Darden vs Yale SOM for MBA for IB recruiting for a career switcher?

Fortunate to be admitted in both. Indian Male here looking to recruit for Investment Banking post MBA.

Thanks in advance for your valuable insights

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I wouldn't be so quick to jump on the Yale train. The data isn't apples to apples but only 9.9% of the SOM Class of 2022 went into IB (21% went into financial services overall). Darden doesn't break out IB from financial services, but 20% of the Class of 2020 took jobs there for graduation and I think it's pretty reasonable to imagine that at least half of that was IB (banks that hired that year included Bank of America, Citi, Credit Suisse, Deutsche, Evercore, Goldman, Harris Williams, JPM, Jefferies, Lazard, UBS, and Wells Fargo). Darden's report notes which banks hired international students to a U.S. location, which seems relevant for you - Bank of America, Deutsche, Goldman, JPM, Lazard, and UBS all did.

https://som.yale.edu/programs/mba/career-paths/employment-report-2022-23

https://issuu.com/dardenreport/docs/2020-21_full-time_mba_employment_re…

https://www.darden.virginia.edu/mba/career-support/top-hiring-companies

 

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