Need help on graduate school decision - urgent

Hi guys, I am a senior in UCLA, and I really need help on deciding the right program for my graduate study.
the program admitted:

  1. UCLA - Economics
  2. John Hopkins - MSF
  3. Boston University - Economics

Target industry after graduation: Bulge Bracket ( M&A or coverage)

I know UCLA and John Hopkins are semi-target for most of the recruiting, but I am concern about the master program here. Which one has the better chance of getting into bulge bracket. I think it is better to tell a story during the interview if I continue to study at UCLA, this would give more advantage? What do you guys think? Thanks a lot.

It's urgent !!!!!!!

3 Comments
 

UCLA if you want to stay in IB, Johns Hopkins if you want to branch out into other areas (I think there's a lot of commodity business happening in the Baltimore area.

I think Boston is an amazing city (especially if you want to go the quant/econometrics route), but you'll be competing with Harvard/MIT/BC/UMass/Northeastern students for jobs, whereas UCLA and JH dominate their regions in terms of prestige.

Have you already been admitted to these schools?

 

Thanks a lot bro. I am thinking about boosting my GPA during master. It hurts ......during recruiting. Yeah, I am still deciding which one to go...OMG~

 

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