SA 2019 Recruitment timeline for Canadian undergrads to US
Hi WSO, I'm a sophomore currently attending a top target in Canada for US EB/PE/BBs. From speaking to alumni and current juniors going into their summers in the US right now, I haven't been able to establish a clear timeline of recruitment for firms like HL, Mo, EVR, GS. I have been browsing a lot lately but find that kids from HYPSW are getting super days so early as a result of early OCR sessions and better connections to recruiters. This was NOT the case for the junior kids in my program, as their experiences with recruitment started in July. I'm wondering if anyone could clear things up in terms of whether there are actually differences between Canadians recruiting for US shops and Americans recruiting for US shops.
Do you know if they're actually able to reserve slots? Agree that Ivey usually is one of the best schools in terms of Moelis representation, particularly at the LA office, but I've heard they've already given out 8 offers to Wharton and Harvard kids - doesn't seem like great odds for Ivey if they still haven't started.
I'm on the same page as you that Ivey kids are among the strongest candidates, but I don't think they're sufficiently strong that firms would hold out for them, and I don't see a compelling reason for them to wait for Ivey (not like their incremental learning over the summer is needed), particularly they've already recruited at real US targets like H/W.
Regardless, thanks for the thoughts.
Heard from a friend that Moelis is longer hiring Canadians due to visa issues. Can anyone confirm this lol...