Washington U Olin School vs. Cornell AEM?

Sam_Lee
Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:49:59 +0000

No matter how “bad” JHU business school is, it is still Cornell’s competitor and just because Cornell has a better business school…doesnt mean that JHU students will lose out when competing for jobs.



The major problem is JHU students may be given far less opportunities to present themselves. It’s hard not to lose out when you aren’t given the same opportunity to compete at the first place. I saw recruiting calendar for JP Morgan and the firm was just a lot busier with Cornell than JHU. How can there be such difference between student bodies of pretty much the same caliber? Because cronyism is fairly prevalent for those top ibank/consulting jobs. At that level when you have way too many qualified candidates than number of spots available, cronyism becomes a big deal.

But as far as accounting goes, where you go is less important than where your school is located as far as recruiting goes. Big 4 in NYC would go to Cornell while Big 4 offices in Chicago/St. Louis would go to WashU for their entry-level audit/tax accountants. None of those offices are gonna fly cross-country or fly you over just to fill entry-level audit positions when there are enough talents from the schools nearby. Think more about where you want to work when you graduate. UT-Austin is consistently ranked the best in accounting and Wake Forest has had the highest CPA passing rate.