Good schools for recruiting in New York and Boston Area except ivies and ivy-type schools?

The NESCACs are all good schools for the area, especially Amherst and Williams. Those two have deep pockets and fiercely loyal alumni. BC, Holy Cross, BU also do pretty well. NYU is a definite target for banks given their proximity and Stern's reputation. I've also heard Baruch is solid given their location as well.

I've heard you can definitely major in econ at NYU CAS and still get into IB. Other than NYU, I can't think of any schools that I would consider 'targets' in the NYC area.

If you go to BC, do finance. I don't think Tufts is a target, nor do I think Northeastern, BU, or Brandeis are. If you're a girl, I would bet that Wellesley places really well.

wait, how is BC a semi-target but Tufts isn't? Isn't Tufts a heckuva lot harder and more prestigious than BC? Also, how good of a target is NYU econ? I was thinking stern, but I might not get in, and I think I would like Econ a lot better, so would I still have similar recruiting options? Also, do BC, Tufts, and NYU (econ) good for other forms of business? I mean, let's say I'd rather do corporate finance than Consulting or I-Banking, do these schools do well in this field as well?

BC and Tufts are both great schools that will help you. Look at NYU heavily, and this sounds funny but Baruch College last year sent 4 interns to Bear Stearns S&T, let alone the # in IB. It's worth looking into but it is a CUNY. Cornell is something you should look at btw if you're looking at schools of this calibre, it isn't that hard to get into. Heck, my HS sent 15 kids. And if you want to try something a bit risky, you could go to an easier school, get like a 3.8+ during your freshman year and transfer to somewhere like Columbia which has recruiters all the time. Bottom line is if you do really well at any school and network like crazy you shouldn't have a problem getting a job.

regarding your later comment, wouldn't it be damn near impossible to transfer into Columbia?

a good friend of mine transferred to columbia with a 3.7 from GW. i didnt mean columbia necessarily exactly, but anywhere that gets lots of recruiters. you could EASILY transfer to NYU if you had good activities and got 3.7+. another friend of mine went to nyu as a visiting student for a semester, got a 3.5 and transferred right in. just an idea.

Matt Ryan is overrated.

NYU is your best bet... they actually have the top firms on campus. All the other schools will require more legwork.

what about Binghamton University?

re: Baruch College.

If you have sub-par stats, it is a great option. The classes are simple, and the top students do transfer to top schools (ivies etc). Further, if you stick it out for four years, you should have a top GPA, which will surprisingly get you very far. Baruch places well due to proximity and alumni associated with old-school CUNY ("the poor man's Harvard"), I heard rough numbers of 23 front-office internships at BB and top MM. Goldman Sachs IB in this class, Citigroup IB in this class, JPM equities asset management, etc...

However, bear in mind the complete lack of a genuine college experience. The awkward/social ineptness of the marginal smart people don't allow you to form a strong clique of friends, guys to pick up chicks with, girls that are smart that you want to get with, etc. Its a trade off constantly of smart v. cool, where better schools have a lot of people with both.

Just food for thought.