Do you think alums of your hs, which is not that well represented on Wall Street, are more willing to help than your college alums? I.e. hs alums will go further to help you.
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Depends on the high school and the culture of the high school. If there was a strong culture for your high school and many of alums associate themselves closely with that high school, it would be possible. Otherwise, undergraduate alums are generally more willing to help.
It depends on the culture, but you might as well reach out......it only takes one contact to land that great internship. I use a lot of HS alum (but my HS is pretty big in NY/Wall Street).
wall street may actually better represented by my high school (good NE prep school) than my college (small LA college).
Frankly, I don't think they're as willing to help since people usually don't feel as much pride in their hs as they do in their college (you don't choose your high school usually). Now, if you went to Andover or Exeter that might be a different story.
depends on the school. i went to a ne prep school and an ivy after that. i would say that i'm much more willing to help kids that went to my high school than my college. that's just me though.
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