Chicago or Columbia for Undergrad College Choice
Hi all,
I posted a similar thread on the Jobs forum but got a limited response. Posting again here to see if I can get some other opinions.
Anyway, I'm a high school senior and need to make a college decision by May 1. I have been accepted to the University of Chicago and Columbia University (Columbia College). I want to go into investment banking. However the recent US News rankings now place UChicago at #3. This was a big change since in 2008 they were ranked #15. Although I know that the rankings themselves don't mean a whole lot, but its important to note the relative rise of UChicago recently. At UChicago I would major in the Business track in the Econ Department, and at Columbia I'd major in Financial Econ.
Even though I likeIB, I'd like to have some flexibility in case I want to go into other areas later on (PE,HF，咨询等）。住在芝加哥或纽约对我来说没问题，所以没有强烈的偏好。两者的成本也大致相同。父母愿意为两所学校支付全价。我在数学方面并不强大，并且担心在乌奇加哥的Econ计划，这是数学密集型的。我并不懈怠，但已经看到上层Econ课程几乎是纯粹的数学，并且充满了数学天才。我去了Uchicago的录取的学生招待会，并给AQR主席（John Liew）留下了深刻的印象 - 他似乎雇用了很多芝加哥毕业生。
UChicago
Pros: goodIBplacement, well respected, rise in rankings, guaranteed internship for all students (Metcalf)
缺点：寒冷的冬季，年级通缩，更艰难的课程负载，以数学为中心的ECON计划
Columbia
优点：适合网络的位置，没有年级通缩，更好的专业选择，更容易获得GPA
Cons: campus much smaller, no greek life
Given the above, which would you choose if you were in my shoes? Thanks in advance!
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Also want to point out that at UChicago about 30-40% of all undergrads major in Econ. This is by far and large the most popular major. Where at Columbia its only about 10%.
主要的观点是，芝加哥的乔布斯竞争将会更多。
My two cents regarding U of C as an alum:
You should take the rise in rankings with a grain of salt - both are target schools and there's no point in splitting hairs.
As for your concern about the econ program being too math-intensive, I'd say don't worry. There's aBS在数学上专业从事ECON（本质上是数学专业的数学专业），BStrack (math-intensive econ major), and a BA track (the most hardcore math class you'll take is linear algebra - no real analysis needed). You'd be able to land inIBin any of these tracks so if you're not a math whiz just do a BA in econ and you'll be fine.
Thanks for the reply. Apparently Chicago is introducing a new 'business' track within theEcon部门。将于2018年秋季推出。将具有与BA Econ相似的数学数量，但更适用于业务。因此，我很广泛地考虑这位新的“商业经济”专业。
What type of GPA will I need coming from Chicago to get interest from investment banks?
I'd say anything around or above 3.5 is fair game.
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