Stanford vs MIT vs Angier B. Duke Scholarship at Duke
I will be a freshman at Duke this fall, where I am an Angier B. Duke scholar, which is one of Duke's merit scholarship programs comparable to the Robertson scholarship. I turned down MIT and Stanford to take the scholarship, for many reasons but one of them was the fact that I received no financial aid from the other two schools.
After college I'm looking at something in private equity/maybe quant stuff/maybe trading stuff/probably ibanking stuff but of course I can't be too sure. Was it a mistake to turn down Stanford and MIT which I understand have better recruiting especially in the math/CS heavy fields of finance for Duke?
I understand that I've already made my decision but knowing where I stand competition-wise would help me know what I'm getting into any if Duke is better for some things than others.
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Duke's a great school and given the scope of the scholarship, I wouldn't think twice about it. Yes, there may be some specific roles or specific firms where coming from Stanford or MIT is a larger advantage, but by and large, Duke will offer plenty of opportunities in the fields you mentioned. Just work hard and network (like you would anywhere else)
Lol, my low-end target school places half our class in IB. You'll be fine at Duke. Congrats on the scholarship.
While I was attending BDD, I got the chance to talk to some finance-y frat bros--there's def a solid pipeline. You'll have plenty of opportunities @ Duke to get into all areas of finance. Sure MIT might recruit better for quant stuff (Jane St. I've heard is like 75% MIT) and Stanford will always do better for VC, but this year Duke seniors placed really well across the board. Heard a senior is going straight to Carlyle Group PE. Good stuff
Plus, AB Duke is worth like 300K lol.
My only other advice would be to try hard to get into a solid frat/SLG, finance recruiting kinda seems centered around that @ Duke.
Congrats on the scholarship. You'll be 100% fine at Duke.
Duke for free is a gold-plated outcome.
Duke is a great school in terms of Wall Street placements. You can find many opportunities due to Duke's alumni. Congrats!
The fact that you would even ask such an idiotic question probably disqualifies you for any finance job otherwise worth your pursuit.
I go to one of those schools. A close friend transferred from Stanford or MIT TO Duke.
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