Most Underrated Schools for Wall St.
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on 12/23/12 at 10:00pm
I'm out of state for the top public schools and have only semi target level stats. Which colleges would you say are most underrated for breaking into wall street? (for someone in my circumstance to succeed in, given the school has lower admissions standards than the top 10)
I read through past threads voraciously and the common names seem to be uiuc, indiana, fordham, uva econ or commerce, boston university, usc and ucla.







I wouldn't say that BU even
I wouldn't say that BU even has a slight presence on the Street. I have friends at a few Patriot league schools (Colgate, Bucknell, Lehigh), and from what I hear there are a good number of alums in IB/PE. I also know Hopkins placed at least two kids at Goldman S&T last year, and would suspect a few more in other roles.
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Indiana forsho. UIUC just for
Indiana forsho. UIUC just for comp sci.
TGICapitalism: Indiana
Indiana forsho. UIUC just for comp sci.
Glad I made a good decision to go to IU this year. Do you know anything about its S&T placement?
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Richard Ivey. Maybe its cause
Richard Ivey. Maybe its cause its Canadian, but I feel that alot of people dont realize it pumps kids into US Banking
Ooops skimmed the post, yeah probably IU or USC
of the schools you listed, I
of the schools you listed, I have only met/heard of people from UVA and Indiana at BBs, with UVA placing significantly better
MrDiCaprio: I also know
I also know Hopkins placed at least two kids at Goldman S&T last year, and would suspect a few more in other roles.
Given the list OP provided, I'm pretty sure Hopkins has been off the table for a while for him
I think they have a
I think they have a "workshop" program for investment management or S&T, similar to the IB workshop. Not sure if it boasts the same placement rate as the IB program, but it has to be close. They definitely have a Trading club of some sort. I would encourage you to join that. There are some smart kids over at Kelley.
TGICapitalism: I think they
I think they have a "workshop" program for investment management or S&T, similar to the IB workshop. Not sure if it boasts the same placement rate as the IB program, but it has to be close. They definitely have a Trading club of some sort. I would encourage you to join that. Smart kids at Kelley.
Yeah I am really not sure if it has the same klout as the IB workshop does. Not sure though, Definitely going to try and join either of them after doing some research.
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MrDiCaprio: I wouldn't say
I wouldn't say that BU even has a slight presence on the Street. I have friends at a few Patriot league schools (Colgate, Bucknell, Lehigh), and from what I hear there are a good number of alums in IB/PE. I also know Hopkins placed at least two kids at Goldman S&T last year, and would suspect a few more in other roles.
An LAC might be a good option for me (preference wise), but I've heard that colgate and bucknell are total non targets from another thread so I'm confused lol. I'd prefer Carleton, Vassar, bowdoin, hamilton, kenyon types of schools that are D3 though.
What's your opinion on Tufts, Univ of Rochester, Brandeis for NYC? Also how do they compare with Rice/Univ of Southern California if I have my heart set on Boston/NYC only?
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LAC wise the better NESCACs
LAC wise the better NESCACs might be out of your range, but depending on your grades I would throw Tufts and Hamilton a serious look. Tufts is getting significantly harder to get into -- its no slouch. I know kids who didn't get into Tufts but got into NYU/BC.
Rochester is a good value school but the name doesn't carry IMO. The one kid I know there transferred to Georgetown. Brandeis I would never go to, it not only is overshadowed by the other NE schools, but isn't as alum heavy as you'd think. Rice and USC I don't know much about, but if you went there and killed it I am sure some alum would be willing to support you.
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MrDiCaprio: LAC wise the
LAC wise the better NESCACs might be out of your range, but depending on your grades I would throw Tufts and Hamilton a serious look. Tufts is getting significantly harder to get into -- its no slouch. I know kids who didn't get into Tufts but got into NYU/BC.
Tufts has always been a bit tougher academically than NYU/BC. I highly doubt they are as much of a semi-target as those too however, Tufts isn't much of a finance school.
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Yeah, the semi-target Indiana
Yeah, the semi-target Indiana University kills it every year.
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Rutgers is strongly
Rutgers is strongly represented on the street, and it isn't even a semi-target imo
Baruch.
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No idea why, but I have met
aicccia: Baruch. +1. The
Just saying...
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Georgetown. Wisky also has
Fordham isn't a bad option,
+1 for Colgate. I know a
Maybe they more frequently
NestoGrande: Maybe they more
Just saying...
Fordham, baruch. Its all
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This isn't necessarily the
LAC's are probably
GoodBread: MrDiCaprio: LAC
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athcasi: LAC's are probably
Also how is Carleton in MN
NESCAC schools i believe are
mashed potatoes: NESCAC
Just saying...
turtles: mashed
If you're in the Midwest
tkid3400: turtles: mashed
I'd say the top nescacs are
What about Brown ? This forum
The co-head of GS IBD went to
Just saying...
turtles: The co-head of GS
Everyone seems to be saying
gammaovertheta: Everyone
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I have seriously been
thepman: Definitely a target
BYU is a mormon school, but
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UNC
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