Georgetown McDonough vs Washu Olin vs UNC KF vs Northeastern

I'm a high school senior who has been extremely fortunate to be accepted to these schools, but now I need to make a decision soon. For context, I know I want to go into a finance related field, but I'm not sure entirely which one. I'm not the biggest fan of IB, but I really like HF and PE, so I guess I'm willing to go into IB to start. I also am very open to consulting, particularly pe due diligence consulting, where I can then transition into private equity.

At all of these schools I'm aiming for a finance major along with a second major in some sort of data/computer science. Currently, I've basically ruled out Northeastern, and I am leaning towards Georgetown because it seems to have the most prestige and best recruitment, especially in consulting. Social life isn't too too important for me, but I'd rather not study 24/7. Could someone please give me some advice on which school I should go to?

Thanks

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Of these, Georgetown has the best name on the street. WashU’s presence is not as large in finance specifically (but still great) but is a great brand and is well known. Both of those schools probably recruit well into consulting as well. I would take either of these over UNC/NEU. Take into account location/cost if that applies to you.

 

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