Duke Economics vs Boston College CSOM

srrinath
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:41:52 +0000

It will not make as much of a difference as you imagine. Don’t make your choice based on placement prospects at MBA schools. There’s four years of college and (on average) five years of professional life ahead of you before you get into a T10 MBA program. That’s 9 years of uncertainty and one can’t tell you what to choose. Boston is a key advantage to BC (internships, etc.) but Duke has a better all-round reputation which might help you secure better interviews when you’re applying for that first job. But like I said, in 9 years things could change drastically. More often than not, people who’ve always wanted to do medicine or law or go to grad school or b-school often end up changing their career paths. Don’t make all your choices based on a long-term objective that may or may not pan out.