Hi, I'm currently in high school so please be a little patient with me.
So I know I want to go into investment banking, but I want to stay on the west coast. My question is: What schools are seen as targets for the west coast offices? I know that Cal, UCLA, and USC are considered targets, and I was hoping some of you could add more.
Thanks!
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Berkeley, Stanford, UCLA, USC
are these the only ones? thanks
I wouldn't say "only ones" necessarily. There's a lot of other great schools on the west coast (UCSD, Claremont Mckenna, etc.) but as far as the main targets for west coast IBD, its those 4 schools. Outside of those 4 just requires more legwork
Will likely be different in SF vs. LA, but for LA, probably the order of West Coast schools of most analysts to least analysts, considering Target status, is
But also, you're competing against more than just west coast schools. There are a lot of Analysts from East Coast schools (e.g. Wharton, Ivy League) as well as Ivey in Canada.
Thank you so much! However, i heard that USC has an overrated undergrad? is this true?
The schools with me most alums in finance are UCLA, USC, and UC Berkeley. As others have mentioned, Claremont Mckenna (CMC) and, to a lesser extent, Pomona College are decent choices as they have fiercely loyal alums and a decent presence in banking.
In terms of USC as overrated, what exactly do you mean? At a private school like USC or CMC you will get a lot more attention as an undergrad (e.g., better research opportunities, smaller class sizes, better class availability, etc.).
That's kind of a weird question... like in what sense?
As a former USC undergrad, I can honestly say that everyone I knew who wanted to get into IB did. I selected it because the network carries immense clout in California, and it has the best greek system on the west coast. Obviously I'm biased, but have zero envy for those who went to a "true" target school.
To clarify another post: the acceptance rate for 2018 was 13% not 16%
Every school you listed except Stanford is easy to get into.
USC - 16% acceptance rate UCLA - 14% acceptance rate UCB - 15% acceptance rate
Real targets are HYPWS.
Saying USC is a target is like saying Cornell is a target lol.
"Target school" means which schools do banks in an area "target hiring" from and actually hire. In New York it's a much bigger deal because there are a specific number of slots for specific schools. The West Coast is completely different, so if you don't know, please hold off on contributing to avoid misleading people. I've led recruiting for 3 years worth of Analyst classes at my BB bank and know how it works at most other banks in LA.
USC's 2018 acceptance rate is 13%
Were you born this stupid? Clearly you don't understand how west coast recruiting works. Stop spreading misinformation kid
Take a joke
Have also met analysts from Pomona and Claremont Mckenna in New York but no idea how robust recruiting is at those schools.
Stanford's the only school on the west coast that compares to top targets on the east coast.
Pepperdine
lol
Dude if you cant figure out how to use the search bar, you're not cut out for IB. Shut up and get off this site
Yeah there was no comprehensive list of west coast target schools. As I mentioned, I knew about UCB, UCLA etc. and I just wanted to know if I was missing anything. If ur such an asshole maybe u don’t belong on this site. And I’ve seen you on multiple posts ur a huge dick
So you're telling me I cant look up "best west coast schools" on any search engine? Really?
Haas out-of-state is a slaughterhouse, both in acceptance and cost.
Two of my guys went to Claremont and did very well.
At a superday for an LA BB there were a few Claremont kids - one got an offer
"I know I want to go into investment banking"
Lmao no you fucking don't
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