Yale vs Duke vs UF full ride

Easy Yale unless you absolutely love basketball scene

I went to UF but definitely go to Yale lmao

Congrats!! All amazing.

As someone who got a full ride to UF and took it.... I loved my experience. I could write on and on about how many good memories I have. Great sports, Greek & Social life is awesome, and you're going to be outside all year long. 

With that said... if I could go back I would take Yale in a heartbeat. It's nice to see UF mentioned with these other two schools but not many people will think of UF as more than a party school for another decade. Take Yale and never look back.

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Do not pick UF you will regret it for the rest of your life. Yale undergrad will carry you very, very far. Even if it’s half and your family can afford it, a couple years in IB will be enough. Take Yale and don’t look back.

As someone who went to Duke and had the option to take the less expensive choice, I have never regretted going to the more expensive school. It hurts more in the short term financially, but having a degree of the caliber I do absolutely enabled me achieve early career goals (getting a good job) and especially network with a much wider array of people than I would have taking a full ride to one of the two universities nearest me. 

Great options, and I'm going to tell you if you want to do finance that you should pick Duke, but Yale is pretty tough to turn down (that said, I know many Duke students who turned down Yale for Duke and would pick Duke again in a heartbeat). 

Yale if "you likely will have to pay back half" and you aren't having to take out loans right off the bat, you are rich enough to afford. Prestige that comes with university like that can not be beat. 

Do UF its free lmao 

Yale so your children gets legacy status. #Belongtermgreedy

+1 for Yale

You don't really know what you want to do yet as that often changes once you learn about the details, take classes, meet people, etc. The optionality that either Yale or Duke will provide nationally (globally) via network, resources, alumni. world class professors, reputation, etc are hard to beat. 

I've always thought go to the best school possible provided it's affordable/doable. Your peer group will make a big difference. The resources you'll have at your fingertips (you still have to be proactive but they're there) will blow away anything from UF.

An example - go to the McKinsey website (I know you want IB but just an example). Look under careers / students/ find your university. Enter UF and you'll be taken to a generic page without any contacts on the recruiting side. Enter Yale and you'll be taken to a Yale page with 4 Yale alumni recruiters at M to start your journey. Things like that are invaluable. Again, it's still about you but it greatly helps. 

Speakers and companies that come to campus are on a whole different level. Most importantly, there is an ecosystem of success. It's an expectation.

Can you do well from UF? Sure. Will it be harder? Yes. Will you have the lifetime cache / network, street cred? No. If it's affordable without too much pain, I'd go to Yale (or Duke). Yale blows it out of the park.

Yale because the preftige of HYPS will get you more career opportunities and high caliber, high social status pussy 

This is a no brainer…Yale all the way. This is coming from a UIUC grad. 

Yale 100%, it benefits you in a lot more ways than "breaking into" IB as an Analyst which you could do from any school you mentioned. It's everything else across your entire life that will make a bigger difference.

I went to a public undergrad and public MBA btw.

Yale or Duke. Whatever is your personal preference. I was looking at Columbia, Wharton, and UF (platinum scholarship + bright futures). You’ll have way more options at Yale or Duke. I took out low 6 figures in loans to finish Wharton and it was the best decision I ever made

Go to Yale, what it isn't referenced is that an MBA becoming less relevant to American finance (alr is largely unneeded in EMEA), so going to Yale in a way gives you solid credentials and a stronger ability to avoid an MBA (plus the accompany $200k tuition + $500k lost earnings) if you want a longer term PE career. In that sense, Yale is long-term cheaper than UF (just one scenario out there).

Given your admits, I would assume you will work hard and fare well (and not slack off). Go with Yale. The $150K it will cost you (since rest is paid by parents) is a worthwhile investment for the Yale brand and network if you want to aim for top tier IB/ Consulting.

Yale hands down. 20 years from now, people will always find that degree impressive and it will continue to open doors, regardless of what you want to do. 

Certain colleges you do not turn down. Yale is a superbrand. A literal golden ticket. Easiest decision you'll ever have to make.

YALE

Full sail ahead for Yale.

Have to lean towards Yale purely because of the name but Duke is also a good choice (and more fun). 

100% Yale. Even if you have to pay it back, you'll be able to do it within a few years if you're going to work in investment banking. It's one of the few schools where the name carries a lot of weight for the rest of your career. It would probably be more of a conversation if it were UF vs Duke. 

Yale 100%. Hell, Yale is one of the few schools where the PE Megafunds will recruit summer interns from. You will have many more opportunities there than Duke or UF 

Go to Yale. Duke pales in comparison for MBB recruiting imo.