Schools for a Career Changer

I'm currently working as an Engineer, but I want to do a career switch to i-banking. I'm applying to the following B-schools: Harvard, Wharton, Columbia, Tuck(Dartmouth), Sloan(MIT), Stern(NYU) and London.

These may be a stretch for me since I only will have 2 yrs work experience, but the experience I have has been terrific, and I work at one of the world's best known companies. GMAT came in above 760, GPA above 3.5, I have an MS, and I'm hoping that strong essays, recommendations and interviews can help me slide in to a few of these schools.

Would any of these schools be a poor choice for someone interesting in i-banking at a BB? After HBS and Wharton, is there a relative order in Street strength?

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That's a good point. I think I will like the Case style, but I'm hoping my visit to HBS will help me to find out. Anyway, aren't many of the non-core classes at the major schools case based?

Any thoughts on lecture vs case style?

 
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I have not heard ppl's opinions.

In my case, at undergrad, I much rather lectures. I don't feel an undergrad has enough knowledge to fully appreciate the intricacies of full time case classes. Mind you I had 2 case intensive classes in my undergrad (Marketing and Applied corporate finance).

Marketing I hated, it was my first year and my knowledge was still limited. ACF was GREAT because it was in my 2nd year and I was far more into finance by than. I enjoyed cases in Finance more as I did more courses.

In my case, the Canadian option is Ivey for their case style courses. But that doesn't mean I wouldn't go for the Wharton's etc... I do believe both have their merits and its up to your individual personality and work habits. Not to mention, depends on which ones you get into! LOL...

 

Why not Chicago? It's a great finance school and the flexible schedule is a huge perk. If you know what you want to be doing, being forced to take a whole bunch of core classes you don't care about is a big pain.

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