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I would say USC for overall lifestyle, academics, and ability to recruit well on west coast. Alumni connections are very real and you will love your experience imo

I’d say location should be your top consideration - where do you want to be most for the next 4 years and the years beyond. If you’re not opposed to LA / SF or Atlanta, you can consider USC or Emory. However, it you want NYC, UVA is by far your best option.

I go to USC. I'd say USC for west coast and UVA for NYC, but if you're open to both, It will be easier to do USC --> East Coast than UVA --> West Coast. If you want to work in the south then UVA > Emory > USC. 

This answer would be different for different years but I would say Emory. The undergrad BBA is very good and respected in all those areas. https://goizueta.emory.edu/documents/BBAEmploymentReport.pdf

It is a more academically rigorous school than the others and people recognize this. If you want to be on the west coast then USC obv. UVA is good if you like wearing pink pants. 
 

would not go to usc if you are interested in ib in nyc. current sophomore here and would say most kids who get ny ib offers are diversity or have connections - it is possible to do so otherwise but it can be a major uphill battle and many kids end up recruiting west coast despite wanting ny to better their odds

Honestly I think USC is a little overrated for east coast. Emory and UVA are a cut above for IB and consulting. I would pick between the 2. They’re 2 very different experiences so think about that but both place very well into IB and consulting.

Current USC sophomore here going through IB recruiting. My thoughts on West Coast and NY recruiting so far:

West Coast: literally yours———alumni all over LA, SF, and Menlo. If you join certain clubs and their programs in Marshall, and at the very least, make minimum contact with alumni at the firms you're interested in, you have guaranteed first rounds with them. Almost all firms come to Marshall for public info sessions and the ones that don't will host private info sessions with the clubs. After that, it's up to you and how much work you put into the interview process.

New York: a little bit tougher, especially for EBs———you'll likely find less than 2-3 junior bankers across the entire office. The same applies to BBs but there're more guys due to size. 100% doable, but you have to be willing to go the extra mile and keep ringing phones late Fall and early Spring. 

All in all, solid target for West Coast. Semi-target for NY. One thing to have in mind, though. Trojan alumni truly pull for you. Obviously, I have never attended other schools, so I can't speak for them, but my response rates with an average resume have been extraordinarily high. These guys really wanna have more USC kids in their groups.

Since you're not attending college only for your recruiting semester but actually for seven more, my experience at USC has been fucking great. Good balance of great weather, big city, hard-working campus culture, and parties all over the place....annnnd we're back at being good at football, fight on baby.

This will give away who I am from anyone who went to USC - but the "afters" you will experience at USC are second to none. Dont let these kids fool you, warehouse parties until 8am near skidrow are a lot better than you think.