I am a senior in high school deciding between UW Madison, IU, and Northeastern. I am direct admit to all three’s business schools and am having a difficult time deciding. I want to go into IB, high finance, or consulting. I would most want to go to UW but am concerned about its reputation. Would it still be possible to make a career there? Thoughts?
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Definitely wouldn't pick Northeastern. Those kids don't know the difference between their left and right and haven't seen a solid buy-side exit in decades. Source: was a Husky back in the day and was one of the only finance guys to make it out of the middle market. Between Indiana and Wisconsin, I would say that IU is the better choice from a placement perspective. Look into their workshop programs. Just a warning, they are pretty competitive. Social life at both schools will be great as well, so no worries on that front. A lot of cocaine to go around on both campuses. Source: they used to call me the "bag man" back in the day.
We should grab coca— er, coffee, sometime…
Would you say that Kelley is the better option even if a person does not get into the workshop?
Echo the above that IU is probably your best overall bet with the IBW but if you have a desire to stay in the Midwest, UW is a target for some banks in the Midwest, but overall would still choose IU if you back yourself to get into the IBW
Would go Kelley.
NEU and IU
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If you want to go to UW, go to UW. Don’t make your college decision solely based off the chances to land 1 specific job. Enjoy Madison
from a strictly recruiting perspective, there is a decently sizable gap between IU kelley and the rest
Doesn’t really make sense to compare IBW to standard state school recruiting
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