Ivey HBA

Hey everyone,

I'll be starting the HBA program at Ivey in September. Any HBA grads or anyone knowledgeable on the HBA program that can give some general or specific tips to succeed? I really want to break into i-banking, so any tips on how to position myself to do so in the program would be greatly appreciated as well.

Thanks!

 
bluejay92:
J_monkey, do you know roughly what mark would be in the top 20 percent?

From your third year, top 20 percent would be around 80 percent according to my friends in Ivey. Be aware that participation affects your grades a lot.

 
J_monkey:
bluejay92:
J_monkey, do you know roughly what mark would be in the top 20 percent?

From your third year, top 20 percent would be around 80 percent according to my friends in Ivey. Be aware that participation affects your grades a lot.

Should be higher than just 80 now. That used to be the case when averages were set to hover around 78-79. But in the last few years - maybe for optical reasons (so the marks don't look artificially lower vs. other schools, or for students going to bschool in the future, etc) - they've set the average to be around 80-82. So top 20% is probably around low-mid 80s by now.

 
Best Response

I just graduated this year Ivey and will be working at a MM in September. I was on the Dean's List both years (top 25%) -- cutoff was ~83% for HBA1 and ~85% for HBA2. That being said, top 25% now is a far larger amount of people than it used to be, so it is still an extremely competitive process.

My advice to you is get to know the people who worked internships this summer -- many of firms actually know who they will hire before recruiting begins through informal processes (essentially all done through word of mouth).

Also, make sure you contribute in class. Although it unfortunately allows for the below average students to do well (almost like a grade subsidy if you take advantage of it), it is key to doing well at the other end of the spectrum.

If you have any specific questions, fell free to PM me.

 

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