Binghamton vs Baruch, undegraduate.
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Will be tough to get into IB from either school but Baruch is def better for finance and especially accounting. Binghamton's strength is engineering.
Studying in NYC will also help you get internships, even during the school year.
I agree with this. Eventhough you're not going to be the center of attention for IB analyst spots you have a much better shot for unpaid internships and network being in the city. The more face time and exposure you can get being at a non-target the better, period. Regardless, you need to kill it with regards to GPA, internships, and networking to have a shot at IB once you decide which one to go to.
Baruch by a long, long mile. Half as expensive, ~300 miles closer to Wall Street, you can do relevant internships throughout the school year and can network your way into great summer internships and an eventual job. The "college life" is definitely not worth it at SUNY schools.
Sources: experience. Don't make the same mistake I did.
I've read a lot where people argue that Binghamton has the superior accounting school but Baruch is obviously in the city which is an asset.
Where are you guys coming from the Baruch>Binghamton accounting? I've seen Binghamton ranked 3rd nationally for undergraduate accounting.
According to the 2010 BusinessWeek rankings, the School of Management was ranked 12th among Public Schools in the nation and has the 2nd best accounting program.
The school is in the top 4 undergraduate Business Schools in New York State, along with New York University (NYU), Columbia University and Cornell University.[41] The accounting program is top 10 in CPA examination scores and with the finance and other concentration is the 3rd largest feeder to the Big Four accounting firms.
This is not me pumping some bearcat pride! (Both schools are Bearcats, funny? not?). I don't see the same acclaim for Baruch but I know it is heavily recruited by the Big Four and is obviously ideally located. I have gotten into better schools in the city but the cost is prohibitive. My grades have been exceptionally thus far at my CC (4.0) and I have had a great internship last summer and another great one this summer lined up.
Binghamton (along with Geneseo, one of the non-terrible SUNY schools) is clearly the better school, but that really doesn't mean a whole lot when it comes to job opportunities in NYC.
Binghamton's underwhelming job report numbers are what has sent me into a fit of fear to committing to the school. I know that they only report people who got a job in their major using skills fit for their educational level or something like that while most colleges only report "Job or not". That skews their numbers way low but at least they are legitimate numbers, not fuzzy math like most schools put out.
If you want to do accounting it's Binghamton without question. Placement at the Big 4 and mid-sized accounting firms is insane through SOM. If it's IB or bust you're probably better off at Baruch. You have to network hard to break in from either school and being in NYC will make it easier.
I wouldn't call it IB or bust. I would be very content with an accounting career. I also have been looking at law, but I am pretty close to ruling that out. Even from a top 14 law school (that's the cutoff for prestigious, it's known as "t14") the chance of landing in a biglaw firm (the firms that pay first year associates 160k+) is about 50%. If you go for it and you don't land a biglaw job, you're 200k in debt and probably making 80-90k a year. Major growth potential exists in the law career path and the ability to work very minimal hours after 15 or so years is very enticing. IB and Accounting never really offers any downtime below 50 hours a week until you retire.
just for the thoughts and questions out there, what are the main reason people would choose Baruch over Binghamton/Hunter/Fordham and other, is it because of job security? or does Baruch actually have national name recognition level? or is it just NYC presence? As much as I love Baruch, I want to convince myself to go to Baruch over other schools I've been accepted/interviewed with.
any thoughts?
Baruch > Bighampton because location Baruch > Fordham because of tuition, easy choice Baruch > Hunter, does Hunter even have a business school?
You need to be top of your class +network + be very active in clubs/leadership positions to have a chance to land a BB gig, especially in the FO. I'm always amazed at how many Baruch alums are in the finance industry though. I think it is a combination of location and being underrated. It's actually a pretty difficult school to get into from what I've heard, especially the honors program.
Hah. Baruch is also known for FO? I was told Baruch is known for Accounting and being a feeder school to Big4. Correct me if I'm wrong.
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