Berkeley or UCLA?

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Hey everyone, if I'm deadset on NYC IB, which of these two schools would provide the best OCR, alumni, and resources for NYC IB?

Before you suggest other schools on the east coast, I'm only limited to these two schools and cost is not a limiting factor.

Thank you for your time.

OrangeJustice · Accepted Answer

While I agree recruiting at Cal is better than at UCLA, I would certainly not say the recruiting scene is doomed. For what it's worth, all of my friends at UCLA had offers before the school year ended.

From my experience, there's just not that many kids interested in banking to begin with at UCLA, so output is low, but most kids who were truly interested and qualified for banking got really solid offers.

fightmeirr · Answer

NYC IB from any West Coast school is going to be hard, even if you're in Haas, though that would certainly help - there's just far fewer OCR and networking events, there's very little need for BBs to send recruiters over from New York when they can just get their SF offices to recruit you instead (which they will, in great quantity).

I would pick Cal. Not to say that UCLA recruiting is bad by any means, it places really well every year but Cal and if you can swing it particularly Haas have one of the best placement records on the west coast. However, I'm specifically talking SF placement.

ibrecruiting2018 · Answer

Second this ^

It is possible to get NY pulls albeit those are more random than anything since OCR reps and alumni from on-campus orgs are overwhelmingly SF offices. That said, Berkeley reputation is still drastically stronger than UCLA in terms of East Coast finance and I see far more representation from Cal there than any other West Coast school. Even then, I'd recommend keeping your options open as the top SF groups consistently take Berkeley kids (GS SF TMT, MS Menlo, Qatalyst).

I will caveat that almost everyone I know who got NYC offers were Haas students/accepted into the major.

baat32 · Answer

Both schools will get you into banking if you want it. Cold emailing people in new york from either school is a lot easier than it sounds to get your foot in the door and land interviews.

There is less competition amongst your peers at UCLA to go into banking, which can make it easier to land something. At Cal, more people try for it and more people get in. Put shortly, if you are already set on going into banking, both schools will afford you an equal chance at getting a job.

Between these two schools, this should NOT even be a factor in your decision.

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