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current uofsc freshman, honestly the business school is pretty underrated for the high acceptance rate. the school itself is brand new, has alot of clubs and case competitions. also the finance scholars program is something that you definitely would want to look for, sends alot of kids to IB. great greek life scene and classes arent hard at all so you can definitely have a great time
Happy to say I just put a deposit down on USC. U have any recommendations for residence halls?
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Carolina grad here. Clemson has nowhere near the resources to support in careers in finance and consulting. I’ve had roles in both fields and as you said, alumni network and finance program itself at Carolina are strong for an SEC school.
Both are non targets, neither is strong in the southeast. Get into Wake, Carolina, Vandy, Emory.
I agree. Because both are non targets, it's not going to be much of a difference between the two. You can go on LinkedIn and see how placement is. I'd go with which school you think you'd have fun at and enjoy the most. If you want to stay in the southeast, transfer to somewhere like Duke, Vandy, Emory, or UNC. Should've tried harder in high school if you were really serious about IB 🤷♀️
These two options revolve around the amount of money I'm willing to spend rather than what schools I've been accepted into. Sure I would love to attend some of those schools, however the cost outweighs the worth.
Carolina is USC. Also, you forgot Duke. Or did you mean UNC? If you mean UNC why not just say it.
Outside of South Carolina, Carolina means UNC. I’ve never heard of the University of South Carolina referred to as such. Also USC is more likely to mean the University of Southern California than South Carolina.
As to Duke, I’m assuming if the choice is between Clemson and South Carolina, Duke is probably not in the offing.
I have friends that go to both schools. Both have great business schools but students tend to land mid-level finance jobs. Most students don't fit an IB/Consulting profile. I personally go to a small state school in NC and landed a BB SA gig. You can still land in IB/Consulting, you just have to make the right moves. I think these two schools are fairly even. Feel like USC has a bigger network and more resources. Clemson is a regional target and have seen people land IB roles in CLT/ATL. Also think Clemson is better than USC from an overall experience standpoint.
Can speak to Clemson, the business school connections are lacking for IB and consulting. Mostly MO/BO on-campus recruiting for truist and BofA. A few IB seminars, but no formal processes. The business school is brand new and there is definitely a lot of momentum behind the school brand, but the better route would be starting early on your own. Brand recognition is very strong and there are plenty of IB alumni
Clemson Grad here.
Historically USCjr. Has sent more people to IB/Consulting roles but i think the balance is quickly changing. Since my time as a Freshman, Clemson has poured money into the business school with new facilities, a new dean, and more recruiting programs.
Clemsons #1 priority in this time has been the business school and the football program.
Neither are a target but if you network and work hard you can land a role in CLT/ATL.
Current Clemson student, had to network and find all opportunities on my own. Lots of cold emailing and networking. I will echo what others have said that on campus recruiting is zero for IB or consulting. With that being said they are trying to build out the business program but still several years away from doing that.
I went to a state school after learning that I qualified for a full ride based on academics to save money which it sounds like is your main consideration. During school, I also worked a part time job rather than take out any private loans so I could afford things outside of anything that was already covered. My advice to you is what I would go back and tell myself if I could - that you should try to think longer term and not be so focused on saving money at this age. It has worked out for me but I had to take the path less trodden and take roles that paid significantly under market rates in order to to get to where I am at today. Like others in the thread have said, it would be much better for you to try to attend a target school so you can go through a formal process and start earning a great comp right out of school than save on tuition and possibly have to settle for a less than ideal role. Basically, you should be thinking about potential earnings over an entire career rather than the next 4 years. Not sure if it is too late for you to apply to some of the target schools, but I've also seen people who have successfully transferred from non-target to target after a year or two which could be an option down the road.
Clemson = slight social edge, USC = slight academic prestige edge.
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Finance Scholar program at USC has been a pretty big success so far. Essentially if you're serious about banking, put in the hard work to prep for interviews, and get into that program, you're most likely going to end up somewhere in banking. That said, the quality of candidates that get in are pretty high. Almost everyone is an Honors student or International Business double major and average GPA is usually north of 3.9, so that's something to consider.
You're still not going to have the experience you do at a target school where you have offers from a lot of places and you get to pick whichever place you want, but its at the stage if you can't land somewhere out of that program, it's pretty much on you. Alums are very helpful and passionate since its a non-target and it now has placements across most of the BB and Larger MM firms; still very few people on the EB side.
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