Employment opp with a degree in econ from UCSD
Hi,
The econ dept. at UCSD is ranked among the top ones - http://edirc.repec.org/usa-top.html , http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2008/04/ranking-eco... . However, someone told me that the recruiting on campus is not very good. How about applying for interviews with BB? Can a degree from UCSD help you land a job as an investment analyst in IB or other fields like AM (specifically), HF, VC ? There is an option to pursue a joint degree of Econ + Math.
And is not necessary to repeat the obvious fact that the school is not everything and it depends on your personality etc. Let's assume that the holder is a random drama-free likable guy.
http://economics.ucsd.edu/
http://economics.ucsd.edu/ugrad/ugradMajorMinorReq...
Thank's.





perhaps boutiques around SD?
perhaps boutiques around SD?
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"Whenever I'm about to do something, I think, 'Would an idiot do that?' And if they would, I do NOT do that thing."
-Dwight Schrute, "The Office"-
see where alums have gone and
see where alums have gone and network...most decent schools have alums at top firms-- did a quick linkedin search there are GS bankers from UCSD so clearly its possible...
Several alum at MS as well
Several alum at MS as well
IBD corp fin (i.e. M&A
IBD corp fin (i.e. M&A advisory, debt / equity underwriting stuff) will be hard to get as UCSD is not a target school and doesn't give you as much accounting / fin statement training, which is what could at least gives you an edge when answering technical questions. These are the jobs that don't really require a deep theoretical mathematical training. So your best bet would be 1) network hard, and 2) go elsewhere and join a big bank laterally.
When it comes to investment / wealth management positions, then your chances are better if you're ranked highly in your class. I heard Merrill used to have a huge IM presence in the SD area. And UCSD is actually one of the top joint math / econ joint programs in the country.
It's a shame, 'cause it's a hard school to get into and is one of those west-coast 'public ivies' - but the top IBD recruiting doesn't usually go there, usually ending up in with Cal, USC, Stanford, UCLA and sometimes Claremont. I know people had to transfer to Cal from there to get better opportunities.
Lastly, if you're a good student at a good school, "impossible is nothing" - it's just tougher. On the East Coast I've met IBD analysts from the obscurest liberal arts colleges (Bowdouin), while on the WC there are people from UoP, Cal Poly, Santa Clara, UCSB..