<p>BiologyMaster64 is definitely right about switching. If you decide later on that finance is not for you and you would for example rather do consulting then you are better off at Columbia. Out of the MBB only BCG recruits for Stern undergrads so if consulting is what you are considering then Columbia would be a better choice.</p>
<p>Stern’s strengths are finance, accounting, international business, and marketing. If you are dead set in any of these fields then I would say come to Stern. Not to make this a Columbia vs NYU argument but in response to ShowShowShow’s comment - - Stern is indeed a very competitive place and many if not most students who get into Stern and come here are students who have also gotten into Top 10/15 schools such as Duke, UChicago, Northwestern, Georgetown, CMU, Cornell, Brown, JHU and even Columbia. I have even met several transfers from Columbia at Stern, and having talked with them, they claim that they made the switch only b/c of the school’s reputation & recruiting in finance.</p>