have very different vibes. Go to the school you think you will fit in more because either way you can reach your goals from both 

Best friend went to CMU was a top student in top clubs and hated it. He basically spent his entire sophomore spring and summer recruiting and only managed to land in his words "an average group" at a BB and knows many kids who were unable to get attractive offers despite being strong candidates. From his perspective, CMU is a great school but they really are not that big of a target. Also it absolutely sucks socially. When I would visit, it just look so sad. There are kids who land top offers, but the college experience really blows especially in comparison to Emory

Emory, semi-target with enough resources & connections for recruitment. Know several alumni who went to top IB groups, Blackstone, and other great firms. 

+ it's in Atlanta

Emory is actually a pretty solid semi-target/regional target. Also the campus is beautiful in a great part of Atlanta. Go to a different school in Atl (doesn’t take a genius to figure out which one) and absolutely love Emory and the people there

+1 for Emory. Southeast IB placement is guaranteed (ATL/CLT) and NYC IB is very doable if you work for it. If you do start in the southeast, lateral to NYC is easy if you want it after some experience.