Cal Poly SLO for investment banking? or SJSU/SCU?

Hi everyone, I applied to cal poly slo and have fallen in love with the school. It is VERY cheap, just the right distance from home, and they have a strong engineering and business school. However, I haven't ever seen anyone mention it in this forum, so my question is, is it any good for investment banking? I want to do banking in either the bay area or LA. How do SJSU and Santa Clara compare?

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SCU is on the up for banking. The IB club is ran by kids with BB offers, who are super invested in the club and those who join. The club is very structured and if you start early you'll be prepped with everything you need as well as an extensive support system. They are very close to get an investment banking prep course taught by faculty which students can earn credit for (they would have had one this year but admin messed up). The alumni network, while small, is growing and super willing to help out. Last year nearly all the BB asked the club for a resume book and it looks to be the same for this year. It is still a non-target (duh) but is starting to get looks from banks. In the Bay Area the only schools that really beat out SCU are Stanford and Berkeley, thus the applicant pool is much smaller, giving SCU yet another advantage. Also SCU's business school has a finance major meaning less self-study as you learn a good amount of banking material in your major courses. Lastly, being in the area makes networking and internships during the school year much more accessible as the surrounding area is filled with tech focused boutiques that are easy to commute to. Hope that helps PM me if you are interested in more info

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