Investment Banks target schools?
I'm currently a Senior in high school with college applications around the corner.
I plan on going into investment banking after getting my college degree. I've been told by countless amounts of people on how stressful and competitive it is. So no need to reiterate that to me, I'm aware that the chances of breaking into IB are slim but achievable with a lot of work and dedication. I'm here to ask what college might benefit me the most in terms of internships, connections, and recruiters going to that particular school.
I've been reading through these forums about what people constitute a target school to be.
There're a countless amount of lists and opinions spread around the internet on which schools belong in which category.
The question I came here to ask whoever might be reading this is the following. Out of this list how would you rank the following schools when it comes to breaking into IB (target, semi-target, not a target).
-Penn State (Smeal)
-Ohio State (Fisher)
-Indiana (Kelly)
-University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Gies)
-A&M (Mayes)
-SMU (Cox)
-Bentley U
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UVA
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Chapel Hill
-USC
-UT at Austin
-Boston College
-Notre Dame
This list is somewhat extensive so even if you don't know where some of these schools might place; I would appreciate any knowledge on anyone of these colleges. Thanks for your time to whom ever responds.
Take a look at our university stats in our IB industry reports... It will give you a rough idea of what banks recruit where.
If you then make some adjustments for student population you have a good sense of where each of these schools rank.
Good luck!
Patrick
Thanks
Houston recruits UT heavily. Just about every single bank with an office in Houston (which is most of them) holds info sessions around March-April where you get the chance to learn about X bank and network with current bankers. These are great ways to improve your chances at scoring first round interviews which fall on a set date in mid-late April if I remember correctly.
While I do have friends who received NY offers it is definitely more strenuous, as NY tends to be more competitive and hardo in general, and also doesn’t have as much of a set timeline as Houston recruiting does. However there is a program called Wall Street for Mccombs (WSFM) which is extremely difficult to get into, but if you are able to earn a spot it significantly increases your chances of getting a NY offer. On the other hand, there is a program called IBA which is a bit less sweaty than WSFM and focuses more on assisting with Houston recruitment. All in all, UT Austin is a great place to be and McCombs is a great business school that opens ample opportunities across a wide array of industries. Good luck.
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