List of these schools; Target, Semi-target or none
(Senior Chimp, 21
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on 5/21/12 at 1:14pm
Are any of these schools good for a future on Wall street
Fordham
Babson
Bentley
Penn State
Southern Methodist University
American
Richmond





no
no
Richmond and SMU do pretty
Richmond and SMU do pretty well regionally, as I understand it. Not so much in NYC.
Babson, Bentley and I'd say
Babson, Bentley and I'd say Fordham are decent... Not targets though. It's not the school you go to, its what you make of it.
I am not too familiar with the others you listed but those are the 3 best I believe.
I'll rank them for you, from
I'll rank them for you, from best to worst.
American
Babson
Bentley
Fordham
Penn State
Richmond
Southern Methodist University
Penn St. has been doing okay
Penn St. has been doing okay the past few years...not great but it can be done
SMU has OCR for all the Houston banks. A few make it to NYC every year, but Houston is the norm. Helps to be in a frat
Top Targets: DeVry,
Top Targets: DeVry, University of Phoenix
Richmond places a few on the
Richmond places a few on the street every year but most, that I know, are through connections that they had before they got there (family, etc)
If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford
Babson's undergrad business
Babson's undergrad business program is very strong and highly rated, not sure how it places in banks though. Check on linkedin.
Courtesy of Wiki: "In 2010, Bloomberg Businessweek ranked Babson's undergraduate program #17 overall in the country, as well as giving Babson the second-most, tied with Cornell University, top-10 specialty rankings among leading undergraduate business programs"
Only problem (this is hearsay from a classmate who was on a year abroad there), it's miles from civilization and the nearest village is a "dry town," not exactly party central even for a tiny 3,500 student college.
Fordham- not great for Wall
Fordham- not great for Wall Street at all
Babson- might do okay if you have contacts and a high gpa
Bentley- no, no and no
Penn State- supply chain management or marketing at any company on earth, no to Wall Street
Southern Methodist University- join a top frat, go to IB in houston or Stephens
American- not a chance
Richmond- places 10+ kids a year into S&T in NYC, less into IB (need contacts) but does very well in the SE...small finance program but the kids all end up fine
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I know Goldman NYC recruits
I know Goldman NYC recruits PSU pretty well. My buddy got hired from PSU and participated on the firm's side of OCR.
When I was networking with
When I was networking with Boston boutiques I saw Bentley had a decent showing fwiw
My Two Cents... I have had
My Two Cents...
I have had superdays at almost all BBs and some MMs primarily for banking but some for S&T this year.
- I ran into a Penn State kid at everyone of my superdays (seriously)
- I also agree that Penn State does well at GS, and is well represented across the street although I do not know their OCR situation
- SMU is a shit load of fun, and can attest to the fact that some fortunate/hardworking kids make it to NYC each year.
- SMU also offers a pretty cool concentration in alternative asset management if you're in Cox SoB, and they have some smoke shows
- I have also seen a bunch of Richmond kids on the street
- As far as the other schools, I don't know too much about them other then the fact I have never interviewed with, met, networked with, etc from anyone from these schools.
thanks for the replies, do
thanks for the replies, do you know anything about northeastern?
There was a post about
There was a post about northeastern a few months back that will probably help you find what your looking for.
how is fordham for investment
how is fordham for investment management?? it seems like they have a good program and its located in the back yard of wall st.
How about higher ranked but
FratStreetVA: Fordham- not
"History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme."
Maybe I am wrong, but that is
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Good to know. Sure you're
"History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme."
I'll rank them for you, from
tonychokerromo: How about
I would say Carnegie Mellon
I would say Carnegie Mellon
Vandy Carnegie
Fordham is actually decent