UChicago Finance Club Official Rankings
It’s Admitted Student Weekend at UChicago, and high school hardos are already asking “what are the best finance clubs?” and “how do I get in?”. As a senior that’s about to graduate, I’m tired of this shit, so I figured I’ll settle it now:
S: The Blue Chips (HOF virgin club, obvious one though; placements have been lights out for IB & Publics), Maroon Capital (their meetings smell like ass but no doubt the best for quant, ridiculous placements and high TC)
A: Promontory (TBC’s little brother, have historically been feeders to CVP but if I see another Promontory quarter-zip on campus I’m gonna lose it), UCRX (cracked board, promising but no track record, heard they haze you if you miss a technical), Eckhart Consulting (notable clients, best for consulting, weekly wet dreams over mckinsey internships)
B: DSP (def the best business frat, don’t know too much about it), Paragon/PGI (fufu club but quant side placements are decent), UCPE (solid club but half still can’t explain an LBO), UIBG (not sure if this club even exists, everyone and their mother has it on their resume but everyone fades meetings)
C: AKPsi (kiss EBs goodbye, say hello to JPM Chicago), UC Credit Group (another club everyone gets into, all they talk about is “the golden age of private credit”, Pareto Solutions (they don’t solve shit), TAMID (jewish finance org, they commence their meetings with shalom, you learn the Torah before the M&I 400), BlackGen Capital (diversity club, DEI merchants)
D: DGQT (Maroon Capital rejects), Phoenix Funds (you probably didn’t know it existed until now), Oeconomica (they jerk off to Booth alums), Midway Ventures
F: Scholars of Finance (poverty), BOLD (if you’re hispanic go for it but obviously bs), ILC (lol)
Would love to hear other people's thoughts, but fairly sure this is consensus over here.
what happened to UChicago????
congrats on DSP
TBC might be the best club in the nation. Better than WITG?
WITG heard is easier to get in than TBC
Lol please don’t compare TBC to WITG
witg has the strongest buyside kids rn.
Heard GPS is the best Wharton Club, not WITG and WUFC ?
Idk much though, im just an incoming freshman.
I did shit on my alma, Columbia, but UChicago does have some inherent problem with the student body for sure based on this post.
Sorry for being locked in. Congrats on UBS Tech!
paragon should be a tier up
move up midway ventures - they actually grew a lot since covid and have rlly good connections for VC (techstars, seqouia, etc)
arguably top VC club alongside LTF
second this - they're so competitive to get into now
gotta be at least B tier -- also UCRX is a new group that just formed this yr and that's biased you ranked them A lol
Last I checked Midway is not sending multiple kids to PJT RSSG
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TBC in a league of its own
Paragon is Tier A at least. Putting Maroon Cap or UCRX above Paragon is a joke.
A better ranking would be:
S: TBC
A: Paragon, Promontory, Eckhart
... rest
this is my arbitrary ranking based on my experience and that of other seniors across multiple clubs so take it with a grain of salt
S: TBC (one of the most famous finance RSOs, known to have good exits for investing & IB, super competitive (cut half kids during nme lol, ok culture)), Eckhart (oldest and most known for consulting RSO, C-suite clients, great vibes, super competitive)
A/A-: Promontory (TBC 2.0 lol but strong exits into finance & great culture -- heard better things about culture here than TBC), Maroon Cap (quant group historically known for solid exits in quant, ok culture - not rlly too selective compared to other RSOs), LTF Ventures (great VC group for investing in startups, knit-tight in broader VC community at Uchicago, very small member size), Midway Ventures (similar to LTF as a VC org but pretty much works with startups - really grew a lot, strong culture, & great exits into consulting & finance), PRISM (great consulting RSO that also works with c suite execs - most known for consulting exits; culture is good)
B+/B: Paragon/PGI (founded later than other groups during covid - heard mixed things about culture being disorganized but solid exits for quant and finance & they expanded to other schools), UIBG (solid group with obv great exits but heard not much of a culture), UCPE (used to be a real mess of a group but surprisingly grew really strong & exits are strong in finance-however recently has mixed things about culture being disorganized and messy iykyk), DSP (mostly good culture & exits - less well known than AKPsi on campus tbh), AKPsi (more well known but heard many mixed reviews about culture lol - exits are alright though), Pareto (lowk feel like they're being overtaken by Eckhart & PRISM but amazing culture - super knit-tight culture though)
C+/C: UC Credit Group (great for learning about credit but lowk no culture - they take too many people), DGQT: larger people who get in so not much culture but good exits for quant, TAMID (okay group & exits - feel like they're overshadowed by other groups on campus)
D & below: Phoenix Funds (also known to not really do much), SOF (they dont do anything tbh), Oceoeconomica (old group but lowkey has been not doing too hot)
Idk: UCRX (new group - heard their board is strong as they went through IB recruiting but they just started as a group so not sure culture wise how it is; group is prob not as structured as others since they're new and there's UIBG lol), ILC (idk what these guys do), IFJ, campusCatalyst (idk if they're really an RSO since you just take a Booth class and that's it), UChicago M&A (also new group but pretty disorganized)
overall these rankings are arbitrary: obviously joining any group on campus from this list is better than nothing and you don't need to join a club to get a job lol
Congrats on prism
akpsi is def better than DSP 🤣
akpsi hate is so forced... let's learn to get over rejections as you enter this new journey in the adult world!
