For undergrad, I have got into Emory and Georgetown (just the college, but could transfer to the b school). From what I have seen, Georgetown definitely has a better reputation. However, I have got a lot more money at Emory and, although my parents could do Georgetown, they would want to to know that I really want it. Could someone try and quantify the difference between the schools in terms of their reputation? Is it worth it?
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Go to Georgetown so you can become the next Justin Kwan.
Georgetown. Its a target.
How fratty are you?
Sort of. Why?
We found out recently that Georgetown, while lacking any Greek life whatsoever, produces pretty "fratty" grads.
Georgetown is a target. Emory is a semi-target. In my opinion DC > Atlanta unless you're really into the music scene down there. However, with that said Emory did give you more money. You'll still get looks from firms if you network. A little tougher but you can do a linkedin search to see where Emory students are interning/working.
Yea over for years Georgetown would by around 95,000% dollars more expensive. So that's what makes it difficult. I don't think I can do that.
Is your goal NYC IB?
Money and exit opps aside, which school would you enjoy going to more? I think this matters more than worrying about exit opps / prestige. You should keep two things in mind: 1) You may have no desire to enter finance after graduation, so I wouldn't make your decision based solely on which school will provide the best exit opps 2) Emory, while not a target, is a well respected school. I have to imagine you wouldn't have a terribly difficult time breaking into finance so long as you take the time to network and educate yourself on the industry
$95k isn't chump change, so I agree with your parents that you should want to go to Gtown in order to spend more. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't go -- just make sure you want to go for reasons other than maybe having a slightly easier time breaking into finance in a few years.
Good luck with the decision.
Georgetown is better than Emory for finance
I love how (presumably) college students take six figure decisions so lightly for someone about to enter college.
I am going to Emory. I just couldn't do that to my parents. Thanks for the advice though. I hope it still works out as yes I am hoping to go into nyc ib. But if it doesn't work out hopefully i can get a job somewhere else. Should i got the business school or just do undergrad econ and get an mba?
Study what you want to study. Your grades matter more than your major.
Don't worry about an MBA yet.
Don't forget to network with banks in the South too. They love Emory grads, especially the bank in Atlanta.
i graduated from Emory and am working on the street at a top firm. Very easy to do with great alumni network.
Georgetown Econ vs Emory Goizueta for IB Undergrad (Originally Posted: 06/14/2014)
Wait listed at Gtown but if I get in should I go? I hate econ though
not sure about GTown's econ, but Emory's bschool sucks... do you have other offers?
It's only between those two. Since GTown's OCR is great, I may be able to leverage on those opportunities.
if you go to LinkedIn and search Emory's alumni data, you'll find less than 200 of historical alumni ended up in top IBs, whereas for other less famous colleges (e.g. DePaul, BU, KSU, OSU), they have far more number of people in top IBS.
Emory doesn't place amazing, but they have guys at BX, PWP, Lazard out of just the EB's I know (not as familiar with the BB's). If you network, you'll get a shot.
DePaul, BU, KSU, OSU? this is one of the stupidest comments ive seen. Emory gets decent OCR, I have a buddy there now at a solid MM shop in NYC and he interviewed at other good banks too. it seemed like their alumni are pretty loyal
Go to Georgetown, make a decent GPA, and transfer to the b-school? Easy to transfer between schools at Georgetown freshman year. To the b-school is hardest, but can be easily done! Best of luck to you.
Thank you! I forgot to mention that I'm already a rising junior so transferring to the B-school not feasible.
Georgetown has much better placement vs. Emory
In general, in my experience, Georgetown punches well above its weight in IB placement vs. college rankings via-US News and the like
Georgetown undergrad has one of the best placements into IBD across the entire spectrum.
That said Emory is definitely a top undergraduate b-school and places well up north in addition to being a top target in the southeast. They don't get GS/MS/JPM for OCR but get BAML/Citi/WF/Lazard/MM IBD/Southeastern IBD.
Gtown will have better placement as already said and Id go that route but what KingVodka said is completely wrong.
You work on the street? You're homeless?
Rising Sophomore here at Emory, don't worry about breaking into Finance. Networking opportunities are plentiful and I know several graduating seniors working at BB's and Middle Markets including Goldman, JP Morgan, MS, and Barclays, and Lazard to name a few.
the global head of PE at Blackstone went Georgetown and is on some advisory council there, he's like 40 something too
the global head of PE at Blackstone went Georgetown and is on some advisory council there, he's like 40 something too
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I know OP has already made a decision- this is for future readers facing a similar situation:
I would go Georgetown, without question. Even if you have money from Emory and none from Gtown. Emory is great but Georgetown is about as good as you can get. Prestige, caliber of students, connections, etc. are all superior at Georgetown. If you want numbers, here is the most recent study done on which schools put the most kids into banking. According to this study, Georgetown put more kids into BB banks than any university in the world except Penn.
http://money.cnn.com/2014/10/02/investing/investment-banking-job-linked…
Penn, Georgetown, and Yale got the most kids into banking, respectively, followed by Princeton, Columbia, Duke, and Harvard. No surprises here.
Georgetown. Second only to Wharton in banking placement.
Also, don't worry about transferring to the business school if it's not feasible. At a school like Georgetown, you can get a banking gig no matter what your major is. My cousin is an art history major at Georgetown and she'll be working MS IBD next year.
dude you really got to chill with this georgetown thing.
The way I see it, I'm promoting every school in this study.
Georgetown 100%. That degree will pay itself off.
another alt account?
LOLOLOL. Emory is a great school and has OCR according to alumni I have spoken to, yes GTown a slighter edge but is it worth all that much more money? Remember, just BC you land an IB gig doesn't mean your loans magically disappear. Make your first excel with the loans you're pulling out (private, interest rates, etc) and put the job you think you're gonna land. Keep in mind nothing is guaranteed. Top students at HYP don't land IB gigs bc the competition is fierce.
See the thing about some people who are commenting here haven't handled large sums of money since their parents did it for them when college time came rolling around. There is difference for wanting to work in high-finance vs HAVING to work in high-finance. If you go to GTown and decide you hate IB and most Certified Users here hate it, you're going to have to work in IB to start paying those juicy private loans off before the interest rates start ballooning. God forbid you don't land an IB gig and those interest rates start kicking in, you are screwed fella.
Good Luck! Remember, 6 figures isn't chump change "Just cuz ur gonna work in IB and get top bucket bonuses bro!"
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