Berkeley v. Vanderbilt

I've been accepted to UC Berkeley and Vanderbilt for undergrad, and I hope to go into IB after graduation. Just curious as to which school would be better for IB (I'm from SoCal, so being in SF/NY doesn't matter too much to me). Kind of a novice with this, so any feedback is appreciated. Which one is more of a target with top firms? Easier to get a good job? Better rep for MBA programs? Thanks!

 
Entrepreneur100:

Berkeley by far. Overall, Berkeley is a much better known school than Vanderbilt. Haas is also very well known for both its undergraduate business program and MBA.

I think this is a bit of an exaggeration. But I think you should definitely be leaning towards Berkeley because of its business program. Berkeley has very strong placements particularly in California.
 
ChimpOnMyShoulder:
Entrepreneur100 wrote:

Berkeley by far. Overall, Berkeley is a much better known school than Vanderbilt. Haas is also very well known for both its undergraduate business program and MBA.


I think this is a bit of an exaggeration. But I think you should definitely be leaning towards Berkeley because of its business program. Berkeley has very strong placements particularly in California.

I think Berkeley can be substituted for an Ivy if GPA is solid enough....

For Vanderbilt though, it is more like an Emory--great but not as superb as Berkeley

 

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