OK...I don't go to Baruch, but I just need an opinion. It seems like every business major I meet from Baruch has high hopes of getting into banking or HF. I was under the impression that this is a city college...do people really make it to BB's? or even MM's?
I'm asking since one of my family friend might end up there, but he still got big dreams.
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lot of BB's stop there...but
lot of BB's stop there...but for operations.
can someone else comfirm that???
bump...anyone else?
bump...anyone else?
I've never heard of Baruch
I've never heard of Baruch being a target or a major feeder into BB's...I've got a friend there and while she's not interested in finance says she hasn't ever heard much about banks through their career center
Goldman Picked up a girl I know from Baruch
Not sure about the operations part - likely true.
*I know a girl who just go picked up from Goldman.
In the New York/Metropolitan area - a Finance and or Accounting degree is on par with NYU.
JP Morgan, Citi and a few others are regular prospectors at the school.
well im going to baruch(cuny
well im going to baruch(cuny honors college) and i def have high hopes of getting into ibanking. and i do know quite a few ppl ( about 20) who went into bb/mm ibanks from baruch. its def not a target but b/c ur in the city its easier to get internships or network.
wow, i stand corrected.
wow, i stand corrected.
In all honesty, Baruch is
In all honesty, Baruch is targeted for ops.... a small minority that makes it to BB's/MM's front office slots ...are those students that have 3.9+, started their own organization, great work experiences etc...
and in my opinion if you are smart enough to get a 3.9+ at Baruch you probably should have gone to NYU and gotten a 3.5+....
Try to see if your friend can get into NYU...if all else fails then going to Baruch is ok....but tell him to try to transfer to NYU after having a near 4.0 GPA at Baruch which is not that hard imo....worst case scenario if your friend stays at Baruch for 4 years and he maintains a near flawless record at the school....then he has a really good shot to be in the front office of a BB or MM
thank you for the responses.
thank you for the responses. Appreciate it.
I go to Baruch. It's
I go to Baruch. It's definitely a back office target. However, there is a small group of people in Baruch who are very smart, dedicated and hard working, and they tend to make it into BBs. They don't need to have 3.9+'s, only 3.65+'s.
Aside from GPA, don't discount the NY connection. I have consistently worked in a financial firm throughout my 2 years at Baruch, and now have an incredibly impressive resume in terms of work experience. I don't mean to say that sounding cocky, but the work experience you get while at Baruch can't be topped (aside from Columbia and NYU, of course).
Lastly, students have the same yearning to be bankers as do NYU Stern kids. It's a product of living/working in NYC. As I'm sure analysts who have come to NY can agree with, everyone in NYC is/was a banker. It's hard not to be driven into the industry. So when you have a school the size of Baruch, full of students who are probably working and struggling financially, a byproduct is going to be a decent chunk of students who make it into banking.
And I can second the earlier comment claiming 20ish MM/BB interns. That's for banking only though, Baruch also places well into S&T and Research. Being neighbors with Credit Suisse doesn't hurt either.
That being said, your chances of making it into a BB from another respectable, well known school is significantly better. If you can make it into banking from Baruch, you can make it into banking from just about anywhere. So if there is no other reason for you to go to Baruch, and you've been accepted to another school, go there.
Go to Baruch. I can echo a
Go to Baruch. I can echo a lot of what wannabebanker says. I would emphasize the importance of alumni though. The best 2-5% make front-office every year... which means that we have built a decent presence throughout the years. I've been able to find people in nearly every position at nearly every BB, and they've jumped on the opportunity to help me (including eventually pushing my resume).
I agree with everyone though when they say to choose NYU over Baruch if possible. Obviously.
I go to Baruch (but I will
I go to Baruch (but I will be at Northwestern in the fall...) and agree with what has been said. All BB's come for on-campus recruiting for operations. They specifically say Baruch is a target for operations in their information sessions.
I know Baruch students in IB summer/full-time analysts positions from almost all BB's. SEO is big here.
You Can't Beat The Economics
*If you're an allstar at Baruch don't go to NYU - Baruch only costs $2k/Semester compared w/ $35k+/Year.
You can't beat the economics - and the fact that if you can kick ass at Baruch you've got relatively the same job opportunities as an NYU grad.
^^^^ WORD UP... igot into
^^^^ WORD UP... igot into stern but i also got in cuny honors at baruch and the difference was paying about 50k a yr for stern or getting $7500 from cuny honors.. u do the math
Re: Go to Baruch. I can echo a
Go to Baruch. I can echo a lot of what wannabebanker says. I would emphasize the importance of alumni though. The best 2-5% make front-office every year... which means that we have built a decent presence throughout the years. I've been able to find people in nearly every position at nearly every BB, and they've jumped on the opportunity to help me (including eventually pushing my resume).
I agree with everyone though when they say to choose NYU over Baruch if possible. Obviously.
Paulson01, do you have a high GPA? I often think that the alums will only help you if you have a very high GPA. otherwise, they won't help you as much.
As I said in private, yeah I
As I said in private, yeah I do. 3.9+ during interviews, dropped a little now... but def need above a 3.75+.