NYU vs Barnard for recruiting?

I'm currently a freshman at NYU Steinhardt, but I was recently accepted as a transfer student to Barnard College. Which school carries more weight when it comes to finance recruitment?

Stern obviously performs very well when it comes to OCR, but from what I've seen the prestige/name brand doesn't really carry over to the College of Arts and Science, Steinhardt, LS, etc. Applied for an internal transfer to Stern but was rejected. Not sure what the perception of Barnard/Columbia is on Wall Street -- looking for advice as I make a decision.

I chose to apply to transfer because of NYU's lack of community/wasn't a fan of my major in Steinhardt, but I don't want to lose out on potential career opportunities at NYU. 

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Honestly, stick with NYU. From my experience (have tons of friends at Columbia and Barnard), NYU is much more heavily recruited

 

Yeah you should be fine at NYU. And I view NYU as the best location in the US. You don't want to be way uptown at Columbia/Barnard.

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