UF or FSU for undergrad?

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I am trying to decide between FSU and UF for undergrad and am still unsure what area of finance i want to go into. Is one of the two generally much better than the other and should i be pursuing a msf or mba after undergrad. Any opinions are appreciated.

ijustcantwithebitda · Accepted Answer

The UF MSF program isn’t an extension year program. You have to be admitted to it during the fall of your sophomore year and take the coursework during your junior and senior years. It’s extremely competitive. Freshman have to be involved in a pre-cursor training program from day one of their fall semester to basically even have a chance at being admitted. The program has a lot of alumni connections as well. Lots of kids go to Evercore and other BBs every year for banking. If you’re a top tier candidate compared to the rest of your class, you can easily be one of those.

ijustcantwithebitda · Answer

The other 25% went through the exact same process as the 75% I know personally. I was just saying I know 75% personally to make the point that I know lots of people in the program. MSF is, more or less, a base-line requirement for UF students recruiting for IB because the banks expect it. And still, the program provides lots of exclusive resources like CapIQ accounts and a Bloomberg Lab just for MSF students.

acrjrn1287 · Answer

Late to the thread but just wanted to chime in here to back up the previous poster. MSF at UF is quite different from a traditional MSF program and exists as essentially an finance honors program with good alumni connections. The graduate coursework and degree are perks, but not the main selling point. For banks that know UF and the lady who runs the program, MSF is a major selling point over an undergrad at UF (and all recruiting is on the normal timeline, the majority of students get junior summer internships and convert to FT offers).

LATAMpapi · Answer

Currently go to FSU and have friends at UF. Very few people break into NYC IB from either school. The only ones that do are geniuses or are diversity. There are few alumni but both schools are target schools for Bank of America, Raymond James, Wells Fargo, Suntrust, and other Southern banks in Charlotte that take a good amount of students per year.  Surprisingly, there is a lot of consulting recruiting coming from the Big Four at FSU and other non MBB firms mostly for government work.

The few people who break in are the best of the best or diversity candidates.

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