USC Marshall vs NYU Stern vs Babson

discussion
Thu, 03 May 2012 04:58:03 +0000

Hi there! looking at your extracurriculars it seems like you are really interested in business! IF you get into all three of those schools, I would say it all comes down to what you want to study!

Babson is a business school, so if you want to get exposure to other disciplines or major in different things, then I would suggest going to NYU or USC where there are much more opportunities than just business. It seems like your leaned towards entrepreneurship or marketing, which would be better in Marshall or Babson than Stern. If you are going into Finance, Stern would be the best choice. For accounting or international business, Marshall.

If you want to work in Wall Street in the future, I would say Stern or Babson would be a better choice than Marshall, but that doesn’t really mean that it is impossible to get into a Wall Street firm from USC. I know several brilliant people from Marshall who got into bulge bracket firms in NYC. If you plan to work in the West Coast, then USC would be extremely good as the Trojan Networking here is phenomenal and I have also secured several internships thanks to the Trojan Family. Also, LA is now a growing hub for entrepreneurs so that might be something you should consider. USC is an amazing school that gives a lot of opportunities and resources for students. Recently, I interviewed for UBS wealth management, Merrill Lynch, and Northwestern Mutual, where all the recruiters were USC alums.

As for your chance for Stern, I would say get over a 2200+ on your SAT and you might get a solid chance. With a 2200+ and your business-oriented extracurriculars I would say that will most likely get you into Stern, Babson, and Marshall. It’s great that you are already exploring the business world and the schools that you want to go to. I wish you luck with your college applications!