business and econ programs at Ivys

slipper1234
Sun, 12 Dec 2004 16:24:21 +0000

For someone looking to go into business, (especially consulting and banking) I would argue that the best schools (for recruiting) are HYP Dartmouth Columbia. Alexandre is ranking graduate level econ departments which have very little to do with the success grads have in the business world. Williams, for example doesnt have a ranked econ department yet it does amazingly well with corporate firms. You will find that the stronger the alumni network, the better the recruiting and job placement (which is why Dartmouth Williams Yale and Princeton do well, Brown less so). The thing though is all the Ivies are relatively strong, so much that the difference between any of them is not substantial enough to strongly differentiate them. My advice is to pick the school environment you like the most, all the ivies will put you in a good position for recruiting.