IU to Stanford?

Hi all,
I am a student at Kelley business school at Indiana University. I am looking to pursue a career in investment banking and I know that Kelley is not a target school for most banks. However, I heard that a lot of Kelley grads get recruited by William and Blair which is in Chicago. How realistic would working for William and Blair for a couple years and then going to get my MBA at a bigger school such as Stanford, Harvard, or Columbia be? Assuming that I do well at Kelley right now.

 

2 Evercore FT placements last year, 7 Moelis NYC intern placements this year, with other kids in intern and FT roles at PWP, Lazard, Rothschild, Greenhill as well as all the BBs...

The IBW at IU places ~70 people a year at reputable MM/BB/EB banks every year. Get in the IBW and you have as good a shot as any other school for an IB gig

 

So if I understand your proposed path it's: state school, IB, prestegious B school... right? Yeah, that's completely possible. Happens all the time. But what do you want to do after B school? I feel like that's the missing part. There are a number of MD's at top IB's that went to IU and never went to grad school. Similarly, if you go to William Blair you may like the culture and not want to leave. BB IBs chew up top grads every year that go on to start their own breweries, strawberry farms, etc. or other EBITDA lacking endeavors. William Blair might actually offer you a career rather than a two year contract with the hope of being picked of by a top PE.

 

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