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.

 

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.

 

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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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.

 

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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