School choices best for IB

Hello,

I got into TULANE for finance, FORDHAM for finance, GWU for finance and Northeastern uni for Finance. What would be the best school to go to for investment banking/Buisness?

Cost:
Neu - free ride
tulane - 57k
fordham -57k yr
GWU - 12k a year.

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Northeastern probably gives you the best shot and is free. Going to be tough out of any though, wouldn’t really think about it through an IB lens since any benefit any of the schools may have is marginal at best. Is money a factor and where do you see yourself having the most fun

 

Have seen Northeastern kids get co-ops at Apollo ECM, Sixth Street Growth, RJ Tech & Services Boston, MS GCM and Hercules to name a few... 

 
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Yea their co-op stuff is great, but the students getting co-ops at the firms you listed are top of their class. You have to be top of your class at any of the schools OP mentioned to have a slim shot for a role in IB. Honestly would just go with Northeastern because it’s free

 

Was in the same situation of choosing between Fordham and Northeastern. Fordham would've cost me 30k a year. Northeastern also basically offered a full ride: committed to Northeastern. I think it's hard to beat the Co-Op program; there are plenty of opportunities there.

 

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