What would be the best target school of the 3? Would you say there’s any difference in placement for the 3? Any more seats in buyside recruiting? Is there an archetype for recruiting at each school (frats gaining preference?)
| +130 | New Article: Dramatic Slide as UBS #22 (US) & New Leadership Desperately Needed | 25 | 5h |
| +102 | Americas M&A League Table Q2 Updated | 49 | 6m |
| +73 | Wealthy Parents / Jaded | 24 | 1d |
| +58 | How are hours rn for SA (interns) | 31 | 20h |
| +54 | A COMPLETE GUIDE TO SUMMER INTERNSHIP RECRUITING | 11 | 19h |
| +49 | Venezuela Debt Restructuring - LAZ vs CVP | 22 | 1d |
| +42 | Boutique firm wants access to my LinkedIn? | 34 | 17h |
| +33 | Investment Banking in Mexico | 9 | 21h |
| +28 | MM bottom bucket bonus | 9 | 4d |
| +26 | Investment Banking is Hard | 11 | 15m |
Career Resources
Get instant access to lessons taught by experienced private equity pros and bulge bracket investment bankers including financial statement modeling, DCF, M&A, LBO, Comps and Excel Modeling.
Based on the most helpful WSO content, here's a breakdown of Duke, Dartmouth, and UChicago in terms of target school status and placement:
Target School Status:
Placement Differences:
Buyside Recruiting:
Recruiting Archetypes:
In summary, all three schools are excellent choices for finance careers. Your decision might come down to personal preferences regarding campus culture, location, and the type of recruiting environment you thrive in.
Sources: Buyside Jobs out of Undergrad, Cornell vs Michigan vs Dartmouth school choices, Buyside recruiting is really demoralizing as a non-target, Dartmouth vs. Duke, Duke v. Cornell (Dyson) v. Dartmouth
fratty type is duke & dartmouth fs. duke prob edges dartmouth a bit but basically no difference
UChicago has the 5th most amount of analysts at banks and that's compared to both public and private firms. All 3 schools are great and realistically, you should pick whichever one you connect with the most. Whether you like being in a city vs. in more rural/nature areas. Recruiting is somewhat similar and you will probably get an offer from any of these schools (with UChicago having more offers but also more kids wanting to recruit).
Being in a frat/having connections like that helps you at any school in the country. If you're involved and they like you, you will be connected with bankers who are ex-your-frat and it will help you a lot in recruiting. It never hurts to have extra connections.
Upperclassman at a target (none of the schools mentioned), but I’d rank UChicago > Duke >= Dartmouth. UChicago had an absolutely killer 2027 cycle for bbs, ebs, and publics. Had me shocked
Do you look better in a Patagonia, a wax jacket, or a shiesty
Actually considered all these schools when deciding where to undergrad, ended up picking UChicago. Very finance focused here, frats play a minor role in banking recruiting, less so in buyside/quant. Overall though, campus is very focused on recruiting, more so than dartmouth and duke afaik.
Chicago or Dartmouth
For NYC, probably Dartmouth or Duke. Probably slightly easier time at Dartmouth.
Chicago? Chicago.
You'll also see more competition at Chicago as more kids gun for IB + grade deflation which can fuck you.
Aut suscipit nulla sit. Atque dolorem voluptas at magnam totam eos.
Commodi quia nesciunt iure sit laborum aut. Quasi id officiis minima debitis. Optio illo velit aut at eos facere ex.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...