Mccombs vs Stern Undergrad BB IB chances

I realize that a lot of high school students ask the same type of stuff here so I'll keep it short. I was accepted to both for undergrad business (non-honors at UT). No financial aid for either, Mccombs is 25k and Stern is 80k. Both environments are great, I like both of the campuses (love NYC), nothing about their environments are what I'm worried about.

All I care about at this point are my chances of getting an NYC BB IB analyst position out of undergrad. Are the chances of getting the job I want after graduating from Stern so much higher than that of UT that it justifies an additional 55k a year? I know that there are people who get to NYC from Mccombs, but I'm pretty sure it's limited to 20 kids, and considering that I'm not in the honors program, my chances seem even smaller.

As far as anything else goes, I don't want to work in Texas after college (I hate Houston), my family can afford both schools (NYU will be tough, however), and for now, I am set on pursuing a career in IB. I have 2 days to respond to NYU, feel free to PM me for more details or if you went to one of these schools.

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If you're not in UT honors, it's not that easy to get to NYC IB. Bite the bullet, go to Stern and hustle your ass off to ensure it was a good financial decision. I hope you really are committed to IB, because I have no idea how I would have been at age 18.

 

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