College Decision: USC, Colgate, Haverford
Hey guys. I’m a senior in high school with the following options: Haverford, USC Marshall, and Colgate. All of which weren’t my top picks, but I still think I have some solid options. I hope to one day work in investment banking, ideally in New York City, and be an analyst. Any recommendations about which of these is best. Also please consider I want to one day get an MBA from a top east coast school. My top choice was Williams just for some reference about what kind of place I was originally looking for.
Colgate for east coast, USC for west coast. Personally haven’t met anyone in finance from Haverford but I’m sure it’s a good school. Try transferring to Ross or Stern if you’re dead set on NY
haverford is in philly so its close to nyc for weekend visits and theres enough places there to intern during the year. Pretty sure you can take classes at Penn (unsure about wharton).
USC. Very strong regional semi target with good liberal arts programs that would make you feel at home.
If you got into Williams/Amherst or even Middlebury I’d say go for it but Colgate is a step down with Haverford even lower in banking placement.
Would add that USC is a target or safe bet for west coast recruiting
What about Colgate? Is it at least a semi target for nyc. I’m a pretty smart dude so I’m confident I could be well towards the top of my class there... Still waiting on Dartmouth and Wharton which would be the dream
Haverford is a great school and the best academically out of the bunch, but will probably place the worst into banking. Haverford is one of the top LAC schools that just doesn't have super strong ties to banking/consulting. The main line area in PA is nice though
Colgate is a good school, probably a semi target that will get you to where you want to go with you network well and get good grades. With that being said, there won't be as much on campus recruiting, so you'll have to get comfortable hustling a little bit to find jobs.
USC is also good, similar to Colgate in that's its a semi-target, but because of the size and name brand of the school, you'll definitely have more on campus recruiting opportunities, but at the same time, there will also be much more competition. To me, USC falls into that category of a California school that is worse than Stanford, Cal, and UCLA. So while there are a number of USC kids that do really well, if you're not among the top of the business students, it'll make recruiting tougher. USC also will place more on the west coast, so if you're looking for IB in New York, probably fewer avenues to get there. With that being said, if you're open to doing your pre-mba stint on the west coast, could be a good option.
You'll do fine from either Colgate or USC. Keep your grades up, get into the right clubs, start thinking about internships early and you could get into banking from either.
I guess as a last note, I'd visit both schools and try and get a feel for both of them. USC will be a ton of fun given its proximity to LA, but I've seen East Coast kids really prefer the feel of staying on the East Coast. Colgate is also a good school with decent sports teams and I know people there that have really enjoyed their experience. It's definitely a little frattier than a typical LAC given size and sports.
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