Berkeley vs NYU vs USC (business)

meloanthony15
Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:08:40 +0000

I got into Berkeley (spring admittance), NYU Stern, and USC Marshall’s school of business but I’m not sure on where I should attend next fall! I am from the suburbs near Chicago so none of these are really “close” to home. Money won’t be an issue either. I want to get into finance, working at some kind of investment banking or a boutique after graduation.

I’m leaning towards NYU and Berkeley because NYU is ranked #2 and UC Berkeley is ranked #4 in undergraduate finance. While USC is still a great school, especially in business, I don’t think it would provide the best opportunities for what I want to do. But at UC Berkeley, I’m not guaranteed a spot into Haas School of Business while at NYU, I’d already be in their Stern school of business.

Also, I hear that Berkeley, being a public school, has an overflowing amount of students and thus graduating in four years might not be possible, along with the fact that I’d be starting school in spring.

I also plan on attending graduate school too. I’m not sure if choosing one school over another would be an advantage/disadvantage in terms of getting a better GPA to enter grad school.

Thank you! Your comments are greatly appreciated!