Hamilton College! Not exactly target, but how hard to break in from?

How hard is to to break into IB from LACs like Hamilton College? I know that you have to take into consideration GPA, ECAs and Major, but keeping these other factors constant, do people break into IB from the likes of Hamilton/Colby?

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Bob Diamond (Head of BarCap) is a Colby alum. I don't know if they actually recruit there but for what it's worth, there was a kid in my analyst class from there.

Diamond is a major donor/player at Colby, and I'd bet that, if nothing else, BarCap HR/Recruitment would be more willing to look at someone from a LAC like Hamilton. I'm sure other banks would give you shot if you network, play your cards right, etc.

 

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