IU Kelley vs. Bucknell (Undergrad)
I'm a current senior in high school deciding where to go to college next year, and I'm pretty sure I have it narrowed down to Bucknell or IU (was also considering Boston College CSOM, but it's like 30k/year more than both of these schools). I absolutely loved my visit at both of these schools and the people I know who attend both can't say enough good things about them. Which would you guys say is better for someone who is interested in gunning for IB? I know IU has the IB Workshop, yet I get conflicting answers on its selectivity. Does anybody have any insight into that matter? Bucknell seems to have a better rep as a whole, yet I know Kelley has a strong name behind it. Because of its size, do you think Bucknell would be less competitive for recruiting (3600 students in total vs 6000 ug's at Kelley alone). Any advice would go a mile. Also, in terms of cost, IU will cost about 38k/year and Bucknell about 48k/year, so cost is not a huge issue.
Kelley has an extremely good rep and is a great undergrad business school (notch below Michigan and UVA), but still extremely good and places well in IB with or without the workshop. A bit more difficult without the workshop, but still possible.
I go to CSOM (so I’m hella biased), but if the cost is not a massive issue for you Id take BC in a heartbeat. At IU you basically you’d need to get into the workshop for banking (which to my understanding is super competitive). Bucknell is definitely a solid school, but its small and in the middle of nowhere which I think could be restrictive (also not sure how OCR is). BC has pretty strong recruiting (except JPM/MS but 1/2 kids still usually go). BC is in a major city, which made getting a sophomore year internship in IB pretty easy for me. At the end of the day though, go where you feel you’ll fit the best and have the best experience. I love BC and wouldn’t change my choice even for a better school (still got me an internship at a BB), but you’re in a good spot so just do you and keep grinding.
Current BC sophomore here, would agree with everything this person's saying
IU > Bucknell. If you can't get into the workshop at IU you won't be able to land from Bucknell.
IMO Boston College is worth the extra money.
Bucknell for east coast. Great alumni!
Also great placement for its size!
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