CNI

I know each school is completely different in terms of social scene, but what about for job prospects in Ibanking/Consulting. Chicago obviously has a great econ program, but I've also heard that it's geared more toward those who want to become actual economists/professors, not bankers. Duke has a certificate program in M+M, but I've heard that that was a joke. So.. what school has stronger recruiting? Also, which school has more competition among qualified candidates? Money is not an issue, as both schools gave great aid packages.

Majayiduke09

Duke

Read the thread you posted in the Duke Home Thread.

Duke vs. Uchicago

Sheed30

I think everything depends.........overall Duke might be better, but in Chicago, chicago's better..and I actually have no idea...

beefs

Chicago has the strongest economics department in the world, so there has to be some trickle down effect to the undergrduate level. Also, I banks and Consult firms recruit heavily at UChicago.

cyberific

Totally agree with beefs post.

fibows

Although I'm not a student at either school and was not selected for I-Banking this summer, despite a few interviews, take my advice and go to Duke.

Both of these are target schools for I-Banks. You will get all the bulge brackets to come for recruiting and have a respectable name on your resume in either case.

I've heard though that Chicago is where "the fun goes to die". Meanwhile, at Duke you have warmer weather, top division I sports and rivalries, and an overall good time.

This is all coming from what I've heard from several sources. Both are arguably the top I-Banking recruiting schools outside of some of the Ivy's.

aquamarinee

Duke. (10 characters)

beefs

Don't believe the "where fun comes to die" hype. It's a joke used by the Chicago community to poke fun at the school's reputation. If you join the facebook group you'll see that most of the kid's are just as "fun" as any potential duke classmate.

White_Rabbit

Visit Chicago, my visit proved to me that it isn't where fun comes to die.

quag_mire

hey fibows, this is slightly off topic, but what exactly is the crieteria used by i banks when deciding who's selected for summer internships? why do you think you were not selected while some of your peers may have? i'd appreciate feedback...

sf606508

couple things.
a) Chicago is heavily recruited by i-banks......however, caveat emptor, FOR THE CHICAGO OFFICES.
upside: better hours than NYC offices.
downside: chicago i-banking is what in Liar's Poker was smugly called Equities in Dallas. i.e., backwater. it is still great, but you are less likely to hit up the insane NYC salaries and hedge fun/PE opportunities. less likely, not impossible.

b) 6 kids from my school applied to UChicago. 5 got in. 4 of them are retards who studied their entire lives, did nothing but prep for SAT, and probably will never make successful i-bankers.

personal experience. part of the reason i didn't apply. i lost all respect for UChicago when i realised that it was less selective than USC Marshall.....and that was with our school having a very chummy relationship with the USC admission dean. (they hold their local information session at our school)

bcp05

UChicago, check out a list of wall street bigshots that went to school there, pretty impressive