Cornell vs USC vs WashU vs BC vs Brown

Hey all,

I’m looking for some opinions on undergrad. Money isn’t a factor, so I’m really for a prestigious and enjoyable college experience. I’m looking to ideally go into a BB or PE after grad either in NYC or SF or LA and should hopefully have some connections when the time comes. Here are my opinions and for reference my top choices were Wharton and Stanford. I have them kind of ranked in order rn

Cornell (hotel)

Pros
-most prestigious, ivy
-seems like a pretty fun school
-in NY state

Cons
-Ithaca sucks, and Ithaca weather sucks
-brutal curve
-hard to say why but I just don’t like the vibe, many people love it but I visited on a gloomy dark day...

USC Marshall

Pros
-should be the most enjoyable college experience. (Football, women, frat)
-prestigious for California
-know a bunch of people there
-parents want me to go

Cons
-semitarget for NYC and overall to west coast centric.
-Small endowment per capita
-University Spoiled children reputation i I

WashU Olin

Pros-
Apparently it places very well on the east and west coast??
Could do a sport
Friendly vibe and nice campus

Cons-
-Everyone shits on it in this forum so don’t think it’s actually that good
-lots of alumni in Midwest
-it’s in Missouri

Brown

pros-
ivy, great alumni.
Less competitive for IB prestigious

Cons-
Student body it too artsy.
Didn’t really feel the fit tbh, but I’m sure I’d find it eventually

BC (carrol)
-not really considering it much but who knows

Thanks everyone and please let me know if it would be worth trying to transfer to Penn CAS or a more definite target.

 
 
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