SMU vs BYU vs UVA

went to and recruited from BYU. Super solid IB program that gets better every year, no process of having to interview for the banking club either, you just join. Great placement at the BBs, pretty solid for the mainstream EBs(also send 1-2 kids to Q every other year-ish), solid MM placement too. Lots of SF placement because lotta guys are pulled toward tech banking and the culture in SF is a little more family friendly but we still have plenty of NY placements too. That being said, the LDS environment is very real, you have to abide by the honor code and take lots of religion courses. You will very likely not have the typical college experience if that’s something that matters to you. Sometimes there’s one or two non LDS guys that recruit but they also tend to be pretty religious and are totally okay with the honor code.

UVA is also really good place to recruit from (stronger than BYU probably given its reputation and size), SMU I’m not sure but have heard good things.

I’d probably rank UVA>BYU>SMU from a pure placement perspective. I would really think about what you want college to look like before committing to a place like BYU. The culture shock for non Mormons can be pretty crazy and there are many that don’t take it well (sometimes it’s even a bit much for current members too). If the honor code is something you’re okay with then by all means BYU has amazing ROI but if you’re not then I would seriously consider UVA or SMU instead.

Do you want to place in SF? BYU

Do you want to place in NY? UVA

Do you want to place in Texas? SMU

You can make it to any city from any of these schools, but the pipelines are strongest as listed above. I think SMU and BYU are trending up and will likely be better by the time your cycle rolls around. Can't really go wrong here unless you hate mormons

IMO UVA is a no brainer… they absolutely killed it this year on both coasts and TX as well. The commerce school’s network wipes BYU & SMU, and the on campus recruiting is heavy.

Congrats on 3 great acceptances you will be fine at any of them!

Great schools. You should visit all three and choose based on cultural fit.

I’m maybe a little older than some other people commenting here but I’m very in touch with how schools are perceived.

Don’t make a big mistake - just look at the rankings and you’ll see UVA is WAY better….. you’ll have much better career mobility long term, and that extra $5k should not be a factor at all, that should not impact your rationale in the slightest. You will make so much more with a blue chip resume - I have friends that went to SMU and they are stuck in Texas. I went to a non Texas school and I have gotten offers for top tier jobs there before. You don’t necessarily need to go to school there if you want to live there.

Go to UVA - don’t make a huge mistake. And congrats btw!