Columbia VS Wharton

cicilla

以下是引用nautic在2005-12-28 10:48:00的发言：

dolma同学真是冰雪聪明，C版的老公正在Wharton. That is why....

怎么这个事情我都不知道啊？

cicilla

以下是引用eternalwind在2005-12-28 11:01:00的发言：

我现在越来越觉得你说话很有道理了

想不到无意间说到GG心坎里了，哈哈，我明白你为什么这么说了。哦，感动的

nyc_cfa

以下是引用eternalwind在2005-12-28 11:00:00的发言：

想挑战还不如去做VENTURE CAPITALIST 和HEDGE FUND

private equity现在很少要MBA刚毕业的小屁孩，不容易。hedge fund看作什么。以前一个同事跳到一个hedge fund做risk management，挺轻松的，不过挣得也不多了。

纽约是不错，能碰上很多过去认识的人，人多，玩得多，机会多。不过上学我会挑沃顿，我是个看名气的俗人。也可能是因为受朋友影响。认识两个人拿到沃顿的offer就没再去哥大面试。

在纽约开车养车太麻烦了，房子天价。不过各位i-banker肯定都不在乎了。

dashasha

我觉得这俩学校没什么太大区别啦，去哪儿都不错。

chipmunk

I think LZ needs to put career goal at first priority.  Once you attend the b-school, you would soon realize, job hunting is always the first and only thing for you.  Of course, if you don't care about future job, then that's a different story.

As for banking, you also need to think about the location.  There are at least 25 Wharton Chinese MBA working in HK banking industry, vs. only 1-2 CBSer.  lease remember, it'll be very hard to land a IB job in NY office, especially when the economy is in downturn.

cf6575

Chipmunk,

Thanks for remindering job hunting.

Actually, as I know from others it is very hard to get job in Wall st. Especially my background is 1 year in Media, 1 year in Dot com and 4 years in Big 4. No IB or consulting background. NYC is my dream place; however, I should face the reality.

chipmunk

Please don't discourage yourself so early.  Actually banking and consulting are the only two industry that don't care too much about your background.  Of course, if you have related background, that's definitely a plus, but not must.

What they want is Smart candidate with good communication skills who also is willing to work very hard.  Your Big4 W/E is good enough to help you knock those doors.  

Wish you good luck in b-school.

cheeyong

以下是引用superway在2005-12-28 1:23:00的发言：

Wharton's ranking is always higher than Columbia and it is the number 1 finance school in US. Columbia is also strong in finance but mostly because its location.

Just my 2cents.

As for the No. 1 finance school, I definitely believe it should be Chicago, although Wharton's ranking is one spot higher than that of Chicago.

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以下是引用cheeyong在2005-12-28 17:40:00的发言：

以下是引用superway在2005-12-28 1:23:00的发言：

Wharton's ranking is always higher than Columbia and it is the number 1 finance school in US. Columbia is also strong in finance but mostly because its location.

Just my 2cents.

As for the No. 1 finance school, I definitely believe it should be Chicago, although Wharton's ranking is one spot higher than that of Chicago.

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cf6575

Dear Cheeyong,

Thanks for reminding Chicago.

However, I prefer eastcoast... so let's focus discussion on these two schools.

I think both are really great! I just want to hear everyone's oponion.