I am seriously considering Georgetown(close to home , prestigious, target school , free) however I also got into uchicago some of the biggest draw backs I see is the distance from home and UChicago cost me 2k a year
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current student at uchicago here: no. every diversity program i've been to there's always been a couple gtown people there + i've seen plenty of people at gtown end up with offers at firms like BX, GS etc. uchicago is not worth the extra $2k a year for a marginal difference in recruiting. Go to the school you vibe with the most, you won't go wrong!
No, they send a ton of ppl to IBD every year consistently, across basically every worthwhile firm. I don't think there would be any material difference in recruiting. Neither of them are an IU Kelley (due to no investment banking workshop), but it is what it is.
Disclaimer: GT undergrad and had every opportunity in the world in front of me. Recruiting was very solid.
Wait recruiting out of Georgia tech for IB was strong?
Based on context GT=Georgetown. but was confused for a sec too i thought the common abbrevation for georgetown was GU
Georgetown without question. Your opportunities will still be top tier and you have to like the college you go to
Georgetown hands down. Same recruiting opportunities as UChicago but way better social scene.
I'm pretty sure GTown sends more to banking every year.
No but also $8,000 should not be a factor at all.
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Current gtown student and can't comment on uchciago, but honestly don't think 8k should be the deciding factor.
Can you PM I commited Georgetown needa start meeting people lol
Pick the school you like better since both will set you up well for IB if you're already thinking about it now. $8k is nothing in the grand scheme of things (pay it off w/ signing bonus + 1st paycheck, hell your entire SA income could cover that) and don't decide on where to go because 1 may have slightly better placements than the other.
Exists are not the same, idk who here is telling you otherwise except a bunch of Georgetown students. But look at where UC places across the street - filling top firms, can’t say as much the same as gtown. Additionally, I’ve found that the UC kids are usually smarter as the school is harder and more rigorous, and also take into account it has a smaller acceptance rate and is higher ranked in almost every regard. Not to mention any cross over with booth carries clout in the industries... don’t even know the gtown bschool name.
Agreed. Uchicago places in top 5 schools in the us every year, georgetown is more like top 20. Not saying that’s not good (it’s an incredible achievement to get into either school), but when it comes down to quality of alumni and ranking, uchicago is hands down the “better” school. Don’t be stupid and choose your school based off of job - that can change. Also, uchicago has good placement in both chicago and NY offices, and as someone mentioned Booth is a top bschool so going to undergrad there would hopefully help with admission if you were interested.
Georgetown has far better recruiting in numbers. 5-10 kids/year for most BBs in NYC. Chicago may be a better school academically and have better placement at a few places, but Georgetown is definitely more of a target. Finance is not about being a genius, let’s be honest here. No one cares about school rigor. Many of the Ivy League schools are known for grade inflation and easy majors. Not a student at either, but this is what I’ve seen.
Uchicago is just generally a smaller school, but I don’t think the kid should be picking schools because of IB exists. Maybe in 3 years IB will be full of idiots and not the “in” place to work. Also, as mentioned above both schools have good placement, uchicago is better ranked overall but it really depends on who you vibe with and what you’re looking for.
You’re right, he shouldn’t. Georgetown is much more of a feeder though (yes student body size and interest are part of it), not much of a debate if you look at the numbers. Chicago is much more of a feeder for the local CHI offices.
Ur a prospect.. pls don’t chime in if you’re not actually working full time and are part of the internal analyst recruiting system like I am. I would go for UC, it stands out when you get kids who go to the top schools, especially that are known to be so hard academically like UC.
Kid... just look at ranking and general fit and go. As people have mentioned, it’s not worth it to go to college specifically trying to get one job. Things and industries change. If I could choose, I would go to uchicago because of ranking, Georgetown because it seems like a litty school. You can’t really go wrong at either, but if you are trying to go to school to get a good job, you’re just more likely to get looks if you go to a more prestigious and selective school which would be chicago.
If you’re a smart kid you’ll get into banking from either school.
I’d take Uchicago over Georgetown no question
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