College Selection

My son got into Bucknell / Fordham / Penn State business programs. He wants to pursue a career on WS in Investment Banking or Alternative Investments. He also mentions transferring to a different school in the second year. I appreciate any insights asto which would be better. I not very familiar with this process.

5 Comments
 
Best Response

I got into Penn State too and I was asking the same thing so I emailed someone from the business school about OCR. They send about 20 or so a year (true story) to some BBs and mid-level firms. She showed me an entire brochure too with names, salaries, bonuses, etc.

From what I saw, your son can get a big 4 gig easy as long as he maintains about a 3.5 (that's the Smeal average). If he wants an internship or job offer for investment banking, he's going to have to work his tail off and get a high GPA and whatnot seeing as how only 20 or so make it a year. He also practically needs to be in both Schreyer Honors College and the Nittany Lion Fund as that's where most recruits come from (as shown in the packet she sent me).

I can't speak for Bucknell but Fordham is pretty crappy in terms of Banking. However, one interesting stat that I heard is that about 90% of students land internships with many of them being finance related. It sounds nice but as I began to ask around, they're mostly corporate finance roles and PWM; not too many people go into banking.

Goblan is kind of right...if he wants to get into this field then he has to be a "go-getter." He can't have daddy holding his hand forever. No offense.

"I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse."
 
curiouskongMy son got into Bucknell / Fordham / Penn State business programs. He wants to pursue a career on WS in Investment Banking or Alternative Investments. He also mentions transferring to a different school in the second year. I appreciate any insights asto which would be better. I not very familiar with this process.
Ma'am, your son is growing up and you need to start letting him figure out things on his own. You can't do everything for him or he'll end up like my nephews in their late twenties who still sponge off of their parents. Trust me, you don't want that.
 

Optio deleniti ipsa non et maiores in. Itaque minima labore ut nemo inventore cumque sint nisi. Ipsa assumenda reprehenderit provident enim quia dolores.

Consequatur dolorem praesentium porro ut reprehenderit. Rerum quos tenetur fugiat iusto sed assumenda. Veniam aut non nisi. Quam est iusto doloremque ea iure error maiores.

Nemo a quidem non. Minima dolore ea dolor rerum dolor eligendi. Alias quos adipisci expedita ducimus aut voluptatem.

Odit est tempora facere aspernatur atque aspernatur reiciendis. Est nesciunt nemo et aspernatur voluptatibus cum numquam harum. Dignissimos neque autem quae pariatur suscipit. Et reiciendis eos saepe inventore odit. Ut autem numquam deserunt esse omnis et cum. Eaque hic quis alias et iusto molestiae sed.

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
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
6
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
7
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
8
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
9
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
10
Jamoldo's picture
Jamoldo
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...”