Fordham vs. Villanova vs. URichmond vs. IU Kelley
Hello everyone,
I know that school choice questions like this are asked all the time, especially from starry-eyed high school seniors. However, like many, I am looking to break into investment banking out of undergrad. I am currently deciding between Fordham, Villanova, and the University of Richmond. I also got direct admission into the Kelley School of Business; however, I don't think I would like such a big school, and it doesn't seem that great for investment banking if you aren't able to get into the IBW. Obviously, none of these schools are targets, but if you had to choose, which one would give me the best chance of breaking into IB out of undergrad?
IU Kelly has the best placement out of all the schools you mentioned by a good margin and Villanova is runner-up. Largely because the alumni base is huge, so lots of ppl on Wall St to coffee chat. That said, don't go to a large school if you think you'll be miserable there. There are plenty of kids from non-targets who land at great banks because they networked well. The school matters less than you might think.
Is it worth considering that the number of people in IB from Kelley is also influenced by the sheer amount of kids compared to the size of VSB, Gabelli, Robins, etc?
Also, I'm definitely not dismissing Kelly, as it is the most affordable of the four schools and undoubtedly places well; however, I'm not sure if I want to place the entirety of my prospects of getting into IB just on getting into the IBW.
I would choose Fordham (NYC is an advantage if you use it effectively) or Nova (ok mm ib placement typically) get a 4.0 and then transfer into a target school or high semi target with a large alumni network. Many of these schools have higher transfer acceptances than their undergrad rate (Cornell, UVA, Columbia, ND, Northwestern, Gtown, Vanderbilt, or schools like UNC)
Doing this will get you a lot more chances at bat during sophomore recruiting and gets prestige behind your brand
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