Boston Non-Target Schools
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on 8/5/12 at 5:21pm
I'm a rising junior in high school and choosing between the following colleges.
How do these schools place in investment banking? What about BB banks? Do any have on campus recruting?
Babson College
Boston University School of Management
Brandeis University
Bentley University






Is Boston College out of the
Is Boston College out of the question?
"A man generally has two reasons for doing anything. One that sounds good, and the real one." - J.P. Morgan
I visited BC and didn't like
I visited BC and didn't like the atmosphere
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I'd go with Brandeis.
I'd go with Brandeis.
"A man generally has two reasons for doing anything. One that sounds good, and the real one." - J.P. Morgan
My only concern with Brandeis
My only concern with Brandeis is that the school has a strong Econ program but limited Business program and only offers 1-2 undergrad finance classes. Will a non-finance background be a disadvantage during recruting or do most banks teach you the nessary skills on the job?
"If Henry Ford had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses." -Steve Jobs
As someone with no experience
As someone with no experience in recruiting or the industry, I would go with BU since it's a larger school and you'll have a better college experience. I know this is pretty cliche and you hear it all the time, especially from people on this site, but it's important to be happy wherever you go. Considering these schools are all of similar caliber, I think that fit should play more of a role in your decision. That's just my opinion, take it for what it is.
Also look at Northeastern.
Also look at Northeastern. There's usually 30+ Co-Ops every semester at BBs alone. Pretty impressive and we're an up and coming school. I'm totally biased since that's where I'm going next year, but it's something to consider.
Babson and BU each send a
Babson and BU each send a reasonable amount of students to BBs every year, but as someone above me on the thread mentioned you're better off with BC.
Is there on campus recruting
Is there on campus recruting at any of these schools?
"If Henry Ford had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses." -Steve Jobs
Bentley or BU. Alum networks
Bentley or BU. Alum networks are strong.
NEU is also a good place to check out.
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+1 on Bentley. They have a
+1 on Bentley. They have a strong finance and accounting program (mainly what they are known for) and a decent alumni base.
I'd probably say babson or
I'd probably say babson or bentley, solely because i find a lot of employers like the fact that these kids will have solid financial/accounting backgrounds before entering internships/ft jobs. As others have said, BC would likely be the best option as it's actually a target at many banks, but college is arguably the best time of your life, and being happy is honestly what should be paramount--if you didn't like it there you definitely shouldn't go solely for "exit opps" or whatever you'd wanna call it. You can likely break in from any of the schools given enough networking and hard work, but obviously it won't be as easy as going to a target.
BC would be your best bet for
BC would be your best bet for BB's, also my friends have told me that BB co-ops at Northeastern are mostly middle and back office, with a tiny amount of front office opportunities for top students.
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