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current student at UT (non bhp) and would 100% recommend UT. BHP is necessary for pursuing consulting but not needed for investment banking. Being an instate student will be more than worth it price wise compared to Haas. There are also direct pipelines to New YorkThTherare also are also
really??? I’m in a similar position as the person asking and I’m choosing between mccombs and rice. I didn’t get into bhp but as a non-bhp student is IB in NYC still doable??
not with all those fucking question marks
Yes, I knew many people who got NY offers without being in BHP. I’m sure you could also confirm this through LinkedIn. BHP is really only relevant for consulting (MBB).
I’m a non-Bhp student in McCombs that just got an offer at a bulge. there is a direct pipeline to NYC... not to mention control over all the banks in Houston
Haas GMP hands down
Part of this from a comment I wrote on another thread discussing UT FYI
I can speak to UT, but am not as familiar with other schools. BHP is a phenomenal program (firsthand- I would not have attended/chosen UT if not for BHP) but it also doesn’t really matter for IB (but MBB only hires BHP out of mccombs fwiw). What generally matters is getting into investment groups and the two IB feeder orgs on campus (IBA/WSFM). Some recruiting teams seemingly exclusively recruit out of the IBA/WSFM resume books. Placement Evercore NY is pretty into UT, there are several senior MDs who are alumni, and consistently like 4ish? (estimating here) SAs in the NY office. Other SAs at GS/JPM/Moelis/PWP/Gugg in NY (also some Rothschild/PJT recently/Jefferies/Greenhill thrown in there occasionally), pretty much every bank in Houston, couple kids in SF (GS, Qatalyst afaik).
I’m not really familiar with Haas GMP or Rice (though Rice doesn’t have great street presence. maybe fares better with Houston banks), but I’d say for the value/price, you can’t go wrong with BHP.
Thank you all for the insight!
I'd say that's accurate. Regardless of your program affiliation, you could easily still network into Houston/Dallas banking if you have a good GPA/personality. I think NY also there are instances, but the recruiting tends to go through the bigger organizations a bit more.
In regards to your first question (unless you want to do West Coast IB or Consulting), UT is the easy choice here. Rice shouldn't be in the picture really given your goals.
You’d still be a target at Houston banks if you didn’t get in, but I’d say the IBA kids might have some priority over non-IBA just because their names/resumes get sent to the Houston banks. While it might be harder to get NY interviews, there are definitely several people I know of who have gotten into NY without being in IBA or WSFM (at top banks, too). So, while it’s probably easier to land a spot in those orgs, it’s definitely not impossible to do so without them - just make sure to network/work hard/polish interviewing skills/have technicals down.
I'd go with UT BHP, it can still get you to where you want with a fraction of the sticker price. Just be intentional early on about NYC IB etc and build your experiences to that. BHP and Plan II are the cream of the crop UT and are very respected even outside of Texas circles. Coming from a UT- non BHP grad that works in strategy at tech firm in SF.
100% UT BHP. Saves you money and places arguably better than ur other two options.
UT hands down. Places extremely well into NYC banking (and Houston as well if you end up going that route).
Hard for me to say this as a Rice undergrad, but it's true.
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