Hamilton vs CMU vs Rochester

ksanyee
Sat, 07 Apr 2012 19:09:34 +0000

Hamilton is a great school and, as I just posted in another thread here, I have a friend who transfered to Wharton from here and then came back after a month. The quality of teaching, especially in Government and Economics is world-class at Hamilton. One of the Econ profs, Jensen, has just been chosen as one of the US’s top 300 professors. Also, as a government or economics major (or even as a major in anything else), you have the chance at Hamilton to spend a semester in Washington DC and/or New York City where you undertake an internship while taking classes from a professor in your apartment(!). My govt. major friend who just graduated from Hamilton worked in the White House during their semester in DC. Hamilton has the connections to put you right through to whatever job you want. + If the rural setting does appeal to you, don’t hesitate to choose Hamilton!

In terms of employment and grad school, Hamilton website has a ridiculously informative section called “Outcomes”. If you browse through you will find a (I think) detailed breakdown of students from specific majors and where they ended up after graduation.

CMU is also a good option and you can’t really go wrong choosing either though, so enjoy the luxury of having to choose between good and good:)