Good evening Guys!!

So, I just CRUSHED my interview at Georgetown. I even got a "WOW" out of my interviewer. (....If they do that for everyone please don't tell me. let me have this.)

That said, I read through a few threads regarding recruiting from Carnegie Mellon vs. Georgetown and still can't make up my mind. I'm looking for any sort of guidance. Despite the difference in the MBA rankings, neither program seems to win out over the other when it comes to actually getting a job.

Anyway, to give some background: As the title states, I'm a 7 year veteran who has served his contract with the Army. I did my time and I'm done. I now have the means (and rigor) to pursue an MBA and try to work in a field that I am passionate about. I love the capital markets and trading is a personal hobby of mine that I have invested a large amount of time into learning over the past decade. So, naturally, I'm trying to get into AM or S&T. I really have little desire to run down the IB route (it honestly sounds exactly like what I do now on a General Officer's staff but with much better pay). That being said, it looks like it comes down to S&T at CMU or AM at Georgetown.

I know these posts are a dime a dozen but any crumbs of advice are graciously welcomed.

I actually live in pittsburgh now so if I still would have to off campus recruit then that makes my decision all the easier. THANK YOU

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There are definitely large, banks and a very large fund here. PNC and BNY Mellon are the 2 largest finance employers. I love the city of pittsburgh and would honestly live here over D.C. any day. I was entertaining GT simply because it IS a stronger finance school and I thought that could give me an edge in recruitment. My fiancee lives here and she is well established so it's safe to stay ill be here for at least another few years. As I'm
Typing this out, it looks more and more like CMU is the clear choice.

If neither school is likely to have heavy on campus recruitment, then it makes sense to stay home. I do have a veteran network here in town but it's limited. Part of my interest in the MBA is to build my professional network.

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So i'm finding out. As im researching it looks like the shift to algorithmic trading has made the entry into the field pretty freaking math heavy.

CMU has an amazing financial engineering program but obviously I want accredited to that. I'm not an engineer

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