^ You don’t think Yale has the edge in prestige? Most people would argue it has a significant advantage.
“Investment Banks and Consulting Firms would take a U Chicago Econ graduate ANY DAY over a Yale Econ graduate. In fact, Investment Banks would take any UChicago graduate over a Yale graduate regardless of major.”
^ This is demonstrably untrue and verges on absurdity.
A]. Linkedin Ranking:
1). Investment Banking: Yale - 3rd , Chicago - 17th
2). Finance Professionals: Yale - 2nd, Chicago - unranked
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B]. College Scorecard salary data (obtained by the federal government):
1). Yale - $66,000
2). Chicago - $62,800
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?130794-Yale-University
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?144050-University-of-Chicago
C]. Top B-schools:
1). Yale - 4th best feeder to HBS
Chicago - unranked
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?144050-University-of-Chicago
2). Yale - 3rd best feeder to Stanford GSB
Chicago - unranked
http://poetsandquants.com/2012/05/30/top-feeder-colleges-to-stanford-b-school/2/
D]. NY Times employer survey:
Yale - 2nd
Chicago - 21st
http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2012/10/25/world/asia/25iht-sreducemerging25-graphic.html