What % of target students get an IBD offer?
This is assuming that the total pool includes students that took recruiting seriously and started early. So about what percentage of these target school students get a solid BB/EB SA offer? Yes, I know the question is hard to answer exactly and varies based on the university, but hopefully we can get a rough estimate and maybe break it down school by school? Would appreciate insight from students and recent alumni.
Edit: Too bad I got some MS. I’m just an incoming student trying to assess the chances/risk of going down the finance career path.
95ish at mine
damn what tier target
Not even a target - think semitarget in the south like UNC/Vandy/Rice
EDIT: including MM, sorry
Lmao no disrespect but honestly sounds like some bs.
I can smell your bs through the computer homie...
I go to UNC and can say it's nowhere close to 95%. Overall great placement in NYC and Charlotte but not everyone gets an offer at a BB/EB
Very high conversion among my friends in the business school (all but one guy got offers to BB/EB/top MM and the one guy who didn’t had some family issues / is a bad interviewer). Granted, a lot of these guys were involved with finance clubs and were pretty good students / sound technically but I know of kids with 3.6s (and well under) who landed solid gigs (Barclays, Guggenheim, etc). There are a lot fewer people than you’d expect that were seriously gunning for banking (lot of S&T, asset management, etc.). At the university level, I’d guess it’s somewhere between 65-80% for the kids who put anything above the minimum required level of effort.
This is at a target (non-HPYSW).
Should caveat again that the 65-80% is an attempt at an educated guess. Anecdotally, I would think that it’s probably closer to the higher end. And for the business school, I would say 90%+ based on the people that I knew well. Wouldn't be surprised if the actual figure is closer to ~75-80%, as there may be some selection bias.
This is at Cornell.
Don’t understand. Are you talking about MBA or undergrad?
This is accurate.
The more important question that you should be asking is what decisions should you make to maximize your chances of getting into IB
Totally understand. I’ve already asked that question before and I’m working towards my goal. But I ask this question simply because I’m aware that sometimes a totally qualified candidate will still end up with no offer due to sheer bad luck. I’d like a rough estimate of how often this happens at targets.
No one can give you an accurate answer. There's too many unknowns and variability. If you want to see how realistic it is to land something, reach out and take a look at your alumni network as well as student clubs/organizations. Check LinkedIn, club websites, and your university's career reports. I know you just want someone on WSO to tell you that 90%+ of the people who genuinely tried to get an offer got one, but there's really no way someone can provide useful information for you. Just put in the time and effort to do the research/outreach to get a better idea of the recruiting landscape at your school, because that will be much more relevant, and it'll also be helpful to learn about the best way for students at your school to prepare for recruiting.
Thanks. Note taken.
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