Nobody gives a fuck about AKPsi. just a club of wannabe finance gooners who don't do anything. Same with all business frats!
Eckhart is on the same level as TBC, if not higher, and AKPsi also objectively has top placement for everything. DSP is only AKPsi rejects, ask any DSP where else they applied…..
lmao only kids from Eckhart think this. You're a DEI RSO full of 'tards. Sorry but it's true!
S Tier: TBC, Eckhart, AKPsi
A Tier: Promontory, Pareto, DSP, Midway Ventures
Everyone else is irrelevant.
Congrats on Pareto
Do you guys not find it embarrassing that your entire student body is on WSO arguing about this
I remember when Chicago used to actively market itself as the anti-hardo school and tried to be the exact opposite of whatever this nonsense is. Then the administration decided to prioritize its placement in college rankings and now look at it. Sad.
The Business Econ major and its consequences
rip life of the mind?
Just graduated last year but still keep in touch with seniors on the boards of many clubs and brother is c/o 28. Will offer my 2c. Keep in mind that exits should not be only determinant as there is a heavy self-selection bias. In general, consulting clubs are more for culture and experience - most FT MBB offers to c/o 25 were given to kids who were not part of any consulting clubs.
S Tier (The ONE AND ONLY TBC):
TBC (still the top-tier club. WSJ wrote an article abt. them. c/o 27 placement has been lights out. Members are all very intellectually curious and love the art of investing. Tried to build out more of a culture with socials but members enjoy grinding on a DCF in the Reg Friday night)
A Tier (top clubs in each category):
Promontory (sister club to TBC. Culture is very quirky which fits UChicago but people are tight-knit. Don't have a real fund to invest though)
Eckhart (still a top-tier consulting club but that does not guarantee all members MBB. Good clients and very close-knit culture)
UCPE (grown significantly over the years and consistently invite Partners/Founders of top PE firms Frank Baker. Also has a deferral program and paper LBO is a must to get in. Heard socials are good at NEMA/Solstice but most of new recruits are in frats/sororites which creates subgroups within the club)
RIG (started their own fund recently. Used to do socials at NEMA and invite top speakers like CEO of Hyatt, CEO of VICI Properties, Boka restaurant group etc. Have a ton of events and site visits but socials have fallen off and member engagement is an issue)
LTF/Windy Ventures (top VC clubs with a startup focus. Only take 2-3 kids per year. Windy also does meetings and events at the St. Regis Chicago making it absolutely elite)
B Tier (selective clubs)
AKPSI/DSP (social business frats with good culture but has no education curriculum. Kids with good offers are all in other clubs)
Pareto/PRISM (good culture and tight-knit but cannot guarantee MBB; in fact, most kids do not land MBB)
Paragon (cracked board that started it with national chapters but has since fallen off. C/o 28 does not really apply to PGI)
Midway VC (biggest VC club on campus with great culture but they don't actually do venture investing. Most kids also choose IB/PE/consulting instead of doing their own startup)
Maroon Capital (has become less popular over the years but still a good name to have)
C Tier:
TAMID (Jewish-focused finance org that has consulting and finance), Campus Catalyst (nothing special but good program), UCRX/Credit Group (cracked board but needs more gender diversity), UCBEA, Project V Solutions
F Tier (still valuable but they take everyone):
Oeconomica, Phoenix Funds, DGQT, ILC Finance, Chicago Economics Forum
congrats on windy ventures
Another thing about UCPE is that they have the most office visits to private equity firms and member only resume drops for internships.
Reality is TBC gets stomped on by investment club comps at other targets. (WITH, TCM, HFAC) the people in the club actually suck at picking stocks — nobody is good and few go to equities.
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