Is IU-Kelley or UMD-Smith a better school for going into IB

I could go to UMD with no loans or take out 50k to go to IU or 138k to NYU which is too much for me I believe. is IU Kelley or UMD a better school if I want to go into IB and then HF or PE?

 
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UMD has a growing alumni base in NYC at BBs. BAML does on campus recruiting for IB. There are like 5 kids interning there this summer. Type in Lemma Senbet fund on linkedin to see where the top UMD alum are working at in NYC. There are a number of boutique IBs in the DC area you can do internships at before your junior year. I would recommend UMD considering you would be graduating debt free.

 
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BBs are the ones you hear about, who have traditionally been the big boys on the block doing all the >$1 billion dollar deals. (Ex. Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan)

EBs have gained a a lot of market share the past 10-20 years, they are a lot smaller in terms of headcount but also do mostly >$1 billion dollar deals (Ex. Evercore, Moelis, Lazard)

MMs operate in the middle market, deals that worth $100 million - $1 billion, so you won't hear about them on the news. (Ex. Piper Jaffray, Baird)

Most people aim for BBs and EBs since they have more prestige, can work on larger and more complex transactions, and offer better exit opportunities. EBs pay slightly more.

 

How the fuck are you making a college decision based on which school will place you into investment banking if you dont even know WHAT investment banking is?!?!?

 

I know you said you’re not considering it but you might want to think about the incremental increase in yearly earnings that Stern undergrad will likely grant you over a lifetime versus what IUK would, then compare the difference in debt. If you can stomach the debt now it’s likely worth it in the long run to go Stern.

 

I don’t think you can go wrong with either UMD or IU. IU definitely does have a better track record and has a more clear path to what you are looking for. However, UMD’s alumni network is definitely getting larger in both NY and SF. I believe a couple BBs and MBB recruit at Smith now too. So if you have to chance to go debt free at Smith, it’s definitely worth a look

 

The responses in your 2 threads haven’t been much help because people have been equally split between all 3 schools. It depends on how much you want to do IB and how you feel about debt. I’m half pulling these numbers out of my ass but I have friends at each of these schools, so I’ll at least give you my educated guesses if you work hard from what I’ve seen and heard.

UMD 0k loans: You’ll have a 20-30% chance of IB, 5-10% chance of BB/EB

Indiana 50k loans: You’ll have a 50-60% chance of IB, 20% chance of BB/EB

NYU 150k loans: You’ll have a 70-80% chance of IB, 30% chance of BB/EB

So basically if you’re not set on Wall St. and you don’t want debt, go to UMD or IU. If you’re willing to take on a lot of debt to invest in yourself to maximize your odds of IB, go to NYU. There’s not a clear choice but paying more will give you better OCR and higher possible opportunities, so it depends how you choose to balance cost vs OCR. But also want to point that wherever you go, it will come down to your ability to get a good GPA and being able to interview well.

 

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