<p>Cornell Industrial and Labor Relations vs. Columbia General Studies Financial Economics</p>
<p>What program would be looked upon more favorably by consulting firms? I’m asking because I want to get into consulting after undergrad and these are the two options I currently have. Moreover, I know that Cornell’s AEM would be more comparable to Columbia’s FE, but this is what I have to work with.</p>
<p>Any insight or advice?</p>
<p>do you want to consult about finance related stuff or human resources related stuff?</p>
<p>both are great schools if you perform well</p>
<p>imo columbia would probably have better rep in the big 3 than cornell but honestly you can’t really go wrong either way - go to the program that interests you more. you really need to do well in school (and have a high gpa) to even get your foot into the door at most of these places.</p>
<p>Columbia is recruited more heavily than Cornell by MBB.</p>
<p>ILR is basically a human resources training ground. The only way you would get a non-HR job going there is through outside networking.</p>
<p>Inmotion is wrong.</p>
<p>There are a lot of HR folks, but also a lot of finance and strategy consulting hires. I’m class of 2012 and just got an offer from a big4 firm for next year.</p>
<p>This should also help your research:
[ILR</a> Undergraduate Admissions: Salaries](<a href=“http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/admissions/careers/salaries.html]ILR”>http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/admissions/careers/salaries.html)</p>
<p>Big 4 is accounting, not strategy or finance.</p>