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Bias: Did Cornell AEM, but I would choose that assuming these are all around the same price point/debt consideration. You can' t really go wrong with any of those, but going to an Ivy gives you so many opportunities (in and outside of finance) it's ridiculous. Everyone's gonna know you're smart if you go to those schools, but the respect you get from recruiter, potential employers, etc. is crazy.
I'd rank them Nell>Stern>UVA>Vandy
Stern
Assuming you're pretty confident you'll end up getting into McIntire, I'd go UVA. Recruiting will be similar between Cornell/UVA/Stern and UVA will be the most fun
All great schools for recruiting. Stern has an advantage due to location and just sheer presence in finance.
aem, stern and uva mc are targets. van is a semi target. so choose between the first 3. doesnt matter which.
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