How often will you be asked why you chose the university you attended?
Is this a common question in ibanking interviews? What if you go to a highly rated LAC with no real finance focus. What would be a good answer to this question?
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I always answered it with "I got a really good scholarship (true) that made it impossible to turn down (mostly true)"
Both my parents are alumni, it's an hour and a half away from where I live, don't have to pay financial aid (scholarship/cheap instate tuition) and it's a pretty good school on its own. Top 50 Bschool, Top 10-15 Accounting depending on what source you check - although these last two points weren't apart of my decision.
The above has been my response to the question in interviews, and I don't think it's ever been received poorly. As someone who didn't know what they wanted to do when applying to colleges it makes perfect sense to go where your parents went and is cheap.
I got it a few times, especially if the interviewer was an alum. Try to have a somewhat unique answer.
well, you could start off with why you actually decided to attend said college
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