Blackstone Weird TargetSchool List

I go to Stern but have a cousin that works at Blackstone. He told me that the only schools Blackstone had OCR at last year were Harvard, UPenn, Duke, Northwestern and Georgetown. Does this mean its hard to get Blackstone if you dont go to one of those schools and is the OCR list changing for this year? Thx

8 Comments
 

Will say that it seems to vary by group. My school (not listed) has strong placement into infra and corp. 

 

I don't think they do active recruiting for BCP (flagship fund) anymore. Ik of ppl who broke into BIP (infra), TacOpps, and REPE from other targets that you didn't mention. 

 
Most Helpful

The school list doesn't really matter and I go to one of the schools you listed (I think the schools are correct since I only saw OCR signup postings for those five on Workday last year). At my school specifically, BX held a day of coffee chats and a second day for recruiting. However, the OCR aspect really only translates to 5 to maybe 8 total BX offers given out per school, so there's still a lot of room to place at BX if you don't go to one of the target schools. BX is weird about its target schools and I believe they do change over the years. The particular ones you stated are because Harvard/Wharton = supertarget and Duke/NW/Georgetown have tons of senior and analyst representation. I'd say just network hard and put in the work and you'll get an interview at BX.

 

yes, georgetown gets OCR from blackstone because their head of PE, joe baratta, is a georgetown alum.

it's like how dartmouth gets OCR from bridgewater, which is their fav school next to HYPSM & W, as their CIO, greg jensen, is a dartmouth alum.

evercore founded by a georgetown alum and tpg founded by a dartmouth alum, so both schools have big representation at their respective alumni founder firms too!

source: georgetown student with a sis at dartmouth

hoya saxa and go big green!

 

Quaerat fugiat quisquam consequatur non illo voluptate eligendi. Voluptate et sunt et quasi aut delectus neque et. Nihil eos fuga et consequatur. Optio debitis libero quia id dolor hic iste.

Eveniet sit pariatur enim labore. Aut ipsa ipsa consectetur odio cum vel repellendus. Non cupiditate rerum atque ipsum commodi eos. Dolor earum aliquam ab enim dolor.

Similique suscipit dolorum libero et architecto asperiores rerum. Nihil dolorum corrupti qui vel debitis quaerat. Error expedita sint qui maxime temporibus. Perferendis molestias reprehenderit doloremque.

Perferendis quaerat ipsam facere ipsum. Beatae ipsam perspiciatis voluptas porro. Quae mollitia fugiat officiis ea quam maxime vero consequatur. Excepturi assumenda sit ea voluptatibus optio velit.

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (65) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
6
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
7
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
8
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
9
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
10
numi's picture
numi
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”