West Coast Semi Targets
Hey, So I have heard that the West Coast targets are primarily Stanford, Berkeley, and UCLA. I was wondering what are some West-Coast semi targets. Thanks.
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I think the competitive landscape looks like this
For California Stanford (top target) Cal/UCLA(targets) Clermont Mckenna/USC (semi targets - targets in LA) Smaller UCs: Irvine/Davis...etc.
Then there are UBC, UW, and more northern schools which get a good look in
Why is Stanford considered the top target over Cal/UCLA
Probably because Stanford is one of the most selective and prestigious schools in the world
How the f does anyone think that Berkeley is more target than Stanford? Just look at disparity in quality of the people from both schools I'm from neither school but have worked with analysts from both, really appalling tbh
USC sends way more kids into banking than UCLA fyi.
Top Target: Stanford Targets: Berkeley, UCLA, Pomona Semi-Target: USC, CMC, UWashington
USC is on par with UCLA and Berkeley
I dont think so
UCLA and Berkeley are the top public schools in the nation, have strong national/international brands, and are well regarded academically. USC less so
Nah USC is still behind UCLA and Berkeley. It has a reputation for feeding into Big 4 accounting. It's a decent semi-target though.
This is false - USC absolutely sends more kids into banking than UCLA; I personally think UCLA is the better school but when it comes to IB recruiting, the alumni network at USC is unparalleled and they all go to bat for each other like no other school.
Pinging Synergy_or_Syzygy , he probably has a better idea when it comes to this though.
In 1 sentence, you said USC was better in IB, UCLA was better in IB, and then USC is better than everyone
It depends a lot on the bank with regards to hiring practice. I would say in general USC has an actual finance program (compared to UCLA's biz-econ) and a generally bigger and more organized finance club in the Trojan Investing Society. So there is a bigger candidate pool at USC which is of high quality.
That being said, UCLA's Sharpe Fellows program (https://partnership.ucla.edu/sharpe-fellows-program/</a">Link) has some of the best resumes I've ever seen and those students receive great mentorship.
Our bank will continue to recruit heavily on campus at USC as well as always interview some top UCLA students who are proactive and reach out to us, including the Sharpe Fellows. Same applies for top UC Berkeley students who reach out to us; our Bay Area office goes on campus and sends students who have expressed an interest in LA to us.
All of the above applies definitely to LA banking recruiting. New York is a different animal and I won't pretend to be able to speak to who is a target where.
I feel like UW is criminally underrated. Foster is improving rapidly although I think they place better in tech than finance simply due to Amazon being in Seattle
Stanford/UCLA/Cal USC/Pomona/CMC/UW UCSD/UCI/Smaller schools
Search USC vs UCLA for finance recruiting and the different reddit / college forums results. I think you’ll see more folks saying usc is a better target for finance at the undergrad level. Not sure about consulting though