<p>CMU Tepper is good for Sales & Trading and anything Quant. It’s CMU, so quality of life is mediocre and although some people like Pitt, Chestnut Hill and proximity to Boston is better. If you’re a geek, you may enjoy CMU. Heavy emphasis on math, analysis, quant. Our recruiting is better and more consistent for banking/consulting, but if you want to go down the technical career route CMU dominates there.
For NYU Stern, see my previous post. Quality of life is better here (much). A top kid will have the same opportunities at both schools. If you love New York City, don’t mind living in a high rise without a campus, can afford to pay exorbitant NYC prices, and enjoy harsh curves and a cutthroat culture (hey, some do), then by all means to go NYU.
I didn’t apply to either CMU or Stern because I knew I wouldn’t be happy there (and I’m a legacy at Stern), but of the three I’d choose CSOM if you don’t want to be a quant and don’t enjoy a cutthroat finance environment.</p>