UVA or USC Marshall for undergrad?
Hello everyone, I have been admitted to USC and UVA for the class of 2027. At USC, I have been admitted as an Econ/Math major but I will be able to transfer after one semester if I keep my GPA high. At UVA, I was admitted as an Econ major and I will be applying to McIntire during my sophomore year. I am stumped on which school to go with and was wondering if anyone can give me advice on their strengths and weaknesses. I’m not fully sure if I want to go into IB/PE at the same time, so it’s a tricky choice. Thanks in advance.
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I see more UVA folks than USC folks on east coast IB, but I’m sure west coast IB has more USC representation. I have met USC people, but there are so many UVA people I swear they are everywhere.
If you put in enough work, you will get a job with either school. You are in a good spot.
Are you in state for UVA and is money a concern? What sort of location / lifestyle do you want? Any west coast or east coast ties? Are you particularly interested in tech, if so, being in California will afford more opportunities. I would think about where you want to be, money, and the type of college experience you want since USC and UVA will be very different.
Thanks for your detailed response! I am out of state for both schools so tuition isn't a concern at the moment. I don't prefer either cost over the other to be honest (I like Seattle, San Francisco, and San Diego, but I love Boston, NYC, Philadelphia, and other major east coast cities as well). My main concern is my career pathways. If I want to do IB/PE, UVA seems like the clear choice, but right now I'm not sure if I want that lifestyle and long working hours (I would be fine making less for lower working hours). At USC, I have the potential to go in many routes even if I decide I want to do data science, quant, or academia. I just recently toured USC, and many of its programs are strong whether it be business, economics, math, or comp sci. I'm not sure UVA is as strong for its other programs if I do have any doubts about banking. What do you think? Any advice is appreciated. Thank you.
Echo the points the above poster made. UVA has a tonnn of IB/PE representation in New York and I feel like all my friends who went there had good experiences.
Would choose UVA if you want to be on the east coast/are out of state for both schools. If you’re in-state in CA and money is a concern that is the only thing that might change that.
Thanks for your comment! It's more of an issue of if I really am set on IB/PE. Also, McIntire isn't guaranteed, so it makes me a bit uneasy (even though it's acceptance rate is >50%). Wouldn't it affect the recruiting if I don't get accepted into McIntire (I would just be an econ major)? Thanks in advance.
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When I had to pick a college, I was making the same decision and ultimately picked USC. Let me first start by saying that yes, at UVA it is probably going to be easier to start a successful finance career. That being said, USC has a really strong and centralized path with a very high success rate into top investment banking firms. On top of that Poets & Quants recently ranked US #1 for US Business schools. I'm not trying to propagate that Marshall is better than McIntire, because it probably isn't, especially for finance. But doing IB at USC is way more doable than people make it out to be. Ultimately its up to you.
Everything you hear about that Trojan Network is facts, though. No matter your career choice, there are going to be people who will go surprisingly far out of their way to help you out if you go to USC. BTW our NY representation is getting better each year for finance. Good Luck!
wahoowa baby, UVA all the way, coming here was the best decision of my life
How has your experience been like at UVA? Is the support and resources there good and are you in McIntire at the moment?
Yeah Im in McIntire, experience has been awesome, I have no regrets about coming here. Lots of resources, all the clubs are super helpful with recruiting.
Bro you're a dornsife admit. No good club in finance is taking you for your first year. Like if you were a viterbi admit, at least you would have been considered smart, but dornsife is the easy way into USC (highest acceptance rate) and all clubs know that. Are you sure you can transfer in one semester? I thought it would be one year, but not sure. I'd say go for UVA because you aren't really a marshall admit and most clubs pull up people's profiles on student directory before letting them in (only good outcomes from Econ + Math that I've seen have been MMs, unless diversity).
USC all the way. USC will open the entire west coast market for you permanently. Trust me when I say nyc is a shit city and being able to build a career in California is 100% worth it. Essentially both UVA and USC open up the NYC market but USC also opens up west coast recruiting, and is a target for every bank there. There’s like 20 east coast target schools and UVA is one of them, but only 3-4 west coast target schools. Going to school in LA is better than being in Charlottesville, VA for 4 years (although UVA has great college bars), and USC is a more impressive school and harder to get into. But both are amazing and you can’t go wrong, I would just choose USC over a lot of solid east coast schools.
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