UC Berkeley, Northeastern, or Carnegie Mellon
I'm currently choosing between these three universities for my undergrad education. Each seems to have its own pros and cons so I was hoping to get some advice to help me decide.
UC Berkeley: I'm in state so cost won't be an issue. I'll apply to Haas when I'm there since first year applicants can't apply there directly. If I don't get into Haas, I'll try to major in Economics. From what I've heard, it looks like Berkeley is the most difficult to study at out of these three options. However, the name is strong so I'm sure that helps.
Northeastern: Ranked the lowest out of these three, but rankings shouldn't be a major reason as far as I heard. They have a combined major in Business and Economics which I would probably try to take if I went there. Their business program allows you to choose a concentration so I'd choose finance in that case. Also, there's the co-op program which seems like a good way to get job experience. I got a pretty generous merit scholarship which would make it slightly more expensive than Berkeley but cost still wouldn't be a problem.
Carnegie Mellon: I got in for Economics there. CMU has a good name as far as I know but my main concerns are that it's apparently seen as more of an engineering school and also I would need to pay full tuition, which would be difficult and would require me taking out some loans. With that said, I do like the school and would probably enjoy going there, but the main question is whether it's worth the cost.
Which of these schools would be the best option in terms of recruiting, prestige, etc? I can't say I'm leaning too much towards any of these three at the moment so any advice would help. I would like to eventually work in finance but I'm not sure exactly what kind of job. Thanks!
Seems like you answered your own question. Kick ass and get into Haas. Some of my friends who didn't get into Haas did Econ and picked up another major along with that. Everyone recruits there from boutiques to bulge brackets so you can work the ocr to your advantage more than the other schools.
Haas for sure. Not even a question. Rule out NE for sure.
Haas if you can manage to get in; even you can't, Berkeley is still a fantastic school. Just keep your grades up.
Berkley by a large margin. NE shouldn't even be in the conversation.
Alright, thank you everyone. Looks like Berkeley is the winner. If I don't get Haas, what would be a good alternative major there? For example economics, statistics, etc.
Carnegie Mellon - like you said, known for engineering. In fact, it's top 1 or 2 in the nation. However, while they do get some ocr for finance, not a ton tbh. Go with UC Berkeley.
I don't know much about CMU, but to my knowledge Berkeley is considered a "target school," and places folks in MBB/BB banks/EB banks. If you don't get into Haas, you have several options:
-Their Econ major is highly respected -I don't know how quantitative you are, but IEOR (industrial engineering and operations research) is almost like the engineering side of business, and would place you well -Math, Statistics, or any ony other "quantitative" or engineering major would place you well
Keep in mind that when it comes to recruiting, your GPA actually matters MORE than your actual major. As long as you attend all the on-campus info sessions, keep your GPA over a 3.6, and do the appropriate extra-curricular activities, you'll have a good shot at placing into a good firm.
Somebody else can probably speak to this more than I can, but from what I've heard recently - firms are starting to value engineering majors more than business majors, since biz majors don't learn any APPLICABLE business skills, while engineers/quant majors are selectively-quantitative. Anyone else have thoughts on this?
UCB!
Thank you again to everyone for your recommendations. I recently enrolled at UC Berkeley where I'll try my best to get into Haas. I have a few questions about Berkeley and I'd really appreciate it if someone who is familiar with the school could shed some light on them. Firstly, how feasible it is to have a simultaneous major or minor in addition to a Business degree from Haas? I'm considering studying something quantitative as well. Also, are there any clubs or extra curricular activities at Berkeley that I should try to join in particular? For example, I heard that they have business fraternities or consulting clubs.
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