<p>collegepat, if you really love econ and are thinking about grad school, then I would go with chicago. but if you want to work then I would go with northwestern. actually, this summer I worked at a bulge bracket bank downtown and none of the (20?) summer interns were from chicago undergrad (interpret this anyway you want). </p>
<p>Also, I am doing the FE certificate next year so if you have any questions about getting in, let me know. Unfortunately, I can’t really say how much the program helps until recruiting starts.</p>