Cornell ILR vs Northwestern Econ (A&S)
Got admitted to both as a transfer. Not even sure that I want to do IB but am interested in IB, consulting, and potentially even politics. I think ILR classes would be interesting but would marginally rather study econ.
I'm leaning towards Cornell as of right now. I'd rather live in a college town than a Chicago suburb, I'd rather live in the Northeast, and I think I am a better fit for the social scene at Cornell. The only reason I am even considering NU is that I am worried that being in ILR might hold me back should I decide to pursue consulting/IB. Any advice?
TL;DR
I want to go to Cornell but don't want to be screwed once I graduate.
Don't think you can go wrong with either option. Since you want to go to Cornell, I'd probably go there. You won't be "screwed" by going there as long as you do your part in the classroom and on the recruiting front.
While ILR is thought of as a pre-law major, it feeds pretty well into banking. Not as much of a "feeder" as AEM or Hotel but still very solid, especially given the relative interest level (lot of kids interested in law school). ILR majors can also take an economics minor.
Northwestern does very well with consulting and fairly well with banking. Lot of kids go to Chicago but also a significant portion go to NYC.
Cornell wins on banking recruiting and Northwestern wins on consulting recruiting. I don't think the econ major would preclude you from politics-related opportunities, but would think ILR might position yourself a little better. As I said, I'd guess it would be a modest difference.
Northwestern's econ major might be perceived as a bit more "prestigious" but given your college town, geography, and social preferences, I don't think that's enough to outweigh picking that over Cornell ILR. I'd note that Cornell is generally trashed on this forum, as many appear to worship USNWR rankings.
Dyson alum. Cornell ILR is a pretty strong target on its own. Around 200 kids each year of which around 130-150ish go into prelaw/HR/Consulting type careers. Quite a few kids into AM/WM/ER. I knew of at least 30 kids in my year many of whom with top group offers. They tend to make up for the lack of quantitative skills by completely outpunching other candidates on EQ and being very articulate which is a big part of the major. Solid solid placement. Can't go wrong with either. Ithaca is also fun if you join greeklife.
Recruiting at Cornell isn’t school specific like it is at some other schools (for example NYU).There was a psych major who landed IB at Evercore the year I graduated.
ILR is one of the larger IB feeders alongside econ, hotel, and obviously AEM, but major generally doesn’t matter. Google Cornell DSP and you’ll find some profiles. I clicked on the first three profiles and one guy is ILR going to BCG and another is PAM (policy analysis and management) going to JPM HC.
Final note - you can always switch majors. Know several people who jumped around multiple times. Can’t opine on Northwestern or consulting, but Cornell is solid for finance regardless of major.
I go to NU, go to Cornell
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Northwestern’s placement has gotten really good recently (see link). 60-70 kids a year are getting top finance jobs from all majors.
https://www.northwesternibc.com/placement.html
Go to Cornell! ILR opens the door to IB, consulting, and politics and it definitely won't hold you back during recruiting from what I've seen.
I was a Dyson AEM admit at Cornell as well as an Econ admit at northwestern. I was shooting very specifically for MBB, and decided to go to Northwestern. For what it's worth, I've heard you can do great out of both schools. Also, LOC is said to be a great major for consulting so I'm considering that as well. (Freshman btw)
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