Duke vs Cornell vs Notre Dame

GeorgeX
Thu, 30 Mar 2017 00:06:08 +0000

I have spent my day combing through the depths of the Internet—Poets and Quants in particular, as well as WallStreetOasis—and it seems that Duke might be a good concoction of that “sugar, spice, everything nice”.

It’s in a good location that attracts on-campus recruiting solely because of its proximity to NYC, let alone the fact that the school itself is tippy-top-notch. Many people say that its environment isn’t as palpably tense and competitive as Cornell, though the name still garners respect when people see it on your resumé. This was where UND was weakest because—at least from what I have heard from random people on the internet—the name doesn’t quite jump off the page as much as its competitors. Many companies don’t even recruit there.

The Arts and Sciences school at Duke is also well-known for pumping out promising finance students into jobs and internships at the best companies. Furthermore, because it is still the Arts and Science school, if I, for whatever reason, decide that Finance/Econ isn’t my thing, switching majors is much more feasible. For UND and Cornell, I’m enrolled specifically in the School of Business, so making the transition would be much more difficult. Couple these factors with the fact that Duke seems to be incredibly well-represented in your typical NYC investment banks and Duke is slowly yet surely becoming more and more of a no-brainer. I’ll be able to solidify my decision once I visit all of the schools over Spring Break. Btw thank you to everyone who has responded thus far. Your contribution has been gratefully considered.