<p>Yes, getting hired by a top investment bank or management consulting firm is my goal, and I want to go to the best school I can in terms of getting these opportunities. I know AEM would be good for this, but how would an ibank view a graduate from ILR? I know a VP at goldman that can probably get me an interview from either school as long as my stats are good enough, but that doesn’t guarantee anything, and I want to be in a position where if that doesn’t work out I have a chance with the other banks.</p>
<p>I am really unsure of how much difference in academics there would be though for me getting a finance degree at byu vs. getting a degree from ILR from cornell as the business school is a strength of BYU and is much higher ranking than many other parts of the school (yes I know they are overrated by BW, but doesn’t mean it isn’t still very good). ILR doesn’t seem to be one of cornell’s best schools, but at the same time it is cornell, so not matter what college it is from I would imagine it will be a very useful degree regardless.</p>
<p>I feel I would be happy at either school, and I shouldn’t have a problem getting into BYU, whereas I will really have to go out of my way to get into Cornell (but I don’t mind doing so), and that still might not be good enough. That is what is making the decision so hard. I will have to make sacrifices most likely and risk not getting straight into the B school at BYU by missing the deadline, but would still be able to get into the general university and then apply for transfer in the B school for the next semester (well at least I think so, it depends on how long BYU gives me to enroll after paying the deposit and how long it takes cornell to notify).</p>
<p>The question of whether I have a good shot or not at cornell remains though. How heavily do they weigh extracurriculars done in college vs. in high school, and is it important to have done things other than a job. For transfers with 30+ credits after HS, BYU only wants your college transcript, ecclesiastical reco, and a sub 300 word essay which makes it a breeze for me to look excellent to their admissions committee since I don’t even get to bring up extracurriculars.</p>
<p>I am not Mormon (I am Baptist), but I know plenty about their religion. I also know what I would be getting myself into by going to a school where I would be outnumbered 50:1 by them. My pastor just sent in my ecclesiastical recommendation to BYU today, and we both know I am not one that will be swayed by anyone in terms of being converted. Either school will be a culture shock for me though as I am a 3rd gen. floridian that has never seen snow. I am ready to deal with whatever though and I consider myself very driven and determined to succeed at this point (it is amazing how much one can change between the 9th/10th grade and senior year/first year of college).</p>
<p>edit…after looking a little into both ILR and PAM, they both interest me heavily, esp. ILR. The school of ecology saying all its majors having science backgrounds scares me a little bit from PAM. I will continue to try and accumulate more information on them. How are these schools viewed in difficulty compared with other majors at cornell?</p>