Currently a freshman at the college of New Jersey interested in pursuing an investment banking role at a top financial firm. I noticed a lot of upperclassmen have made it into buldge bracket global firms, does anyone have any insight on recruiting from campus or how to break in given the school background?
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like any other non target there is a plethora of resources on here regarding this - just use the search function. The people you are seeing from your school are most likely back office/support roles with the caveat that I'm sure a few kids have made it. I have only interacted with one person in the entirety of front office IB or private equity that went to TCNJ - very few exist on the street. Will be an uphill battle, although nonetheless definitely still possible especially since you're a freshman and starting this early. Good luck!
To add to this, if they are in a front office role, they’re most likely a diversity hire. It’s tough as a non target but maybe you can look to transfer. If not get a high GPA, find internships, join clubs, and most importantly network with the alumni that you are finding at those roles.
What schools should I transfer to given that I am a freshman. I am looking to stay close to home in NJ and also have state tuition discounts
Rutgers NB and you’re still a nontarget there. Would look into leaving Jersey if you have a serious interest in IB since Princeton is the only target in the state and it’s both private (no instate tuition) and extremely hard to get into.
-A guy who grew up in Jerswy
Would Rutgers be a solid option because my biggest fear is that the talent pool is so diluted with a state school. On the other hand they do have high transfer rates.
Because TCNJ has like 4-5 people in banking with a much smaller population while rutgers has double that but like 6x more students
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