LBS/Darden/Ross/Johnson for NYC IB Associate Role

All are schools that can get you into IB so I'd pick where you feel most confortable but would put Johnson at Darden above the others.

A few items to consider: 1) At Johnson you'll be expected to recruit in person weekly in NYC--if you feel like you are best networking one-on-one this may give it an advantage 2) Darden, given it's distance, does most of the networking through phone calls, with bankers making multiple trips to the school and students doing a "Week on Wall Street"--so if you prefer that approach Darden probably is your best bet

I'd note that both these schools are core schools at most, if not all, Wall Street banks, which means you will be competing for a set number of dedicated spots for your school--so you won't be at an advantage or disadvantage at either in terms of proximity to New York.

3) Ross can certainly get you to NYC but also will have Chicago positions recruiting there, so if you like that optionality that may be a good bet. They are similar to Darden in that recruiting is done largely on the phone, with a Week on Wall St Trek duing the fall. 4) I'd honestly rank LBS last--while it's a good school and you can make the leap to the US, the LBS business school alumni network is much smaller than the other schools on Wall St (would guess it's much more pominent in London finance), which is even further exacerbated when you consider Cornell, Michigan and UVa also have very large undergrad alumni networks in the US, which also helps if you went to the b-school, albeit to a lesser degree. Also, if LBS is on the "15-18 month" MBA plan that most European business schools are on, you won't be able to do an internship, which is critical in getting a full time offer.