Operations Research - Cornell vs Columbia

russum1988
Mon, 09 Apr 2007 16:06:35 +0000

I am applying to Cornell for Operations Research and Industrial Engineering and Columbia for Financial Engineering. I want to work in finance after school. I know that Columbia is in NYC which is a big advantage for a financial career. The thing is I am a transfer student and would probably have to overload a semester or two to graduate in four years from Columbia. Is the location of Columbia worth overloading courses? How is the recruiting at Columbia and Cornell by financial institutions comparatively?

If I got into both, where should I go?