MSU vs Pace vs Western BMOS vs ALOT of Options, Help!!
Currently an incoming junior at Pace University, Lubin School of Business in New York studying Finance. I like Pace but I applied to many schools as a transfer just to see where I could get in?
I got into:
- Michigan State University (Non-Broad, Communications)
- Baruch College (Zicklin)
- Indiana University (Not direct into Kelley)
- Rutgers University (Business School)
- Ohio State University (Fisher, direct)
- Western Ontario University (BMOS, Non-Ivey)
- University of Toronto (Non Rotman)
- Queen's University (Arts&Science, Non Commerce)
I'm grateful for all the offers but I'm confused on what to do. I'm not necessarily looking to get into IB out of undergrad, and plan to do an MBA from a target school in Europe to consider IB (London, Paris, etc) in the future. Though my goal now is to work in Toronto (have a lot of family in Canada) in Corporate Finance, PWM, or IB. I'm currently interning at a PWM firm in the Detroit area at the moment and I'm learning a lot.
One good thing for me at Pace is that I am ahead credits wise so I can actually graduate a semester earlier, and if I decide I wanted to study abroad in Europe (London, UK most likely) then I'll graduate at my normal time. The partner school in the UK is the University of Westminster and they are offering an opportunity to study and intern in London for a semester. Getting to live in Europe for a few months in undergrad sounds like a great experience and getting some intern experience in the UK is a bonus and I assume would help in the future. Would graduating early help in any way or is studying abroad a better option, because I don't really lose anything.
Would staying at Pace make it easy to get a finance job out in Toronto or would Western BMOS or University of Toronto Non Rotman be a better choice. I'm intrigued by Western University but I don't know how good their BMOS program is. How is it and does it place well?
Is Michigan State regarded well and would a Communications degree be a hindrance, and how is Pace vs Baruch?
I also would not mind staying at Pace and working in New York and then transfer to a Toronto or London office in the future? I love New York so I would also be okay with working here and then trying for Toronto or London in the future, would transferring be hard or is an MBA in Canada or the United Kingdom the only way if I stay at Pace now.
Thank you for anyone who's reading over this and can provide some insight for me.
I'd say OSU or UT if you can somehow get into Rotman. If you want to work in Europe it is really important that the name of the college is recognized. There won't be as many alumni from smaller schools so that's also a consideration.
Toronto, it’s a Harvard like target for banks in Canada even outside the business school decent semi-target for US.
Indiana places well if u get into Kelley and the IB workshop. I had a few Kelley kids in my cohort (both smart and not so smart). The IB workshop at Kelley makes u great at interviewing and answering technical questions, but does not makeup for an inherent lack of intelligence and capability to learn.
Ivey is a Canadian funnel for some banks but non-Ivey would probably be quite a disadvantage.
I’ve never met a single MSU kid on the street so prob not there.
So you'd say even if I didn't get a Rotman degree, going to Toronto would put me in a much better situation for banks in Canada and maybe the US?
And what about Western's BMOS program, it's still a business program and you get a Finance degree, it's just not Ivey though. Would you say it matters for banks in Canada or is Ivey only good at Western?
Lot of people have been telling me that MSU has almost no presence on the street, including you. You're right & probably best to just forget about MSU.
Just an FYI university of Westminster is one of the worst unis in UK
I've heard its not great but does it matter for study abroad? Also wouldn't the internship help in terms of work experience/resume?
Who organises the internship? Because I wonder how much above their weight they could punch in delivering anything worthy of value on an internship front.
Also does studying abroad in Uk when you’re from Canada / USA really offer any differentiation?
I’d seriously remove study abroad at Westminster from the tick column in your decision making table
Speaking as a Canadian. You will have an extremely difficult time with recruiting if you are in BMOS. BMOS gets overshadowed by Ivey in that aspect.
Rotman does send kids to IB but not as many as Ivey or Queens Commerce. Considering you will not even be in the Rotman program, I would not recommend that you go there.
Queens Econ has placed kids into IB, again at a much lower rate than Queens Commerce, but usually a small handful who have the right experience, done a lot of networking, or know the right the people.
You are studying in New York, the largest financial market. Network aggressively and you should be able to land interviews. Also, there are a lot fewer finance jobs in Canada compared to the United States. I would work two years in NYC and then try to lateral over
Explicabo nobis perspiciatis dolorum sequi. Quos ducimus quaerat quae rerum. Veritatis quis sint ut tempora rerum magnam iusto fuga.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...