NYU Stern vs Cornell AEM/Dyson? Need help deciding

sean1994
Wed, 09 Apr 2014 04:01:39 +0000

Stern is second to only Wharton in finance, your main interest. The campus of each is wayyyy different. Cornell is more isolated with more of a community feeling with students. In Stern, you have the city and no real campus, but just buildings in different parts of Greenwich Village. However, you have amazing nightlife, entertainment, restaurants etc to go with friends unlike in Cornell. Workload is similar, though you have the Stern curve at Stern which is thought to be tough but isnt as bad as it is made out to be, (30-35% only can get As in a class). If you love NYC, your general experience at Stern will most likely be far better than at Cornell.

The top recruiters at each school are similar like other top business schools. However, Stern is better for IB recruitment by a considerable margin. Both are very prestigious business schools. Cornell’s Ivy brand might not matter that much. Nothing against Cornell, it is an amazing school, but it is sort of known to be the lowest of the Ivy League, so the Ivy brand wont matter much. Also, in NYU you have advantage of better on campus recruiting, internship opportunities year-round since you’re right next to Wall Street, and a good network.

Overall, Stern seems like a great choice for you but you cannot go wrong with either.