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Your background doesn't sound too bad and depending on your UG GPA/GMAT you might be able to make it to Top10 mba. From there you can get to PE or an associate at BB rather easily

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Your background doesn't sound too bad and depending on your UG GPA/GMAT you might be able to make it to Top10 mba. From there you can get to PE or an associate at BB rather easily

getting into PE from a lower top-10 school is almost impossible.

 

^ No Columbia? And what about some of the other schools like Sloan, Kellogg, and a bit lower on the ladder like Stern?

 
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Sloan/Kellogg are not exactly known for their prowess in finance recruiting. I would throw Columbia onto that list (primarily because 1) it has pretty strong finance recruiting and 2) it benefits from location). Stern has a pretty good reputation for finance recruiting and obviously benefits from location as well. There are definitely a lot of post-MBA associates who come from Stern. However, I'd try for the higher ranked schools.

Why do you want to do PE?

 
HerSerendipitySloan/Kellogg are not exactly known for their prowess in finance recruiting. I would throw Columbia onto that list (primarily because 1) it has pretty strong finance recruiting and 2) it benefits from location). Stern has a pretty good reputation for finance recruiting and obviously benefits from location as well. There are definitely a lot of post-MBA associates who come from Stern. However, I'd try for the higher ranked schools.

Why do you want to do PE?

Thanks HerSerendipity, I'll address your last question first. I want to do PE out of interest - I like the longer-term focus of PE (you follow your portco's after you've bought into it, so you can see if your original investment decision was wise/poor - learn from it, and see what the portco can do if growth or strategy doesn't go their way over time).

 

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