Best Non-Wharton/Stern Schools for BB Investment Banking
Hey everyone,
I'm a senior in HS at the moment and have to apply to colleges asap. I've already done a few apps, but I need suggestions for schools outside of Wharton/Stern/Ross. Not to pull a cliche, but a front office BB IB stint out of college is the goal here!
What do you guys think about Stevens (I can tell they have a hard on to develop their QF program, and tons of the graduates get risk-management jobs at GS. What are the chances that a Stevens grad could get a FO job at GS?)
How about the Rutgers Honors program? Close to the city + tons of connections, I guess?
Regardless of acceptance rate,** please give me some ideas **of what could help me get the job/experience! Any target schools outside of the typical Wharton/Stern/Ross would be really appreciated! Thanks a ton
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UVA UVA UVA UVA UVA UVA UVA have 50+ friends there in the business school (my hs sent 100+ to it every year), and it places lights out in everything nowadays- IB, consulting, you name it
have a friend who placed into McKinsey SF, Moelis IB, GS IB, etc etc
any placement is possible from McIntire nowadays if you're willing to put in the work, join the appropriate student funds, and network
Uva sucks
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lots of bad advice here. if you don't go to a target/semi-target, it's going to be a MAJOR uphill battle to get a job in BB IB. schools like rutgers, baruch, indiana (if not in the ib workshop) are not targets.
stick to top 25 schools as one of the other posters said if you have the grades to get in. if not, go to a non top 25 school, get a 3.9+ and transfer to a top 25.
Agree with this.
Given your HS profile, how competitive are you going to be for top schools? Places like IU/Rutgers aren't terrible if those are your only option, but if you really want to maximize for getting into IB then the general order would probably be
Ivy(HYPS) -->Top Private/LAC(Duke, Georgetown, Williams, Amherst)-->Top Public(Michigan, UVA) --> Public
In general, state school honors programs aren't that useful for getting into IB. For example in general Rutgers honors would get crushed by an average Cornell applicant in terms of chances to get into FO IB.
I'd look at your stats and total application profile
Look at the list of top 25 Public/Private schools and figure out where you could reasonably get in (applying to Wharton with a middling GPA and SAT won't even be worth the time)
Go to the websites/use admissions calculators/talk to an advisor for a 2nd opinion, sometimes it not always about the numbers. If you're a URM or have great extracurriculars those can help
Create a list of ~8-10 schools with 3 reach schools, 3-4 good fits, 3-4 safeties
See where that gets you. If you don't get in anywhere good, I'd take whatever offer is best and then work to transfer after 1 year.
Boston College is MUCH better than the other schools you mention as safeties.
Damn people are really shitting on Baruch. Do you guys think its that bad of a school? They are climbing the ranks, gotta give them that at least lol
Absolutely, hopefully I dont get monkey shit for this but there are about 3-4 BBs (BB that recruit only like 5 or so kids each for these highly coveted spots). Usually are JPM/BAML/BARCLAYS/MS every two years or so. There are strong MMs like HL/Stifel/Cantor Fitzgerald. They are usually for regional New York offices so you are limited there. A shame because Credit Suisse is literally by the campus and they never come by to tap talent. But anyway, you can use it as a safety if you choose to have NYU/Columbia......then your other NYC school as a fallback. Like others mentioned go on Linkedin and reach out to see if alumn would guide you to the right direction and go through each bank and their employment start dates. Whether or not you choose to go, they will respct the fact that you are doing your research. Reach out through PM if you have any further questions. Goodluck!