Is WUSTL a target school by top I-banks?
Hi everyone. I am a junior currently thinking of transferring to the engineering college of WUSTL from a midwest liberal arts school that no bank targets. Downside is I would have to stay in undergrad for one more year. I am just curious if WUSTL is a target school by top I-banks. If yes, does it matter if I am engineering student or b-school student? Would you recommend this transfer or finance-related grad school? Many thanks!
banks do recruit there, so yes, technically it is a target however recruiting there is a little bit difficult, because it's not close to anywhere major (except chicago), so if you have to transfer, try going to a school a bit closer to new york
Thanks for sharing!
Do you know if banks recruit engineering students to FO?
banks don't discriminate by major do well in school and you'll be fine
At least semi target to chicago BBs, mostly non target to NYC BBs. Networking is the key though. I know two friends who go into GS and BX this year.
Thanks for the info. Are your two friends from Olin b-school?
WUSTL is a pretty decent semi target from what I know. I know BAML does ocr there. Not sure about the other banks.
WUSTL (Originally Posted: 04/22/2007)
How is the placement for the BBA. Any idea how many banks come to campus?
but i dont think they get recruited heavily overall
very bad
I'm sure its bad compared to harvard, but what amount when compared to schools like vanderbilt, hopkins, northwestern...
are you attending wustl for sure? or is there a choice
All the schools you mentioned do better than WUSTL
Although WUSTL is a great school overall, for business it is not heavily recruited and not seen as that great. Olin is decent, but not great. I know this becasue I applied there myself.
How would it compare to NYU (non-stern)?
How would it compare to NYU (non-stern)?
Not really sure to be honest, I mean WUSTL is a better school. Smarter kids with better scores go there. If by non-Stern you mean you would major in econ, I think the econ program at NYU is better. But what do I know?
You can get a banking job out of NYU CAS. You have the same recruiting prospects and same career office, you just need to have a sick resume.
Wash U is a good school but doesn't place well in i-banking. They don't even rep very hard in Chicago. Seems strange as it's one of the best schools in the country. But they do have a New York week where you can go out to NYC and network with banks. I had some friends there and apparently there are hardly any on-campus interviews. Just some resume drops.
Just as a data point, I looked at the summer roster at my BB and I don't recall seeing a single person from Wash U in any office. I could be wrong.
My impression is that Wash U is one of the most under-recruited schools relative to the perceived quality of its students.
Here's the deal on wustl recruiting; if you are roughly a top 20% finance student you can get an IB job. About half of the 20 will go to NYC for BBs and the other half will do more regional work (Stifel, AG Edwards etc). I know atleast 2 guys are going to JPM from wustl, and on average they will place 1-2 at any major BB. The bottom line is unless you have a 3.8+, you better have some connections to get an interview.
The better idea would be to do 1 or 2 years at Wash U, do really well and try and transfer to a more recognized IB school. For transfers, Wash U has amazing acceptance rates; comparable transfer schools (i.e. schools that you could possibly get into with say a 3.5+) would be Columbia, Cornell, Chicago, Northwestern, Michigan, or NYU. Of course if you do well (3.7+) you can transfer into any of the best schools (HYPS). Others on the board may scoff but Wash U definitely is held in much higher regard in academic circles than in professional ones.
How is Washington Univ viewed in Investment Banking world? (Originally Posted: 11/03/2017)
Hi I am currently a junior who is taking a gap year to do internship.
How is Wash U considered in IB in NY?
As I am prepared for next recruiting season (FL 18), I want to hear sincere feedbacks from ppl how Wash U is viewed in BB NY. I know few people from my school landed FT and some of them actually told me to consider transferring to different schools such as Stern/ Penn that have better placement results.
not good
It's generally not.
Period in that place is intentional.
But also keep in mind that the general culture of IB is that they aren't going to consider anything other than Harvard/Columbia/Stanford/Princeton as a positive, alumni excepted.
Thanks for your comment.
What is your honest recommendation? Is it nearly impossible to land IB in NY as a Wash U student?
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