WashU Olin or Georgia Tech IE

Very stuck between which school to pick for undergrad, and which school will help me after graduation land a job in IB or even the broader finance field.

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One of the things making my decision difficult is that I'm weighing if I want to double major or graduate college with 2 degrees. At WashU most kids do double majors and there are even programs that will allow you to graduate with a BA and BSBA at the end of 4 years.

From what I've heard, double majoring isn't really possible at Georgia Tech, but with an Industrial Engineering Major, would there be any point to double majoring anyways?

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Im a little concerned that it's not a target school and there's no on campus recruiting presence? Is that something that changes over the course of a couple years? Seems the schools that are target schools have stayed that way forever.

 

I would say go with whatever interests you more, as these two fields would give you different experiences. However, I'd push back on everyone instantly jumping to GT (though I do think the program sounds much more interesting than a traditional finance undergrad). I think Olin does not get nearly enough credit on WSO and has made strides in how well they place over the last 5 years.

 
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Not sure why everyone is so quick to say GT. WashU Olin last year placed at every single EB + Gugg, GS/MS/JPM/BOFA/ etc. It is definitely a semi-target and I’d imagine those placements are better than GT.

 

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