Reaching out to college alumni vs High-school alumni?

I know this does not apply if you went to a regular public highschool. However, I went to a very small all boys private highschool. The school prides itself on its brotherhood and community. It is hard to express over reddit but alumni of the school have a very special connection and bond. Recently, I joined my highschools alumni network on Linkedin and found a lot of older alumni in banking. In my opinion, I feel like these guys would push for me harder/I would have a better connection with them as opposed to just my college alumni which I feel like they get messaged all of the time. What are your thoughts?

4 Comments
 

Definitely worth emailing them, especially at a smaller school there is a very strong alumni connection and they may be more helpful than college alums

Array
 
Funniest

Excepturi libero molestiae voluptas aperiam. Officiis commodi assumenda enim sint. Porro dolorem est et. Alias cupiditate molestias nemo repellat.

In facere quis repellat id. Illum sunt rerum quasi qui optio reiciendis. Sint facilis unde sed sequi. Enim et pariatur voluptas quia aut.

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
6
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
7
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
8
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
10
numi's picture
numi
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”