Kelley School of Business or Wisconsin School of Business?

Hello, I am a senior in high school who just got his final college decision this week. For me, it has come down to Indiana University and Wisconsin-Madison. I got direct admission into Kelley for Indiana, while for Wisconsin, I got in as pre-business and would have to get into the BBA the first year. My question is, as someone who knows he wants to study business, is Wisconsin's overall reputation that much better, or should I choose to go to Kelley without fear of not having a spot?

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110% Kelley. Speaking from superdays / internship class most recently, I've seen a crazy number of Kelley kids getting insane placements in Chicago, NY, and Philly. 

I don't know what their Business School is up to but I'd say they're by far the best in placement under the UVA / Ross / Cornell semi-targets.

 

Philly isn't tiered the same as Chicago or NY, more just giving another city where I see a lot of Kelley kids end up. There's some good Public IB / Industry-specific groups there that are really good. 

 

While Kelly is definitely better, it’s not like it’s impossible to get an offer out of UW. Both are solid state schools and if you put in the time and effort, you’ll be able to get an offer out of either of them.

 

Both campuses look the same, but I would pick Madison bc Kelley has so many undergrad finance students. Almost 60% of Kelley is finance. UW only has like 6,000 in their bschool.

 

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