Cornell vs. UVA?
Hi everyone,
I'm a high school senior and I've been accepted into Cornell AEM and the University of Virginia. I hope to break into investment banking upon graduation. How do these two schools compare in terms of recruitment, alumni networks, and overall prestige? Will I be at a disadvantage going to one school over the other? And when it comes to applying for MBA programs, will going to one school over the other give me an advantage to getting into top MBAs?
Also, how do the social scenes compare at Cornell and UVA? Which is a more "fun" school?
Thanks!
uva is more fun if you're a white male(not snark, legit comment)
I'm Indian; what can I expect from the social life there?
White kids don't get along with minorities over there
Would concur with this.
Can confirm
exactly, spot on ^
Both are great options; UVA is more fun; both are about equal for IB (have many people break in); outside of IB, Cornell has a clear prestige edge (generally) I'd go to Cornell - AEM is fantastic.
How is student and social life at Cornell? I tend to be preppy and politically conservative; this is why I felt I may fit in better at UVA perhaps? How would my social prospects be at Cornell, especially in terms of greek life?
I know two sophomores who are doing AEM and it seems to have a pretty solid network. I can’t comment on your other questions/points but both of these people stressed that it’s an incredibly loyal group of people you get access to if you decide with Cornell.
Take Cornell AEM, you will get into any BB or EB you want bar the couple EBs that don't recruit at Cornell. You got into a program with a 1% acceptance rate, and thats with athletes included, so realistically sub 1% acceptance rate and employers know that. UVA is a good school, but I know extremely intelligent people there who just didn't have access to the same network the Cornell kids have.
Also Cornell is low-key fun.
Can’t go wrong with either, but Cornell does have more prestige and stronger placement. Indians love their Ivy League schools, so you’ll have that going for you. Look around on LinkedIn, you can see where people studied. Cornell has insane representation across all of Wall Street. I’m sure this is going to be a point someone tries to debate with me, so I’m encouraging you to check LinkedIn yourself.
In terms of fun, UVA easily takes the cake. Visited once and it was awesome. Just a matter of what you prioritize.
Second the above
Why do you say UVA would be more fun? Doesn't Cornell also have strong greek life? How do the greek scenes compare?
Go to Cornell
Cornell AEM is an amazing program. Cornell has a pretty good social scene anyways. AEM is more selective and McIntire is not guaranteed.
The thing is you don't have to be in McIntire for recruiting. OCR opens to everyone.
from what u said, and if i was in ur shoes, i would go UVA 100%. I have a plethora of friends that went there and its super fun cause greek life is a big part of that school. But say if greek lifes not ur thing u can join other clubs and activities that suit u. Weather is also so much better than cornell and I would say that UVA has on par recruiting or even slightly better recuriting than Cornell. Last point, i know this is a low comment but theres a reason why cornell has the highest sucidie rate in the country; weather is poor majoirty of the year, academics are brutual, and poor social scene too
Nonetheless you got two great schools that so many people would beg to have. Choose which want fits best for you. Congrats.
Cornell AEM over UVA.
What that stupid intern kid said above about asians / whites not getting along couldn't be far from the truth. Just because there's a greater % of caucasian / in your face fraternity life doesn't dictate a causal relationship of being screwed if you aren't that demographic.
Someone please MS that kid. Idiotic.
Did you go to Comm school?
If you want to be prepared for IB don't have a social life. Do a triple stem major and spend 80-100 hours in the library. This will help you get ready for analyst grind.
I didn't go to either. However, I have some friends that went to both and I would say that honestly, if you are smart and determined you WILL get a job on Wall Street from either. Once you get into a school with any type of pipeline it is like 99% your will to network and get it done. With that being said, the people I know who went to UVA have expressed the strongest feelings of love for their school, they say they have had the best times of their lives while there. Ive partied at UVA and I would have to say that they are an extremely happy and motivated bunch. There are happy people at Cornell, but mostly I hear people say that if they could go back in time and choose another school they would do so because they say that they basically spent 4 years over preparing and competing for a job that they would have gotten from another school anyway- just seems like a pretty depressing school.
In any case you should feel very luck because you have two amazing options and whichever you choose you will get into Wall Street, and all that matters at the end of the day is not prestige but your true happiness. Best of luck!
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