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B school vs. LAC
 

Husky32's picture
(Gorilla, 589
 
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 on 8/20/12 at 10:48pm

If one was interested in investment banking, then do you feel as if he would better suited at a great but not top B school or a great or not top LAC. With admissions rates being as they are, schools like the ivies, williams, amherst and wharton are to some degree a complete crap shoot. For a prospective banker, obviously going to harvard is better than going to Stern, but stern is much more realistic just given greats stats such as a high GPA/SAT.

Lets say we're comparing Liberal arts colleges like - Middlebury, Haverford, Bowdoin, Davidson, Wesleyan, Tufts, etc

To business schools such as - NYU Stern, Boston College Carroll, UCLA biz econ, Georgetown Mcdonough, Emory Goizueta, etc

In order to a) break into banking at a top firm, and b) get a full time offer, would you say a lac is better or would a business school be better?

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F. Ro Jo's picture

NYU is probably the best on

 
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 on 8/20/12 at 11:34pm

NYU is probably the best on the list. there's a huge dropoff in LACs after williams/amherst.

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Interesting thread. I'm

(Monkey, 41
 
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 on 8/20/12 at 11:36pm

Interesting thread. I'm actually at one of the schools.

I'd say Stern dominates your ranking

I know that diamonds mean money for this art, but that's not the shape of my heart.

SwerveBack's picture

is Stern better than

ST
(Orangutan, 306
 
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 on 8/21/12 at 12:00am

is Stern better than Georgetown? I was under the impression of the opposite.

holla_back's picture

SwerveBack: is Stern better

O
(King Kong, 1,093
 
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 on 8/21/12 at 12:26am
SwerveBack:

is Stern better than Georgetown? I was under the impression of the opposite.

There's absolutely zero chance I'd ever attend Stern undergrad over Georgetown. The rest of NYU undergrad really brings it down a notch presteeeej-wise.

iamamonkeybanker's picture

In terms of finance, Stern is

IB
 
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 on 8/21/12 at 12:27am

In terms of finance, Stern is better than Georgetown but not by alot. Kid from Georgetown will be just as competitive and it will come down to other qualities in the resume. Stern, I think jst has better access to the Street but I could be wrong.

bearing's picture

Career placement shouldn't be

ER
(Neanderthal, 2,082
 
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 on 8/21/12 at 12:30am

Career placement shouldn't be the only criteria you look at when you go to a school. As more likely then not you will change your major and you may discover that you don't want to do finance (I know very hard to comprehend to a high school student). Things like your intended major, campus location, quality of faculty, student body and M/F ratio are all very important criteria also. If you have to ask then Georgetown and NYU are your best bets. Not just for investment banking but also because they have exceptional reputations in other fields of study.

sloppyj's picture

If you're certain you want to

 
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 on 8/21/12 at 1:17am

If you're certain you want to try banking, the b-school school route will probably get you there easier--even if not a top one. After Williams and Amherst, there is virtually no OCR at LACs.

And when someone is looking at your resume in a few years for a banking job, your story will probably make a lot more sense if you're coming from a b-school than an LAC. I had to put a lot of effort into justifying (during interviews) why I wanted to do banking coming out of an LAC.

That said, there are plenty of people from LACs in banking, and I have never once regretted going the liberal arts route.

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