| While it is true that Chicago places more finance / consulting types into Chicago, and while Dartmouth and Duke have a more NYC pull, I would not choose on this criterion alone, or on a desire to go into an IB division. Frequently, students find themselves hunting for ANY finance position with a strong firm, and then have to choose amongst several alternatives based on their personal interests, hours, compensation and so forth. In terms of the likelihood of gaining a post-BA job in sales and trading, fixed income, research, or one of the many other finance sub-sectors, it is pretty much a wash across the three schools.
Really, you should look into where you think you will most likely succeed as a well rounded student. With this in mind, if I was looking at college primarily as a ticket to a high paying job and an MBA program 2-5 years after graduation, I would choose Duke or Dartmouth, but not Chicago. I am not saying that Chicago is a bad pre-MBA choice, but you clearly have to purchase into the intellectual culture during your time there if you do not want to be miserable. |