Indiana (Kelley) vs Boston College (Carroll) Undergrad

I think kelley is better (you never really hear about BC on the street) and you have a shot at the ib workshop which is great.

Easiest decision ever.

IU gives you a really good chance of getting into IB, provided you can get into the workshop. Just look at the kids that are on there - 95%+ of them end up with pretty good gigs, so you know you're pretty much guaranteed at least a shot.

And you're saving a lot of money too.

I feel like it may be unwise to choose iu solely based on the ib workshop, simply because it is very competitive. Do you guys think otherwise? If anyone has admission info on the workshop it would be much appreciated.

Definitely Kelley if you can get into the workshop, but probably BC would be better if you couldn't get in. This is tough because it's uncertain if you'll get into the workshop or not, but the placement from it is solid. I've seen a decent amount of BC kids on the street as well.

BC gets legit recruiting for IB. Sending 3 to Citi, Jeffries, DB, UBS and 4? to Barclays. Plus others like MS, BAML, GS, Cowen, RBC and a few others all took at least 1. This is for SA recruiting btw

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If you work hard from day 1 to prepare yourself to get into ibd workshop at Kelley, you will get in.

Kelley and it isn't close.

Kelley

IU grad here. Agree with the advice. Also, IU will have more of a collegiate atmosphere if you want it. I know people who transferred to Kelley from Carroll and not the other way around. PM me if you want any details.

for undergraduate perspective and IB purposes, it seems like Kelley is better choice? how about the MSA/MAcc?

I hate these threads, but feel compelled to chime in given that I happened to read this and see that the debate has been really one sided.

The best thing you can do is go somewhere you will be happy and have the opportunity to get a great education. Perhaps that place is IU for you. It certainly is for a lot of people. I do think you have to consider how different the two schools are as far as size and geography. A couple of people have said that IU would be a "better college experience" but that's highly subjective. Personally, I know I would have enjoyed the experience that BC offers infinitely more.

Don't make a decision like this based solely on i-banking placement. You have no idea what you'll want to do in 4 years. If you end up not doing this mythical i-banking workshop at IU, what kind of options will you be left with?

Additionally, would love to know what street the guy who said "you don't really hear about BC people on the street" works on. Not going to bother getting into rankings because a simple google search settles that matter.

Not trying to say that one school or the other is the best place for you, just pointing out some additional considerations.

I've ran into a few Kelley folks on the street and all were good folks.

Also, check out the resumes of their IB track undergrads: http://kelley.iu.edu/IBN/Members/memberViewForm_1.cfm?gradYear=2015&aff…

I have no idea why there is almost unanimity about Kelley. I would say, for IB, BC is the clear-cut top choice. Barclays, UBS, Citi, Jefferies, DB, Cowen, and some smaller banks all recruit on campus. They have also put people into BX, Goldman, and MS over the last few years. I worked at a BB this summer and am going back and only met 2 IU grads, while there were dozens of people from BC. I'm not advocating making a decision purely based on IB recruiting, but Carroll has also climbed the rankings and is at #4 now, so clearly may offer better options than Kelley in other industries as well.

Well, not to beat a dead horse but if you go by BusinessWeek rankings where BC is 4th and Wharton is like 7th or 8th then there is something seriously wrong.

Kelley. IU also has hotter girls and Bloomington is an awesome town.

Kelley, they have the workshop, and then the seminar if you don't get into the workshop, and then they have something else. And if you don't get in to those, I'm pretty sure IU Kelley is a target for Chicago banks. Also, if you got into Hutton Honors, you can probably maintain a great college GPA, granted you don't party all the time and take your studies seriously.

Can confirm that of the most recent full-time analyst class at the NY office of one of GS / MS, there is not a single analyst from IU. There are two BC analysts.

Seems like there is a lot of IU support on this thread, but I would not take that for gospel. It's a great school and I'd imagine places very well into Chicago. But if we're speaking about NY IBD, particularly the top shops, BC is likely the better choice.

Boston college is a great school. We don't have as many alumni on the street as IU but I've seen that the ones we do have really push for us. I have a 1st round coming up with a great boutique all through networking with only one BC alum at the firm. Can't go wrong either way though