I have decided on going to Indiana University and was very excited to be attending in the Fall, but I am having second thoughts about how I will fit in there. I am considering applying to transfer after my freshman year to my original choice - Trinity College, a liberal arts school in Connecticut. I feel that I would fit in perfectly from a social perspective, but how badly would it affect my chances of getting a SA position at an IB out of college in New York?
If not Trinity to transfer into, what colleges may be more of a better fit for me (somewhere in New England, small-ER student body, good opportunities for Wall St., preferably private)?
Some other schools I have been considering applying to transfer to if it turns out I dislike IU.
- Bentley
- Boston College
- Babson
- Conn College
- NYU (I'm almost 100% sure I won't get into this one, but I'd figure I'd try.)
And btw, I am aware that Kelley is a decent business program and those who reply will probably tell me I am jumping the gun with looking at possible transfers, but I don't want to be miserable throughout college being with people I don't have any common interests with and I want to be prepared for the worst.
IU is a pretty large school, so if you look far and wide, I'm sure your find a solid friend group. If not, then by all means transfer after your freshman year (to an equivalent or better school, of course).
Would Trinity or any of the other schools I posted be considered better or equivalent? From what I have read on this site, people seem to really boast about Kelley's placement on Wall Street, but from the social aspect I'd (probably) rather be somewhere else.
You're not going to want to xfer after a few weeks. It's tough to do (you need perfect freshman year grades + above average HS vs. regular admission) and it fucks up all your social stuff. You have plenty of time, go find out what DCF stands for and make a linkedin profile and all that shit and you will be fine. Some of the posts on this site make nontarget to BB IB seem like an act of god, but its not. very doable, just keep your grades up....
As said, IU is a big school and someone will be your friend
Strictly for IB recruiting, here's how the follow schools are compared to IU Kelley:
Bentley - Downgrade Boston College - Upgrade Babson - Downgrade Conn College - Downgrade NYU - Upgrade
Trinity depends. If you get into the Kelley IB Workshop then it's probably better, if not, then it's equivalent.
I'd give you a SB if I actually had one. Thank you for the advice.
how well do LAC prepare you for wall street? (Originally Posted: 03/25/2007)
I attend a fairly 'good' LAC (wesleyan), and I was wondering, how well do the econ classes at LAC prepare you for doing first year analyst work? Would it be absolutely necessary for an econ major from wes to take some sort of prep course (wall street prep, some sort of bridge program like tuck or babson edge). Sorry if this is kind of a newby question, but any help would be appreciated. thanks
Most firms have a training programs. The rest you can learn on the job.
How well a college prepares you to be a first year analyst will depend on how many all-nighters you pulled in your four years.
^^ Tech schools would be the best place to prepare analysts then...
Liberal Arts Colleges (Originally Posted: 04/01/2007)
How hard it is to get to a IB job from a liberal arts college? Given the lack of recruitment and small alumni base, I know that it is going to be difficult, but is it impossible or just a harder process to succeed.
If you're in the Big 3 liberal arts schools, it probably would not be a problem. Dickinson is a good school though, but you'll have to work harder to get an interview prob.
i'm in final steps of getting into S&T. my advice, learn everything you can about what you want to do, turn on the charm, and start cold-calling/email writing. alumni are scarce, but if just one who is willing to help, you're golden...i found it easier to get into brokerage, because 1 person knows lots of people on the other side. for example, i got intros to a bunch of sell-side guys from 1 alum who's a fund-manager...then 1 salestrader had a full desk but liked me and gave me the numbers of a bunch of hedge fund managers...all stemmed out from just 1 helpful alum.
Get your gpa up to 3.8+ range if you can. Study the vault investment banking guides. Cold call, alumni search, use any contacts you have or can make. Try to get some experience in related fields, anything to do with finance cant hurt.
PM me if you have more ?'s
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