I'm a senior at an ND/Georgetown/UMich tier school going FT to a solid group at a mid level BB. Following up on the recent post here about paths to PE, I was wondering what the odds of getting looks will be for someone with good academics (3.95+ GPA, 1550+ SAT) but mediocre campus involvement.
TLDR: How much does campus involvement/leadership matter for MF PE recruiting?
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Are you a URM? If not, it’s going to be an uphill battle. I would put it low odds.
Not URM.
Additional Context: Mid level leadership in in fraternity and main finance club on campus. Involved in research and mentorship as well (related to finance but more directed to interests)
what level of involvement is generally necessary?
Nobody cares about extracurriculars. Number #1 thing is bank/group.
From what I have seen there are plenty of people with your profile at MF PEs and/or that get looks. A lot of it may depend on who is currently running recruiting / heavily involved with associates at the moment at each fund and his/her/their educational background. That said, basically every MF PE fund by now currently has or has had people from all the targets/mid-level targets like Mich and the like from what I know. Also some of it may depend on which coverage group you are in at your BB. If it’s a hot sector and/or a sector that PE fund wants to increase exposure to over the next 5 years or whatever, that may likely help you out. For example I think one of the kids who got Apollo my year went to Michigan. I remember meeting with a BarCap FIG analyst who went to like Gtown or BC during on-cycle at their offices. Have seen a variety of people at BX and the like as well. My memory is telling me that during my time / my class years, BX had a certain amount of ND people too in their PE classes. I hope this helps. Good luck
Should get UMM/MF interviews if you impress headhunters. Nobody gives a shit about extracurriculars.
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