Which school should I attend to get into Investment Banking: UVA Mcintire or Brown?
UVA is in-state tuition (33k) vs Brown (73k)
My parents would pay UVA full while they'd be fronting me the difference in price (160k) for Brown that I would eventually pay back.
I'd go to UVA because it's cheaper but IB is super prestige-driven.
Any thoughts?
Really painful to read responses suggesting Brown if your immediate goal is I-banking. This is absolutely and totally wrong-these are likely responses from kids that have no idea what they are talking about think there is some sort of magic “prestige stamp” that results from going to an ivy.
There are many other reasons that could make Brown a better choice that are totally reasonable and personal to you, but on a strict by the numbers rationale ranked by your ability to get into a BB/IB, UVa McIntire should hands down be your choice.
Mcintire probably sends around 20 kids a year to BB/EB (admittedly a rough guess based on observation) and is a target school for every BB and most EBs. Brown is not a target for any of these places, and although they certainly send a few kids each year, it will be significantly harder to land a job. In my 6 years I have maybe met 5 kids that went to Brown-once again, this is not dumping on Brown at all, obviously a great school and there are tons of other reasons you might pick it, but a readily observable fact pattern makes Uva a better choice if BB/EB is your goal.