Undergrad opps: Stern vs McGill vs NYU
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NYU is clearly better but I'm betting it won't be nearly as fun...
I had a similar situation. I got into McGill, Ivey, Queen's Commerce, and Schulich back when I was in HS. But I ended up choosing Stern because I wanted to work in America. I think if Wall street, Stern would be a better choice.
Is money an issue? If not, go with Stern. If so, go with McGill.
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There are countless threads comparing the pros & cons between Cornell AEM and NYU Stern. Use the search function.
NYU Stern is much better for finance than McGill. Also, living in Montreal in any month other than July is hell.
Also, seriously? Do you really need to ask what's more prestigious; an Ivy League school or McGill?! LOL
NYU Stern is NOT an Ivy League school. Where are you from, Canada?!
Referring to Cornell, genius.
And I actually go to an Ivy. Do you? lol
NYU Stern is definitely a target.
If your goal is Wall Street or working in the US in general, then NYU Stern. McGill's good, but from what I've heard only a very small handful get to US. Even at Ivey, where there's a large alumni base at US banks, top spots are competitive. I can only imagine you have to really be the top of the top at McG to go to NYC, for example.
If your goal is Canada, McGill.
It's like comparing Apples to Oranges.. where do you intend to work? If, Canada choose McGill.
Instead of McGill vs Stern, I would re-frame your choice to Western Ontaro Ivey vs Stern. Ivey has a reputation of being the top Canadian B-School, especially for investment banking. Stern definitely still has an edge, for worldwide recruiting and especially for U.S. recruiting. Ivey does very well though, and if you can save a lot of money by going to Ivey and are confident about your ability to excel in any school, I would choose Ivey.
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