Hi guys, I've been accepted to the schools listed above as a sophomore transfer student. I currently attend a semi-target public school and am looking to break into BB IB and eventually PE in east asia.
I will be interning at a boutique ibank this summer and has done BB PWM during the school year.
Which of these schools will be best for BB IB placement as well as B-school? I would appreciate all your comments & suggestions. Thanks!
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I wanna say brown or northwestern. I've heard being in CAS is like being a 2nd-class citizen because of Wharton.
How easy/difficult would it be to move to HK from Chicago (where Northwestern is a target)??
If you wanna go to Asia as your end goal, start in Asia. Its on the rise, and the deals and work there are definitely maturing and becoming more interesting. Its an exciting time.
In that case, even though all of them are good schools, I would argue that Asia is still obsessed with the Ivy League brand name. So Penn (CAS) or Brown. When considering that, I would argue Brown, just because Penn (CAS) would be overshadowed largely by Wharton, where many of the kids that do end up going to Asia go to school at.
IMO, the differences are negligible. Choose the school that you like, campus, culture, greek life, etc. I would personally choose Penn just because the school is awesome.
Congratz on transferring though, must've killed it at your current school.
Would echo the comment above. Take the Ivy League options, so choose between Brown or Penn. Visit both, Brown has a reputation for being a very odd place with very odd people. You'll know it when you see it and will either go "Yes, I can" or "Get me outta here." Personally, even though it's the College, I'd say Penn. It's called "the social Ivy" for a reason: sports, Greeklife, stellar academics, vibrant community, vast alumni network ... don't look back.
One thing to consider is that contrary to what people here say, Brown actually places very well into investment banking given that there's less competition as most people at Brown don't want to work in finance. However, those that do find it easy to get a job in finance. It's also an easy place to get a high GPA if that is your focus meaning that you can pad your transcript very easily with A's.
Brown for sure. I agree with adast027.
I read an article about graduate on Wall Street go from Wharton School like a conveyor belt(FT,2013).
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f7b84f3a-064f-11e2-bd29-00144feabdc0.html#axz…
Not sure if this was the article I read.
Brown is your best bet
I'm leaning Brown over Penn. Grade inflation at Brown is crazy. OCR is great (though not as many banks as you might think) overall. And if you're a hipster, you'll fit right in...
Go with Brown if you want to do IB.
Brown is stuffed with trust fund babies from the four tigers and india, and pretty much anywhere in the east where the rich can get their kids in to an international/american secondary school. It also has a greater focus on undergrads education. I know a number of people who went from brown in to MS and JPM. Its an excellent program where you can get lots of connections to the power people in hk and korea if you make that a priority. Theyre pretty cliquey, of course, but it IS one of the most liberal schools out there, so getting in w them shouldnt be a problem.
I would recommend Penn or Northwestern for location's sake. If you are planning on recruiting for internship in Asia next summer, the events will take place in late October / early November. During that time, all the firms visit New York and the majority of them visit Chicago. It might be hard for you to handle the travel between Rhode Island and NYC. Also, it you are planning on doing another academic year internship, Northwestern offers some kind of field study and Chicago has a lot of trading/PWM opportunities.
For what it's worth, the Penn (though, specifically Wharton) network is very strong in East Asia
Thanks for all your comments guys. Appreciate it!
Just a little background, I lived in east asia until high school so I'm kind of an expat. I also have language fluency (native in korean). Also, if I'm conservative, should I not bother going to Brown (if it's really that hippie)?
Personally, I thought it was very hipster. And it's pretty liberal. But that's just me. I'm sure you'll be fine there, though. I wouldn't let those things discourage you.
You're +/- 20 years old and you're conservative enough to consider passing up on going to Brown because of politics?
shaking my head
transfer to harvard obvs
Just finished my freshman year at penn. There is huge grade deflation here, but it's been a great experience. Maybe i'm biased, but I feel that penn has more prestige than brown. In terms of recruiting, you can look at the career survey reports to see get an idea of where penn grads go (http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/undergrad/reports/CAScp2012Rep…)
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