Fordham- a back office feeder?
I recently got accepted to Fordham's Gabelli school of business for undergrad. I am determined to work my hardest there so I have the best options available for when I graduate. I am concerned though that even those who achieve the best grades and get involved in the investment club don't get the opportunities for FO positions after graduation and are usually stuck in middle and back office if they do get hired. I am more interested in S&T than IB and I am aware that getting into IB from a place like Fordham is extremely difficult, but I have heard that Fordham does place quite well for S&T, however that claim is usually disputed.
I really want to be in NYC for college, I don't think NYU is a possibility considering the low acceptance rate for transfers, and even so I wouldn't think I could manage to be a top student there anyway. I also want to have fun at college as well and don't want to spend all my time in the library so I think Fordham is a good fit for me so I do want to hear what you guys have to say, whether you run into many Fordham grads much or if you attended Gabelli and know what type of opportunities are available.
Thanks
Why do you need to be in NYC for college? Fordham is definitely a nontarget. I'd venture to say there are even more Baruch kids on the street, but that's hearsay.
I think that you should reconsider your chances of being admitted to NYU. Rates are low, but not impossible. I've met a number of students who have succeeded at the jump.
Fordham is a perfectly good school, but unless you are a devout Catholic or you're getting a lot of financial help, I'd really really think about transferring to Rutgers or Baruch to save some money.
One of my roommates graduated from Fordham with $100K in debt and landed a $45K/year job in HR at a midsized fashion design firm. His debt service ran him more than his rent. Had he graduated from Baruch and paid in-state tuition, he'd have $70K less debt and likely the same job.
Although I agree with this specific post-mainly because Fordham isn't worth the price-why does every advice you give on school choice boil down to money rather than the actual quality of the schools and opportunities available post-graduation? If I'm not mistaken, you are the same guy who suggested a WSO poster to turn down Wharton MBA for Carnegie Mellon MBA because of money. Thank the heavens that the poster did not follow your bone-headed advice.
Fordham is not that great of a school, so kick ass freshman year and try to transfer to at least a semi-target.
Thanks for the replies. But putting aside how much Fordham costs and the value of education you get along with it, how well does it place for S&T?
Fordham doesn't place for S&T. You need to transfer to at least a top 20 undergrad. Kick ass academically, get good recs lined up, do something extra, and get your transfer applications ready. Best of luck.
places shit dont go there. Baruch (in this case) really might give you better opps
mbavsmfin is not brady. Perhaps 20 people on WSO know Brady offline. I am one of them. Folks who've reviewed mbavsmfin's posting history and have met brady know that this guy is not brady.
It IS
No I actually do want to in major in Finance. So after this discussion, its safe to say that the 17 students going to JP Morgan from Fordham (reported by businessweek) are all middle and back office positions?
I did BB S&T and never met a single person from Fordham. You should try to transfer to any ivy, nyu stern, duke, Georgetown, northwestern, uchicago, pretty much any top 20 undergrad program, including top publics such as uva, Michigan, Berkeley. Any of those schools will give you a much better shot of breaking into front-office BB than Fordham. So the good news is that you have nowhere to go but up, but yes, you do need to transfer because Fordham is not a good fit for your career goals.
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