Hedge Fund MO to B-School

Curious how a MO role (i.e. corporate dev., investor relations, etc.) at a top HF (i.e. Citadel, Bridgewater, etc.) coming out of undergrad will place in top 10 b-schools in ~2 years. End goal after MBA does not involve FO or the finance industry in general. Has anyone gone down a similar path? Any input is appreciated.

 

I'm not 100% how HF guys are perceived, but considering that you made it into a "top hf", im sure adcoms have heard of it and there are precedents. If your other stats are up to par I'm sure you'll place fine.

I'm talking about liquid. Rich enough to have your own jet. Rich enough not to waste time. Fifty, a hundred million dollars, buddy. A player. Or nothing. See my Blog & AMA
 

Conventional wisdom on this site (and Poets and Quants) that HF work places you at a bit of a disadvantage at HBS and GSB. For whatever reason, IB and PE are considered "acceptable" finance roles, but market-facing ones like S&T and HF are not. That being said, I'd imagine if you're coming from Paulson or Soros or Baupost or other top funds you're definitely in the running. (By "top" I mean "prestigious." If you're at a smaller place making killer returns...eh.)

 

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