Target schools for FLDP recruiting

I attend a private school in the midwest (WUSTL, Notre Dame, Northwestern) which is generally considered a "semi-target" for midwest banks. Is there a way to gauge if my school is considered a target school for F500 companies and their FLDP/FMP programs?

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I'm very interested in this as well. Coming from a non-target undergrad to semi or regular target M.Acc program.

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"Target" for that company is somewhat important, simply because getting jobs through OCR are easier than not through OCR. That said, the schools most F500's target aren't the same as the "targets" we talk about on here because that usually refers to schools that BB's target.

Most F500s target list goes something like this semi-targets>well known state school>state school near their HQ. For instance, just going through the list of some of the schools people from my FLDP have gone too I see schools like Cornell/WUSTL/Northwestern/Georgetown/George Washington/Michigan/UVA/Florida/Penn State/Indiana/a few others and then a list of small schools near large company offices.

So, it's not nearly as important as it is for banking recruiting (though, it's becoming less important across the board). My company specifically focuses a lot on leadership activities and prior internship experience. They especially like people with a clear interest in the specific industry. We also do a some technical questions, but overall those are less important than your overall package of gpa, demonstrated experience, and leadership activity.

 

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