IU Kelley vs university of Cincinnati

I am a senior starting colleague in fall. I have an option of spending 50K at IU Kelley (as out of state) or around 30K at U Cincinnati. Is Kelley undergrad worth if I don’t get into investment banking club? How good I will be if I don’t end up at IB club?

Please advise

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Would easily go with Miami or OSU in-state than UC in-state or IU out of state. It's not even all that close.

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Anyone can join the club freshman year, which gives you the basics. You can then apply to the Investment Banking Workshop as a sophomore.

 

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I don’t know 

I am from ohio

i would do Indiana or Miami of Ohio. OSU does not have a good reputation. I can’t ever remeber interviewing a good candidate from there (even in tech) 

I think Miami even if not super strong academically does filter out a lot of the bros and mess ups. Most Miami kids are fine. A lot of the smart kids from my high school that didn’t get into ivies went there 

 

IU definitely. and prepare for the IB workshop thing is best advice i can give. 

 

I would start by knowing how to proofread and spell. College. You’re going to college. Also — I think you mean “advice” not “advise”. The top students at IU kelley are elite, but graduating IU kelley does not mean much. Actually an incredible amount of stupidity there. I would guess Miami would have the alumni network that cares the most about giving back to students at Farmer of the list you gave.

 
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