If someone has no interest in nyc and wants to exclusively recruit for chicago firms (bc money goes WAY further) is uchicago seriously better than HYPSM schools?
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You can get similar looks. Up to the individual at that point
No HYPSM will take you further
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For Chicago banks yes, for anywhere else probably not.
HYPSM will take you farther
Reasoning is stupid your going to make a lot more money (on average) on the HYPSM -> NYC IB track then a UCHIC --> CHI IB track and grow ur network far more
I always hear that you can make a lot more money being in NYC than Chi on avg, but I'm curious why being in NYC allows you to make a lot more money. Is it purely due to exit opps?
exits + expanding your overall network
My EB recruited exclusively from Chicago/Northwestern/Notre Dame. But I think the BBs in Chicago recruit from everywhere. Also, you can literally get looks anywhere from HYPSM...
HYPSM is the gold standard for NYC and Chicago. UChicago/Northwestern are gold for Chicago. HYPSM will serve you better overall, but for Chicago, UChicago/Northwestern will be around the same tier.
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