What's the range of Bschools that regularly recruit for post-MBA IB positions? I see a lot about M7 recruiting, but how are the next tier of schools in the top 8-15 range (NYU/UVA/UMich etc) in terms of IB recruiting? Currently in Big4 audit so naturally I'm interested in schools in this area, as I know solid auditors get into these schools fairly often while M7 is much more difficult. I assume I can't go much lower than that and still have a shot, let me know if this is totally off-base. I'm interested in NE or SE locations.
A streamlined way to ask my question is: what's the lowest-caliber business school I could attend and still have a fair shot at a post-MBA IB role? I'm talking about schools with a structured recruiting process, not 3 random people getting lucky and/or using connections to land boutique roles. Obviously I'll apply to a "dream school" or two in the M7 and a plethora of 8-15 schools, but ideally I'd like to establish a floor where I can draw the line and conclude going to a school below wouldn't help achieve my goals. Thanks.
sweet jesus. how many different ways can people ask the same question?
A few thoughts:
1) Look at both the recent job placement stats for these schools over the past few years and reach out to the Banking/Finance/Wall Street club on each campus. Both of those resources will provide you with a good sense of how easily you'll be able to secure a post-MBA job in banking.
2) I'd look at the following schools in this range: Stern, Dartmouth, Darden, Ross, Fuqua, Yale, Emory, Cornell, and possibly Haas/UCLA (though you said NE and SE). I've seen many post-MBA students from these schools in banking. Think regionally as well. If you want to be in NYC post-MBA, you'll have a much better chance at Stern or Ross than Emory. Haas/UCLA place much better on West Coast than NYC.
3) Given your background (Big 4 audit, assuming CPA), you'd have a very good shot if you went to schools around 8-15. At this level, many are trying to make a career switch into banking, and your background is much more relevant than that of an engineer, IT, PWM, etc.
4) Lastly, and probably the most controversial thing I'll mention: if you're set on banking and not getting into H/S/W and possibly CBS, go to the school which gives you the largest scholarship and still gets you that banking job. For example, a friend of mine had ~150K of loans coming from Booth and is still paying that off as an associate, while others received larger scholarships (50-75%) at Ross/Darden and were debt-free after their signing bonus. Whether you want to debate long-term value of brand/network is another discussion, but at the end of the day they're in the same exact role but different financial situation.
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