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Was in a similar spot as you were 2 years ago deciding between most of these schools too. 

If you are dead set on finance, knows you are an absolute hardo, Stern could be a good choicebut ONLY if you have max confidence in your abilities and would disregard how much fun you want in college. Honestly, its recruiting result is the same as Georgetown/Mendoza/Umich lol 

Georgetown/Mendoza/Umich recruits pretty much on par with each other. It comes down to the type of college career you want. Just side note, there's really no difference between LSA and Ross. Ross people just like to hype up their importance, but honestly, they recruit the same even the difference of clubs are completely overblown. Mendoza might have proportionally higher Chicago placement compared to the other two schools though. UMich is a bigger boutique school than the BBs so if you have a preference then you could also consider Georgetown. 

USC/UCLA are great schools and they recruit well on the east coast, but not as well as the above. They kill it in the west coast though, so if you want the option of LA/SF recruiting, prioritize them. 

Rice is getting better and better everywhere, but most student still end up in Houston banking rather than NYC, so if you are okay with that and want a pure liberal education, go there. 

You don't really need to consider the other schools on your list lol 

 

Assuming you’re looking for analysis of placement and prestige:
Placement- ranking is NYU-Georgetown-UVA-Umich LSA-Notre dame-USC and the rest don’t matter
Stern takes work for sure but it is in a class above the rest, even the biggest stern hater on here will agree
Prestige (Wall Street)- Georgetown/Stern tied, Umich, Notre Dame, USC, UVA, rest

 

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