UK: UCL Economics
US: UMich Ross & Northwestern Weinberg
Canada: Western Ivey AEO & UofT Rotman Commerce
Italy: Bocconi BIEF
No financial aid at any of these, and am full-pay.
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Based on the most helpful WSO content, here's a breakdown of your options for pursuing Investment Banking (IB) with the schools you've listed:
UK: UCL Economics
US: UMich Ross & Northwestern Weinberg
Canada: Western Ivey AEO & UofT Rotman Commerce
Italy: Bocconi BIEF
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If you're flexible about location, prioritize the school with the strongest IB placement in your desired region.
Sources: Undergrad School OPTIONS (please help), Target schools outside of the US?, Comprehensive Undergraduate Target Schools Tier List 2020, Had a Pair of Aces and I Folded - Now What?
Northwestern Weinberg by a mile. Ross kids please stfu you guys are only good at placing kids into finance / consulting jobs. Northwestern gives a way better academic experience to explore broader interests. Placement at Northwestern is fantastic too if you are dead set on IB.
Small question about Northwestern. One thing I'm definitely worried is about my prospects if I don't get into NUIBC, their top club. I'm quite good with financial technicals and while I don't want to admit it, my parents have also lined up some solid internships up for me (One VC online internship I got through a friend's dad and a PE/Investment Analysis internship I got through my dad), so how would my odds look for Northwestern IB specifically especially considering I'm international and my chances of breaking in are significantly lower. (note that my dad can't help me with an IB job due to the limited amount of junior professionals working in Dubai and low wages/wage discrimination against my race)
I would forget Europe and Canada all things considered. Northwestern is the better choice for IB, career, and prestige but Ross is not far behind and if you really like football you’re not crazy to go there.
Small question about Northwestern. One thing I'm definitely worried is about my prospects if I don't get into NUIBC, their top club. I'm quite good with financial technicals and while I don't want to admit it, my parents have also lined up some solid internships up for me (One VC online internship I got through a friend's dad and a PE/Investment Analysis internship I got through my dad), so how would my odds look for Northwestern IBspecifically especially considering I'm international and my chances of breaking in are significantly lower. (note that my dad can't help me with an IB job due to the limited amount of junior professionals working in Dubai and low wages/wage discrimination against my race)
Also isn't Ross the school that has been around longer and has a greater alumni network? That's what my parents were worried about.
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