Emory & Vanderbilt

bluesyy

anyone knows about Vanderbilt? compared with emory, which is more beautiful? and in which to locate a job is an easy thing? and in terms of study pressure and location?

i know in terms of rank, emory is higher than vanderbilt but anyway very close. further, from several threads in this forum, i know atlanta is not a safe place. besides, it seems that there are too many chinese in emory. though i know emory is really a very nice school.

anyone from the two schools give me some ideas in any respect. thanks!

oasis_beijing

I'm not sure what is the most important for you when you make decision, the beautiful scene? or any other thing?

For seeking job after graduation, I think the location and alumni network will be crucial.

bluesyy

any aspects so far as you know are what i want to know.

many factors will affect my decision and they have different weights in my heart but i cannot quantify them easily.

so anything you know about the two schools are appreciated

cloth1999

you can need to think about the financial aid they offered.

In terms of school, I think Emory is better because of the location. It is in Atlanta - which is very important to a good MBA program. Vanderbilt is somewhere in TN. Living expenses are both low in these two places

uiber

Firstly, let me say that Atlanta is by far much safer than you thought and Emory locates in the northeastern to downtown Atlanta where is a comparatively speaking a community for wealthier people thus even more safer. I tried walking home from School after 1 in the morning and really nothing happened. Saying so, I don't mean there is no crimes, but isn't it the headache of all US major metropolis?

Secondly, as for job searching, I should say you will get very efficient help from all possible channels, your classmates, the second year students, the career management center (CMC), the alumni, the international student office, your professors, etc. The director of the CMC is a former banker at Goldman Sachs, and her network with bankers on the Street really helped a lot to strengthen the presence of Emroy students and alumni. As I said in other postings, current students, esp. international ones, have obtained offers from Goldman Sachs, J. P. Morgan, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Bros., Bear Stern, UBS, Banc of America Securities. As for consulting, people go to McKinsey, Bain, BCG, AT Kearney. If you want to work for corporate, I should say it is a little bit more difficult, since this is true for all US B-schools that a lot of corporates don't hire international students, but students obtained offers from Johnson & Johnson, IBM, DuPont, UPS, Coke, etc. And those big names are just a partial list of all the recruiters.

Thirdly which is very important, the amazing people on campus will make the experience here unforgettable. The sense of community and the intimate relationship between classmates, students and professors, faculty and the management of the school are just great. Get ready to get help and to offer yours is one of the very things you should prepare before you come,

Hope I have been helpful and congratulations for the admissions of Emory and Vanderbilt!

bluesyy

thank you so much for the inputs from your two guys above, especially uiber's so detailed description. it makes emory shine in my heart. yes, for the rank, my choice sure is emory. but as u said, financial aid is different. that's why i started to compare the two schools. besides, the latest news all cover about the safety issue of Atlanta.

uiber, i guess u r from emory, r u? if so, we r really looking forward to more of your inputs regarding the emory's life. by the way, how is the status of this year's chinese students' internship in emory? and how is the condition of second year's finding their jobs? where do chinese in emory usually locate ur job?

uiber

As for internships for the first year Chinese students, so far we have one offer from IB of Banc of America Securities, one offer from Bain, one offer from Johnson & Johnson. Other people are keeping working and I think one should get an offer from ING pretty soon. Of last year, Chinese worked in Coke, Merrill Lynch, GE Capital, a investment bank in Atlanta (sorry I forgot the name and it is NOT a boutique bank) during the summer.

Drop me a line whenever you need.

allwen99

以下是引用uiber在2005-3-24 4:12:00的发言：

Firstly, let me say that Atlanta is by far much safer than you thought and Emory locates in the northeastern to downtown Atlanta where is a comparatively speaking a community for wealthier people thus even more safer. I tried walking home from School after 1 in the morning and really nothing happened. Saying so, I don't mean there is no crimes, but isn't it the headache of all US major metropolis?

Secondly, as for job searching, I should say you will get very efficient help from all possible channels, your classmates, the second year students, the career management center (CMC), the alumni, the international student office, your professors, etc. The director of the CMC is a former banker at Goldman Sachs, and her network with bankers on the Street really helped a lot to strengthen the presence of Emroy students and alumni. As I said in other postings, current students, esp. international ones, have obtained offers from Goldman Sachs, J. P. Morgan, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Bros., Bear Stern, UBS, Banc of America Securities. As for consulting, people go to McKinsey, Bain, BCG, AT Kearney. If you want to work for corporate, I should say it is a little bit more difficult, since this is true for all US B-schools that a lot of corporates don't hire international students, but students obtained offers from Johnson & Johnson, IBM, DuPont, UPS, Coke, etc. And those big names are just a partial list of all the recruiters.

Thirdly which is very important, the amazing people on campus will make the experience here unforgettable. The sense of community and the intimate relationship between classmates, students and professors, faculty and the management of the school are just great. Get ready to get help and to offer yours is one of the very things you should prepare before you come,

Hope I have been helpful and congratulations for the admissions of Emory and Vanderbilt!

Dear Uiber,

In terms of the second point, you said it's easier for int'l to find job in IB and consulting rather than in corporate. However, this point is different from what I learn from CD before. Many Chinese student said it almost impossibe for us to get a job in these firms unless you are  a top 5 student.

I am confused. Could you clarify this point for me?

lucsh

以下是引用allwen99在2005-3-25 7:20:00的发言：

Dear Uiber,

In terms of the second point, you said it's easier for int'l to find job in IB and consulting rather than in corporate. However, this point is different from what I learn from CD before. Many Chinese student said it almost impossibe for us to get a job in these firms unless you are  a top 5 student.

I am confused. Could you clarify this point for me?

In common sense and statistic,it is much  tougher for int'l students or even local ones to land  jobs in IBs or other banking than in industrial corporations.

Besides,it seems Emory is a very very good choice based on his information.Good luck.

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bluesyy

以下是引用uiber在2005-3-25 4:24:00的发言：

As for internships for the first year Chinese students, so far we have one offer from IB of Banc of America Securities, one offer from Bain, one offer from Johnson & Johnson. Other people are keeping working and I think one should get an offer from ING pretty soon. Of last year, Chinese worked in Coke, Merrill Lynch, GE Capital, a investment bank in Atlanta (sorry I forgot the name and it is NOT a boutique bank) during the summer.

Drop me a line whenever you need.

thank u so much for your offer! but anyway so far i think that it will be better for us to discuss emory in the forum so that u can also have a chance to promote the school i see u really love and be proud of. so then just let us know the reason of your love and proudness. it sounds that only several of one year student got the internship offer so far. but i believe that there should be a lot more chinese in emory since everybody knows that emory is so kind to chinese.

further, since u r a second year student, how about chinese locating a decent job in emory?