How much weight is put on where you went to school in PE recruiting?
Landed a job at an EB in nyc (laz, evr, moelis) with the goal to make it into MF or UMM PE. Having gone to a non target school (state school), is that going to be a significant deterrent in getting into a top PE firm? How much weight is put on your undergrad, especially with an average GPA 3.7-3.8?
Going through on-cycle this season, it appeared that your particular group was much more important in landing interviews, even more than your bank. Groups within each EB did not place equally.
When you say groups within each EB, do you mean M&A vs Restructuring or industry sepcialization, so like Tech M&A vs Industrials M&A?
As Frisbee said, your group matters a lot more. I'm at MBB from a non-target state school, and when I went through PE recruiting I received interview invites at top MF's and UMM's (think Bain Cap, Berkshire, H&F, Advent, Golden Gate, NMC, etc.) Ultimately signed an offer with a fund in that tier. I even had a few interviewers say they were impressed I made it to MBB from my non-target, so if anything it may show them you have the hustle it takes to make it in PE. Good luck!
Read this as physical weight, was very confused
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