Hi, I'm a senior and I'm looking to apply to the following schools:
Reaches
Barnard College
Colgate University
Boston College
Lehigh University
Lafayette College
Carleton College
University of Richmond
Vassar College
Smith College
Matches
Union College
College of the Holy Cross
University of Indiana (Bloomington)
Villanova University
Dickinson College
I need help trimming down the list to 6 reaches 4 matches or 5 reaches and keep the 5 matches. I see myself at a liberal arts college and will major in economics and minor in biology or statistics, depending on the course interests. I know these schools aren't "business" focused, but many LACs are underrated for recruiting for Wall street. I'm a URM and fairly decent grades (would range from the 25-50% percentiles for stats of the reach schools) and 75%+ percentiles for stats for the matches.
I read on another thread that Vassar and Carleton don't do well because the students are "save the world" types, even though they are academically ranked higher than other schools. There were many mentions of NESCAC and Patriot league schools, so that accounts for Colgate, Lehigh, Lafayette. But what about Barnard College and Smith College? I'm applying ED to Barnard and EDII to Colgate, but if Barnard isn't a good idea, I'm applying ED to Colgate! Also can anyone confirm the statements about Carleton and Vassar? If you have other recommendations, please do tell!
Thank you!
PS I know Williams and Amherst are amazing but I don't have the stats.\
UPDATE: I got some recommendations from others to take off Vassar and Smith. I'm considering taking off Boston College because admissions is a crapshoot with all the Harvard/MIT people applying to BC as a "safety"...
Try for Wellesley if it is not too much of a reach (I believe Linkedin had them on an old investment banking ranking). Middlebury is good too. I think Barnard is well respected but they have a low volume of students interested in finance. Out of the colleges on your list BC, Colgate and Indiana stand out as being the best for IB recruiting. This is based on anecdotal evidence and reading a lot on WSO, no real statistics.
My friend, I went into college wanting to be a lawyer, then a tech entrepreneur, then an accountant, then my senior year, with no prior experience in IB, i decided i wanted to make more money and got a job there.
Your mind is going to change a lot, and that's a good thing. If you're constantly being exposed to new ideas, people, ways of looking at life, etc..., it's very natural to change your mind. That being said, you should pick a school you feel is a good fit for you. Look at academic challenge, student activities, surrounding city, and anything else you feel might directly affect your experience during and after college.
However, if you really want to know which school can place you well post-grade you should look into their career counseling departments and maybe call/email a few professors and ask some direct questions, remember to leave a good impression too. These are small schools and you will be a student of one of those professors very soon.
Lastly, don't go to Dickinson and strongly consider Vassar.
Smith is actually a better choice than most on your list, specifically because of the all-women aspect. On paper, its not much better than the rest, but BB banks still recruit from Smith/Mount Holyoke due to its proximity to Amherst in addition to easily being able to recruit women into Finance roles. For a final list of reaches , I'd go Barnard College Colgate University Boston College Richmond Smith You need to remember academic ranking =/= finance recruiting. A higher ranked school in a rural area is going to make things much harder than attending a mediocre school in the northeast which would allow you to network (especially as a female)
Take the all girls schools off your list. There's definitely some taboo associated with Smith and Mount Holyoke.
They are all-WOMENS colleges you misogynistic a-hole.. curious about what you think the taboo is with smith/Moho?? Sure, some people might question why you'd willingly go into such an environment as a normal socially adjusted college student, but at the same time are solid lib-arts colleges in decent areas.. Plenty of successful alums, plus don't underestimate the recruiting advantage of attending a decently-ranked school where literally 100% of the student body can fill a diversity quota.. hence the banks will come
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