UChicago vs Georgetown Undergraduate
Hi WSO!
How would you rank UChicago, Georgetown undergrad for IB and consulting recruiting? It would be great if you could also add some reasons why one school might be better than the other. I've heard that UChicago and Georgetown have the same pre-professional vibe with a big campus emphasis on finance and hyper-competitive clubs. Would you say one of these schools is easier to get high-profile analyst jobs than the other (are they both target schools)? Or are the difficulty levels similar and you're ability to land internships depends more on what you do in college?
Also, in the long run, is there much of a difference if you went to UChicago, or Georgetown, or even Harvard/Penn for undergrad in your future career? At what point do employers not look at where you went to undergrad? Will recruiters look at your undergrad and say oh this person went to Harvard and this person with to UChi/Gtown so let's hire the Harvard dude.
Once you're in the upper echelon of schools, it's more about what you do with it. Obviously Harvard is 'better' than Georgetown/UChicago, but for the most part your opportunities will be similar. I do think there is some validity to the HYPSM (a HYPSM is definitely better than a non HYPSM school like Georgetown or Cornell or UChicago), but in reality a lot of success is what you make of it, because plenty of T25 and HYPSM grads end up in positions that they could've gotten from a less prestigious school.
Honestly I always say this- when deciding between schools of similar caliber, just go with the one you like better from a social/fit perspective. Because it will be easier to make friends, network, and have fun in a school you didn't just go to because it had a 1% higher placement rate into some bank.
UChicago is slightly more prestigious, rigorous and will have a few unique opportunities that Georgetown will not. Georgetown has the edge for anything public sector adjacent. UChicago will be better for private equity than Georgetown. Can get into IB from either.
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I’m going to Stanford next year so am unbiased toward Georgetown / UChicago.
I say go to Georgetown for both your career goals -- and for the college experience of being in DC vs. Chicago
Georgetown places much higher than UChicago for IB; UChicago places only slightly better for PE (only for directly out of undergrad, though).
Here’s some data from "Peak Frameworks" best schools for IB/PE (WSO wouldn't let me paste the links; you should Google this):
BUT given that a) Georgetown has much better IB placement and b) PE firms target IB Analysts, your chances for PE from Georgetown seem much better.
Also, DC seems like a more fun college town than Chicago. Being in the capital and having interaction with all the other schools sounds amazing. And when I visited both schools, I thought the Georgetown area was beautiful. Chicago seems dangerous.
But remember, it depends on where you think you would enjoy your time most. Over the long term, both are great universities. It's a win-win dilemma!
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