B school ---> Ibanking

good school. VP in my office went to Kelly, he s 25. Double fast track (2 years analyst, 2 years associate)

but overall, Indiana University isn't considered a very top school .. very low ranking.

that's what i'm worried about~

IU can get you there if you rise to the top, despite ranking. The training is very vocational.. banks will like that.

the Kelley's school of business is has a pretty solid rep, and a number of grads do manage to get into Ibanks. you should visit their career statistics website: https://ucso.indiana.edu/cgi-bin/index.cfm

uhm, i've got accepted into kelley already. just getting some opinions here and there. Greedy Gilmore, you got msn? we chat over there?

uhm, i've got accepted into kelley already. just getting some opinions here and there. Greedy Gilmore, you got msn? we chat over there?

Another thing to consider is that Kelley has a fantastic "Investment Banking Workshop" headed by an amazing prof. This workshop accepts about 30-40 ppl, and has a near 100% placement rate for I-Banking.

What is the percentage of students accepted into the Investment Banking Workshop at Kelley?

My perception is that more students enter IB from the undergrad business program at Indiana U. vs. the Kelley School of Business, no?

never met an IU grad in banking

but he only got into banking after doing a better MBA

If you can get into the Investment Banking Workshop, there's almost a 100% chance you get an IB offer. There's also an Investment Banking Seminar that is less of a commitment, and while still good, offers less of a chance at getting an IB job.

I've been accepted to IU Kelley and I'm debating between going there or Miami University (OH). Despite being a non target, Miami sounds a little bit more attractive to me because of the instate tuition rates. Indiana is obviously better in job placement, but distance and price are deterring me from going there. Assuming I know a few people in IB, if I was interested in a summer internship or full time after graduation, how attainable would that be if went to Miami with a finance/econ major?

I don't think Miami OH is a target at all. Don't want to bash it without knowing or knowing of anyone from there except Ben Roethlisberger, but I think not knowing any alumni says something.

If money and distance are your considerations, then you've made your choice, but in my opinion the latter is a really bad criteria to use, and the cost can be paid for in loans; I'm not sure what the price difference is, but IU is public, it can't be too expensive. The higher salary you're looking at from a good school should pay back any loans you have to take out.

I know Miami alumni at Barclays. But I'm still not sold on banking after college yet, just because right now the industry is on shaky ground and my interests could change. If I'm unable to get into banking after graduation, I think the best course of action would be through a Big 4 firm, attaining a CPA, and then getting an MBA from the best school possible then enter the recruiting process.

then you won't be entering recruiting in 4 years. It is highly unlikely the economic landscape will look the same that far from now, and if it does you'll have bigger problems than finding a job in banking. Guessing you're about 18, a lot will change before you're ready to graduate, both in the world and in your desires. Maybe you'll want to join the peace corps in 4 years; for now, I'd still say IU is the best pure play for banking by a decent margin, but go wherever you think you'll be happy and excel. It'll be very hard to bust out a 4.0 if you dislike your school

Just for the record... Miami's Farmer School of Business is moving into a completely new building for the 2009-10 school year. This new school will have a simulated trading floor inside. How would that fair for students looking to move into the trading side of things after graduation?