NYU Stern, Ivy Leagues, and Living the Dream
I need to know what you guys think of this:
Currently one of my friends is attending NYU college of arts and sciences. He is transferring to NYU Stern for his Sophmore year. He is not insainly strong in math(meaning he probably will be an average 3.6 at Stern, not a 4.0 rockstar there). It makes me wonder what his options will be when he applies for jobs/internships, etc...Would it be better for him to transfer schools to perhaps a Georgetown, Cornell, or UPenn in order to have access to a better network...Or do you think NYU Stern is probably the best bet. I can definitely help get him atleast an interview at the BB i am working at...still, any thoughts.
thank you so much
He doesn't need to be that strong in math to get a close to a 4.0 in stern, but assuming he wants to do IB he should probablly avoid classes like futures and options. The typical finance class requires minimal math skill. People who transfer in to stern typically do much better than the average sternie.
I go to Stern. I don't have a 4.0 but I do pretty well, and there are finance classes that you don't need to be a math whiz at. Some common sense, patience, and some quantitative abilities are just fine.
As for network/recruiting, we have it pretty good here.
I graduated Stern two years ago with a 3.65. Not sure what the curve is like these days but I slacked off my first two years. I got almost straight As my last two years with a few A-s. For SA recruiting you need a 3.5+ and previous experience. The best thing to do is stay in the city over the summer your Freshman or Sophomore year or both and get some sort of finance job. For SA recruiting it seemed like the same 20 or so students got the majority of the really competitive interviews. In terms of transferring to Georgetown, Cornell, or UPenn obviously if your buddy had a shot at Wharton thats a no brainer. I am not sure how strong the recruiting is at Cornell or Georgetown I would assume its similar to NYU? What sets Stern apart is the ease which you can secure some sort of finance job in the city even as a Freshman.
I think one of the big problems with Stern is the competition amongst students. I know that at my alma mater and some other targets, you didn't need any strong prior experience to land interviews; firms mostly looked at extracurriculars and fit. Experience was obviously important, but wasn't stressed; if you had it, great--if not, you still had a good shot.
The impression I've gotten from Stern is that students often do internships freshman/sophomore summer and sometimes even during the school year (I know ML was famous for their night IB internship, where Sternies worked ~40 hours a week while attending class). At my firm we've joked about instating the program so we can offload our bullshit work. To be competitive, you need to have strong experience prior to junior year recruiting.
Of the schools you've mentioned, Wharton would, as a previous poster said, be a no-brainer. I think Cornell and Georgetown would be great bets as well. Cornell has better recruiting, but if Georgetown is a better fit, it's not such a bad idea to go there.
Recruiting at Stern is incredibly difficult and competitive. The graduates I've met from there seemed jaded about the fact that they missed out on college in pursuit of a career, because that's what it took to get the best jobs. Personally, I think it'd be a good idea to transfer.
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