Boston College Carroll School of Management Finance Concentration vs. Vanderbilt Econ and Biz minor (Undergrad)
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You'll be fine either way. Go to the school you'd prefer.
I think these are very close, with a slight edge to Vanderbilt. Might come down to where you feel more comfortable, what scene you like, or what cost less (if thats a factor)
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Both schools have banks come to recruit on campus and solid networks on the street. I went to one of the two schools, and in my IB analyst class there was another analyst from my school, and two analysts from the other school. Roughly everyone who wanted an IB job who put the work in got one.
I would go to Vandy. It has an edge in recruiting as well as less students interested in finance so landing an IB position will be easier.
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Vandy has OCR from most of the BBs as well as several EBs and well-respected MMs for their NYC, Chicago, Houston and SF offices. Additionally, having Vandy on your resume can push you through when there's no OCR. BC is no joke either, but Vandy has a better reputation.
All else the same i think i go with Vandy - slightly more prestigious, SEC football, better social atmosphere/location for college, solid OCR
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It seems like you prefer BC. You can get an IB job from either BC or Vanderbilt. If you like BC more, choose BC. Vandy consulting recruiting is really good. Bill Bain and Bruce Henderson were Vanderbilt alums and there are tons of alums at McKinsey. That being said, since consulting is so popular, you need a 3.7+ to land an interview with MBB. If you have below a 3.7, Deloitte, Accenture, and Big 4 are still options.
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You should ideally network with alums once you get there. They'll think that you're weird if you reach out to early. Vandy is good for IB as well (see my previous reply to your thread).
I would go to Vanderbilt. The strip clubs in Nashville are surprisingly good!
don't you have to make a decision by 5/1? or are you applying to both?
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Tough call since both are probably similar for finance placement but vandy has got to be one hell of an experience.
what do you mean? better/worse?
Both are comparable for placement into IB. Boston is just a train ride away from NYC, whereas Vandy is a flight. BC wins that for the potential to network in NYC.
BC probably has a wider net of alums on the street. Vandy is probably less competitive in OCR due to less volume. Vandy would be better for Houston IB if you have any interest in that.
Vandy will have a better 'name drop' at the dinner table, but it's still Vandy not Harvard, and no one really gives a fuck.
Overall, there's no clear winner professionally. Choose the school you would be happier and more successful at over the next 4 years. This decision will be not be relevant to your recruiting success. Your GPA, network, and how much shit you do at college will matter. Choose the school where you will be more engaged and do more shit at.
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why don't you just pick the one that you fucking like better? they're so different... one's a new england jesuit school, the other is a southern school with strong greek life.
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If you hate greek life, you will have a tough time networking with NYC IB people from Vandy.
Have fun in boston
BC network isn't that great and having an undergrad b-school at that tier (i.e. not Wharton or even Stern/Ross/Haas/etc.) doesn't really mean jack. Also think that proximity to NYC is a bit overrated here - Vandy will have on-campus events and you can easily schedule phone calls with NYC alums (which is oftentimes enough) and/or then schedule a week to fly in to the city and bang out a bunch of coffee chats. That said, Vandy doesn't have a terribly large NYC finance presence...but should edge BC out on overall reputation judging by all the ranking publications. Just my 2 cents, I don't have a particularly positive view of BC based on the quality of high school classmates that ended up there.
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Didn't mean much by it. Just that there were people from my high school who went/got in to BC who didn't strike me as terribly intelligent. Obviously, not indicative of the overall school and finance placements - just indicating a slight negative bias.
not disagreeing just offering my two cents. I had the same impressions about Caroll not being as impressive as its rankings indicate. While its not outrageously selective compared to other good schools, the IB placement that ive witnessed is real good. couple kids to Lazard, few goldman TMT interns, lot of kids going to Citi. I think where it lacks in academia it's compensated by the network. So many kids get in off of sheer legacy that it helps breed an environment replete with solid connections. if you can get in with the right crew then landing an IB job is kind of a breeze. got my internship this summer literally because i went to BC. the MD was an alum and even though there werent any intern spots left he made an exception becuase "thats what BC guys do".
cant speak to vandy but i figured it might help. Might sound like im tooting my own horn but ive been pleasantly surprised by the matriculation.
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