BU SMG vs. NYU Stern

acer18
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 02:55:40 +0000

I am going to be in SMG next year. I considered applying to Stern, but I preferred the curriculum/campus/students/etc. at BU. I don’t even know if I would’ve gotten into Stern if I had applied…

My personal opinion

1) Academics- Stern

2) Prestige- Stern

3) Internship Opportunities- toss up. I actually don’t know a lot about either, but they are both in big cities so there are most likely plenty of opportunities

4) Student life / happiness- SMG

5) Safety, sense of security- SMG

6) Best for getting accepted into a top-tier grad school (MBA)- Stern

7) social scene- SMG

8) If you are super career focused and know exactly what field of business you want to go into, pick Stern. If you want to have a more typical, social, less stressful college experience, pick SMG. I especially love SMG because you do not pick your concentration (accounting, finance, marketing, business law, etc.) until junior year so you have plenty of time to decide. Also, there is a lot more group collaboration at SMG.