What can I do to optimize my chances for IB at Texas A&M?
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Basically impossible to break into NYC if you’re not diversity. Would do engineering or STEM - higher chance of breaking into FAANG outside of Texas.
That’s just not true
If you're one of the 3-5 kids who wants to go to NYC for IB, it's not very difficult.
Right absolutely makes sense. Kids out of TAMU don’t place in NYC because they choose not to. Definitely not because it’s a second tier public school. Get real...
A&M obviously isn't a top 25 school - there are relatively few there who even know what IB is. But of the 25 kids each year who might be pursuing IB, probably 20 of them will land roles, and 15+ of them will intentionally be in Houston. If you knew Texans, you would know most of them have no interest in leaving the state.
A&M grads help their own to an extent no other school does. If you go to A&M, get a 3.7+, get a half decent internship prior to IB recruiting, and do any networking, you will land a decent IB role whether in NYC or Houston.
Literally everything you wrote is completely wrong. I would be shocked if more than 5% of Mays could tell you what a investment banker does. For >90% of Mays, Big 4 or FP&A at an O&G company is the holy grail. And there are more high earners coming out of the engineering school than the business school.