I was recently accepted to Haverford College and plan on attending. I will major in Econ with a concentration in Mathematical Economics, so I will have a good knowledge of both subject areas. How well would this prepare me for a career in investment banking? Is it prestigious enough?
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fine school but probably not for ib. you're binded to the school, anyways.
so basically I'm fucked
nah that one guy that had that company in the twin towers was from haverford i think. like i said, good school for academics, but recruiting opportunities aren't going to be coming your way.
you're going to have to do the legwork on your own, which isn't a bad thing.
A quick linkedin search should tell you how well the school places, seems like a non-target though
Haverford is a great school, congrats on getting in. It may not place many alumni on the street, but if I recall the school size is only 1,000 kids or so, so there's that. This is probably compounded by the fact that Philly isn't exactly a hot spot for finance. That being said, if you want to work in IB I'm sure you can network and NYC is close enough. You just need to stay focused and committed on that goal during your four years there to make it happen. Anything is possible if you put your mind to it. Good luck.
Interesting school, I know it well... very interesting kids, are you playing a sport?
Definitely top tier liberal arts. You'll have to work harder but it can for sure be done. You can also tap into Swarthmore's network heavily, I'm pretty sure that they have an academic consortium with Haverford, Swarthmore and Bryn Mawr.
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Wharton is pretty far from Haverford to commute, you aren't going to want to.
It's good you're playing a sport. I've heard that the school can be super boring and weird unless you are on a sports team, in which case it'll be a good time.
I read this thread thinking you were trolling asking if Harvard is good for investment banking haha but yeah man I'd check alumni listings and linkedin to see what the presence is like
Haverford sounds a lot like the LAC I went to. Very good academically but not an IB feeder by any means. I had a very good alumni network and found that I had to do more of my own legwork and self studying, but IB is still very much open if you plan accordingly. Varsity athletics is a plus.
I attended a Tri-Consortium school, just not Haverford--
You're fine going to Haverford-- coming from a similar school background, I had nine superdays and am currently working in investment banking at BB. Try to be part of Fords of Finance, Redefine Her Street (if you're a woman), etc.
It'll just be a bit of rougher road trying to get into IB. If you have any specific questions, DM me.
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