I'm an international student. So cost of attendance at top elite schools is quite hectic for me . However Zicklin School of Business of Baruch college is quite affordable. I was thinking is it possible to land job at BB or elite boutique banks and private equity from baruch college
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Hey Mohammad-Ashraful, I'm here to break the silence...any of these links help you?:
I hope those threads give you a bit more insight.
Thanks a lot buddy ..
Thanks, buddy! But what would you recommend a guy like whose eyes are fixed at the investment banking division of top 3 BB . I know I'm sounding insanely over-ambitious. But I can't satisfy myself with working at MM banks or low tiered BB as won't get the chance to work on those multi-million dollar , front page deals in the early stages of my career. And I wanna do it really badly .
If you won’t settle for less than IBD at a top BB, why on earth are you settling for Baruch? Are you trolling?
I've seen a few people get positions at banks, but very few at top BBs/EBs. Go on linkedin and search for Baruch alumni by bank and only look at top banks and you'll find very few, and the few that you do probably lateraled or got an MBA prior to going there. That being said, if you work extremely hard you can absolutely end up at a MM bank or a low tier BB
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Thanks buddy ! But I'm not gonna settle anything less than IBD ( specifically M&A ) . So please tell me how to make the leap from baruch to Goldman IBD . As I've said earlier I can't afford those fancy colleges
There is essentially no way. Banks (all of them, not just top ones) already rarely hire from Baruch for FO positions. There is also more legwork involved with onboarding international students than people realize. If they choose to hire an international student, it won’t be someone from Baruch.
Take on some loans to go to a top school. It’ll be worth it.
If you're an international student who wants to do IB, why not look at a few European schools? There are plenty of threads on WSO about them. These programs may not be as affordable as a CUNY school, but they're cheaper than the US elite programs and offer a higher chance of making it into IB in London than Baruch.
Best of luck!
First of all thanks for your advice . That plan did came to my mind , but for some family issues I've to pick US as a study destination . And moreover , I am trying to start my career at Wall Street to boost my resume . So could you suggest me anything else
Cheers Buddy !
Well, if you're set on Baruch, you can make it to a BB but you need to 1) ace school (perfect scores in all classes) and 2) network perfectly. If you can pull those both off, you have a shot at a IB role at a decent firm. I've run into ppl who have pulled it off, but it's not easy to say the least.
Best of luck!
I personally know several people who went to Baruch who are at top BB's now. I think it is definitely possible, however that is the only knowledge I have about the school.
Nothing wrong with your school choice, but it comes down to use your time&effort to compensate for the relatively less expensive education - I hate to say this, but that's the harsh reality. Get your GPA as close to 4.0 as possible (seriously, I'm talking about 3.9+), especially your major GPA. Network, network, and network: pick up the phone and dial, period. Learn your accounting & modeling: plenty of videos out there. And be charismatic. At the end of the day, the ones who make it are always the ones who believe they can make it.
Can definitely land at a BB from Baruch. Just have to do what many above have mentioned, score high, network, put in the work. They have strong recruiting there from most banks and take a few each year. Someone mentioned to go on LinkedIn and see where alumni have ended up, should def try that. Been thinking about MBA and been using LinkedIn to see where people have ended up from various MBA programs
On campus recruitment for Mizuho and BMO not the sexiest of firms but pretty good in my opinion. Lots of alumni at bulge brackets too.
Also Join flp all the kids that get into the financial leadership program are gauruntted a front office role kids end up at rbc,Goldman,aig pe,citi,bmo and mizuho
Guaranteed
how is this going for you so far
DISCLAIMER : After immense research and consideration, I have chosen Asset Management as my ultimate career.
Considering my affordability, I'm considering studying in Germany. As a result, I can get access to decent opportunities, such as Working student programs, off-cycle internships, and spring weeks. And definitely the SUMMER INTERNSHIPS . I'll try my level- best to grab 3 summer internships of top Asset management firms in London office ( via T5 Visa ) . Moreover , I'll also try to do some AM internships in the New York office ( J1 visa ) , but I'm not so confident about that .
So after 1-2 internships in LONDON, I would apply for Associate roles ( the entry-level ones) in London . After spending maximum 3 years in London office , I would try for an internal transfer to New York office ( L1 Visa) .
So that's pretty much I have planned and please do let me know about your opinions and how do you feel about my plan
This plan won't work. Germany doesn't have top schools for finance. You don't know German and have terrible english, so difficult to network and connect with people. Asset Management is even more difficult to get into than IB, and you won't even be at a top school. Transferring from London to NYC is going to be very difficult as well. You are making too many assumptions man. You cannot plan your life out literally 8 years in advance. Your Visa could get fucked. You could fail at so many different steps that you're likely to fail. I don't even know why you were asking about Baruch if you didn't get accepted. Same for Dhaka IBA. On top of this, you ask childish questions. You don't really seem to have any real knowledge about the space. You pretend like you really understand AM or something when 1 month ago you were deadset on working for a top 3 BB because they were the only ones with big deals, which is so wrong and untrue. WSO has so many resources, but you choose to remain ignorant about financial services and your realistic opportunities. Of course you're going to fail if you continue like this.
You’d be shocked if you looked at the colleges from incoming BB analyst classes, they are littered with crappy schools somehow.
My class had penn and Harvard and Yale. But we also tier 2 schools like duke, Michigan and Georgetown.
But then we also had kids from colleges I’d never heard of like trinity, Miami of Ohio and other crap. Nothing is impossible man.
Thanks for your advice, but what do you think about the plan I've mentioned above
Prior baruch kid that made it into IB(non GS or M&A), and truth be told it would be 5% chance even if you’re top student and cut the percentage down by half if you’re international and need sponsorship. That leaves you with 2.5% chance.
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