College List Help....
Hey yall,
I am a senior working on finalizing a college list. I am looking towards doing IB in the near future so I would want a stronger IB school. I don't necessarily have the elite grades to go to the top top ones, but have decent enough for my list below. With that being said, I would also like one with a strong finance program while also being good for getting into IB (connections, reputation, etc.). Here is my list:
Penn-State University
Santa Clara University
Fordham University
Drexel University
UIUC
Rutgers University
Baruch College
Villanova University
Northeastern University
Boston University
Boston College
Potentials
Indiana U at Bloomington
Loyola Marymount University
Lehigh University
Brigham Young University
Case Western University
Babson
University of Wisconsin
The first part are schools I really like with a mix of safeties and targets. However, I can only apply to **eleven **schools. The ones under potential are ones I am considering interchanging with my 11 already selected. Please send me some feedback if you feel which I should replace which with...
I'm at Northeastern. I got into finance on the later side so I'm behind the typical schedule. Northeastern has the co-op program, which allows you to complete up to three 6 month long work internships (full-time, paid). You are required to take a co-op prep class where you learn how to effectively network and present yourself professionally. It seriously helps. We have exclusive roles with Goldman, MS, JPM, UBS, Credit Suisse, Wells Fargo, Guggenheim, Consilium Partners, FTP, Arbor Advisors, MFS, State Street, Hercules Capital, Bain Capital, BCG, etc... different roles to choose from within those companies from marketing to portfolio ops to S&T and to investment banking. The list literally goes on forever. Almost all employers listed above also have OCR for their Northeastern exclusive roles and traditional SA internships as well. I'm currently with one of the employers listed above in a commercial banking role and I'll make around $25,000 during my 6 month internship. So not only do you get an exclusive pipeline to intern with these companies, you also get a decent chunk of money to put towards tuition/rent/life in Boston.
Yeah but you go to Northeastern. It is a non-target. Target it you want a co-op sure... but not a target for a real internship or FT position. Don't see many huskies on on the street. There's a few here and there at Boton MM's and boutiques though. It's like Bentley... non-target.