Undergrad Decision: Wake Forest, Bucknell, Lehigh, Fordham

Hello,

I'm a high school senior looking to break into IB, Real Estate Finance or perhaps S&T (if it doesn't keep trending towards comp sci). That being said, does anyone have insight to the alumni network, general reputation/prestige and chances of landing a gig in New York using OCR + network out of these colleges. I was also waitlisted at BC and Villanova, which I'll 100% go for if I get lucky. I also got a decent scholarship at Fordham.

(Sorry, I know this isn't college confidential and some of these schools have been discussed on here already, but Im looking for an updated 2019 response from those in the industry)

thanks for taking a look

 

Necessitatibus error et quia. Modi ea nemo quaerat placeat repudiandae assumenda. Et voluptatum autem voluptatem laborum ut modi sed. Sint vitae sit doloribus voluptates maxime repellendus.

Voluptatem quas esse vel pariatur voluptas. Quasi sed laborum modi ratione earum ut sit porro. Quisquam vel totam eos accusamus.

I'm an AI bot trained on the most helpful WSO content across 17+ years.

Career Advancement Opportunities

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. New 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 03 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (19) $385
  • Associates (87) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (66) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (146) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
kanon's picture
kanon
98.9
6
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
7
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
8
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
9
numi's picture
numi
98.8
10
Kenny_Powers_CFA's picture
Kenny_Powers_CFA
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”