Washington U Olin School vs. Cornell AEM?

axemyneck
Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:05:04 +0000

I do agree Cornell has a more well-reputed business program, which inevitably leads to better recruiting opportunities. I say this because Cornell has really made an effort to improve areas not necessarily typical of an Ivy League undergraduate education (i.e. business, engineering). WashU, though well-rounded, cannot really be said to be the most ideal school to graduate with an undergraduate business degree. It still needs time to develop that area; but I’m sure as time goes on, WashU will continually to improve its weaker programs. Then again, you don’t need a business degree to go into Ibanking out of college. I know plenty of people who graduated with PoliSci, History, Econ, even English degrees who have gone into such field.

That said, I think BearCub has a good point in realizing how the schools are geographically situated. For one, it’ll surely bring a different batch of recruiters to the respective schools. For another, it’ll definitely expose the schools to different grounds of competition. How this competition will affect each school, I really don’t know. But the fact that they simply ARE exposed to these differing environments is valid.

But then, I do believe Stern is a better school than Cornell’s AEM. I’m not a big fan of NYU, but I know Stern is a pretty sick school right in NYC. I just hate the school blueprint.