WUStL VS USC? Macc

vbball90
Sun, 29 Mar 2009 01:33:51 +0000

lovesilvia-

I must respectfully disagree with the career-related statements in your post. ALL of the Big 4 companies have offices in St Louis. And there are a number of regional public accounting firms with headquarters or offices STL.

In terms of internships, you’re not going to be having an internship while taking classes. I mean, you just can’t have a full time class schedule and have an internship.

Most people will do an internship over the summer, which can be in ANY city (LA, STL, Chicago, NYC). I don’t see why you would be limited to only being in the area where your school is. And, as said before… if you do want to have an internship in the city your school is in, all of the Big 4 companies have offices in STL, and there are a number of other regional firms that do as well.

Companies send their recruiters directly to interview on campus (this is the case for both USC and Wash U and other schools). You’ll probably interview for a company’s specific location… like interviewing for KPMG’s office in Chicago, for instance. Also, I’m sure that getting a degree from WUSTL will look better on your resume than a degree from USC’s, just in terms of reputation alone, for corporate recruiters on a nationwide basis. I’m only one person, but WUSTL’s business school is small enough where the people I do know represent a decent sample here… and most of my upperclassmen friends ended up in NYC or Chicago (only 2 in St Louis).