Accepted into Caltech undergrad, finance future...

Recently was admitted to Caltech. I am aware of potential comments that suggest quant trading but I am interested in investment banking and potentially working in private equity down the line. How feasible will this be from an extremely small school like Caltech which is not known at all for finance roles but has a general consensus of intelligence, especially among academia?  

Also, would it be difficult to break into private equity straight out of college or HF? I am planning on majoring in mathematics and economics.

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you'll be fine coming out of caltech... sure there might not be as many alums on the street but that's bc all of you guys are mf geniuses doing way better and way more impactful things. Dk many people who wouldn't chat with a caltech alum- it'd be a nice break from the boring traditional school hardos

 

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