Currently a freshman aiming for a buy-side role (I know it's difficult) and am transferring for non-finance reasons. That being said, I do want to give myself a good shot at one of the top buy-side roles, but also have a decent time socially.How would you rank the following options:UChicago, Georgetown, Ross, Stern, Notre Dame, Vanderbilt
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socially don’t go to ND
Could you add some detail to this? Would really appreciate it
you have to live in a dorm until you are a senior
shitty town in a shitty state
a lot of catholics or christian very religions people (maybe this isn’t an issue for you though)
shitty weather
i’ve heard it’s not a very diverse student population (not even in terms of demographics but even just like the type of person)
ND/Ross for placement…ND if you care more about placement, Ross if you care more about social life
congrats on ND
Look at these pleb kids giving me MS because they went to non prestigious schools. It's not my fault if you made bad decisions
he said he’s taking social life into acct and UoC is where fun goes to die
Shut the fuck up. I went to UChicago
You have no idea what you're on about, you pleb
Dang you really proved him wrong. You sound like where fun goes and thrives.
There is always a bigger fish my friend. Humble attitude will get you far.
Seconded as someone who currently goes to UChicago the shitty social scene reputation is significantly overblown
Placement wise, Ross stern and Georgetown are all very good and more or less on the same level. Chicago is better but not worth transferring over unless you hate the school you’re currently at
For placement, networking etc etc would full recommend stern or Georgetown. Went to a big 10 state school and directly felt the locational disadvantages. Opportunities / networking opps etc would prefer a city and combine that with Georgetown or stern’s academic prowess would be easy money.
Trade off is cost of living but IMO that can be made up eventually.
I don't actually have any close friends who went to U Chicago, but I know it used to be referred to as the place where fun goes to die. So if you're trying to prioritize social life probs not the best spot, even though academically it's probably the most respected of the group.
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In IB? No. In pursuing fields outside of IB or grad school, broadly speaking, yes. For MBB, probs a bit yes too.
U Chicago has a lot of grade deflation so if someone can keep a 4.0 is a strong program like economics, I'm sure that they'll go MF PE out of undergrad or to a top HF.
No brainer, uchicago best by far in this list. Not even close.
But very tough to get in so would apply to the others too
I got into all of these
Wow you're so sick bro
Isnt this OP saying he got into all of the schools? Why MS lol
The ONLY school on your list, OP, that is CONSISTENTLY good across multiple domains (biz, law, med etc) is UChicago. What do you think that says about the school relative to others on your list? Use your critical thinking facilities if you have any
Not the one MSing you, but not sure why it matters that UChicago is good at law/med - this person is very clearly set on finance and all of the schools named are strong in finance
That's a decent pitch for a high schooler not sure what they want to do with life, but the med school being good/bad has literally no impact on someone zeroed in on very niche areas of high finance
UChicago is the best school on this list. Will give you the greatest opportunity in the industry. You can also have fun. Not as fun as a party school but I would say the reputation is a bit overblown. I spent some time with friends at UChicago and it was great. Avg student is slightly nerdier / quirky but still good people.
UChicago is the best out of the names academically / for placement, but as others have said it's "where fun goes to die". You'll have a great time if you're a nerd / intellectual, but you'll probably be pretty miserable if you're a generic big 10 frat guy.
Every uchicago kid I’ve met is weird as fuck
Ross places very well In IB and some buyside roles but will echo that east and west coast kids just have such great proximity to so many opportunities. Although one thing I will point out is that umich is very strong in engineering, med, law, etc and has a great campus and social life. Contemplated transferring after committing but Ann Arbor has quickly become my favorite place ever
Uchicago is a no brainer here lol
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