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Which School should I go to for breaking into IB?
I am a high school senior with average grades, to be honest, but I am trying to maximize my college choices so I can break into IB /high finance. I have been accepted as a finance student at Baylor, Alabama, and Penn State, but with the 2+2 Plan, and I won't be on the main campus for two years, so I...
Middlebury or Emory?
Hey everyone, I'm currently a high school senior applying to schools. I have pretty decent stats, not HYP perhaps but not too far off. I am planning on applying under binding Early Decision to either Emory or Middlebury, but I'm still deciding which one, so I was hoping to get some feedback here. Do...
Planning to transfer from NYU to UNC for undergrad. Worth the move?
So I just finished up my freshman year at NYU in CAS, and wanted to transfer to UNC CH mainly for campus. I am planning to major in applied math and cs. Would I be missing out on any high finance opportunities specifically on S&T at banks, HFs, and Quant being t UNC. While I am not at Stern, NYU is...
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Is it Possible to break Into VC as a fresh graduate with a Bachelor's?
Currently a first year in college, and I've really come to love VC and I know that it's one of the big sectors of Finance I want to go into besides Management Consulting. I'm planning on transferring to a better school but I wanna know where all the big VC firms recruit from and if VC follows the...
Undergraduate Investment Banking Feeder Pipeline
Instagram account "Litquidity" posted this visual recently and wanted to gather thoughts on school placement. I attended one of the public schools near "Target AF" and was surprised to see the schools surrounding it. IMO some schools got shafted on placement... cough cough UCLA.
Target Universities and Courses?
My school has currently predicted me A(Economics)A(Sociology)B(Maths) with the chance of me moving up to A*(Economics)A(Sociology)B(Maths) in November, gonna try to push maths to an A. Regardless, I don't meet the requirements to study economics at the top target unis such as LSE, Warwick, UCL. This...
New to WSO + Industries—Looking for Insight into Consulting + Finance
Hey everyone, I never thought I’d be here, but after my first internship experience at a boutique revenue operations consulting firm this summer, my interest in finance/consulting has grown tremendously. I didn’t exactly know where this post was applicable since it touches a few sectors, so I...
College List for IB 2
After reading some of the feedback on my last post, I have updated my college list for IB: University of Michigan - Ross (Out of State) Duke University - College of Arts and Sciences - Econ with finance concentration UPenn - Wharton Cornell - Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management UVA -...
College List for IB
Hello all, I am a rising senior in high school who is interested in IB/other lucrative finance careers. My current list of colleges is as follows, ranked by my interest in attending. College List University of Michigan - Ross (Out of State) University of Pennsylvania - College of Arts and Sciences -...
How to Maximize Chances for Junior Year BB SA
Hey guys, I'm a rising sophomore at a target school (Ivy). Finished freshman year with 3.8 GPA, currently doing both an IB and search fund internship this summer. I've already started looking for sophomore SA programs at local boutiques and MM firms, and plan on starting the networking grind soon....
Target Schools for a BB/EB Investment Bank in the UK
Hello everyone I am currently looking to apply in the UK for a Master's in Finance. I have created a list of universities I am interested in and have sorted them according to how targeted they are by Investment Banks in the UK according to me. I would love to get some inputs from others here and...
Breaking into IB from Georgia Tech
Hello fellow Wall Streeters, I am faced with a dilemma and would much appreciate any recommendations or advice you can give me. As you know, this year's college admission cycle was crowded, leading to lower acceptance rates overall. I got rejected from all the Ivy League schools, and my only option...
Georgia tech vs Ohio state vs U Miami
I am currently in the college admission process. I want to work in investment banking/ VC; also would like to do start up consulting. I have been waitlisted at Georgetown so I will not find out about that until end may so I need to commit to a school in the mean time. Next I have Georgia Tech, where...
Need reviews on my University list and a few suggestions
I am currently in high school in the UAE, I am going to be doing my bachelors and masters(not sure) and come back to work in Dubai. I am going to be applying to a finance course(or something closely related) in the UK or Europe. My UK list is: LSE, Warwick, Manchester, Nottingham, Exeter...
European Masters in Management Tier List
I found another mega-thread about Masters in Finance rankings for IB placement. Could anybody make a list for MiM programs and Consulting Placement?
Will École Polytechnique bachelors program be targeted?
Most people are skeptical of this program, as it is not following the classic prepa system. Will MBB /Tier 2 still target the program?
European target schools (comprehensive list)
Hello, after having discovered WSO a few weeks ago, I have come to realize that there is no comprehensive list of European target schools for Investment banking... Could someone kindly provide us with a list (featuring targets, semi-targets and tiers in each category)? I think it would help many...
The Myth of the "Target School"
**Disclaimer: Semi-target Alumni** Now that training is finishing up at my bank (GS/MS), I wanted to share with WSO how radically different the analyst class make up is compared to the pre-conceived notion of it being filled with mostly target schools.
Help me to rank QTEM academic partners (target or not?)
Hi all! I am applying for 1 year QTEM Master in Finance exchange (0.5 year in one university, 0.5 in other). There is a list of available schools below. I highlighted schools that I consider good (or even target). I checked Financial Times and TOPUniversities rankings, but do not trust them much. I...
COLLEGE OPTIONS (USC worth the debt?)
Hello everyone, I am debating between colleges and looking for advice. I have been accepted to Marshall at USC (without scholarship money) and ASU with nearly a full ride. I was wondering if the debt from USC is worth it. If I work my ass off at ASU, will I have the same chances as attending USC?...
UIUC The Stanley C. Golder Academies
Good day everyone, I am a community college student who is looking to transfer to UIUC. It's certainly not an Ivy League school, but I believe their college of business is still really competitive, and hopefully, GPA of 3.9 will suffice to get me accepted. However, I recently found out that there...
How do I-bankers or consulting firms view UPenn College of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies students
I want to break into either consulting or I-banking. Trying to decide which school is the best fit to break into consulting or I-Banking. Do most firms see PennLPS like Columbia? A lot of my friends from Columbia have broken into investment banking. Just curious.
High School Junior in Northeast Looking For Business Schools
Hey WSO , This is my first post on WSO , how exciting! Anyways, I'm a 16 year old junior in high school, and I am totally going into a finance or economics major in college. Since you are all either in business school or established in the field, I thought you guys could give me some pretty good...
Best Belgian University for IB M&A
I'm currently in my final year of high school in Belgium and got terrible grades last year (69% overall when I would usually get +90% for economics). So I won't be going to a real target-university in the UK or USA. Does anyone have information about the best Belgian university for an investment...
Chances at top undergrad business programs like Wharton, Ivies, UMich Ross, etc
I want to major in finance and am considering top schools. I am going to be a Junior next year. GPA - unweighted 3.822 - weighted - 4.815 As a sophomore I received straight As, while taking all honors classes and AP US History and AP Comp Sci. Freshmen year was rough, with a couple of Bs. Again all...
UG: Dartmouth vs UChicago
Have to make a decision regarding Dartmouth and Uchicago. Which one is a bigger target for NYC IBD?
Hopeful Investment Banker: Senior in HS -- What to do?
Before you neglect this post due to my inexperience in the actual field or belief that I am going to change my mind about this, hear me out. First off, I didn't become passionate about business because I watched Wolf of Wall Street once or twice. I've grown up with a business and entrepenurial...
Google and Trafigura hiring non-graduates
http://qz.com/180247/why-google-doesnt-care-about-hiring-top-college-gr… I wonder if this will start to be more and more of a trend. As more and more people go to college, pumping out many idiots who don't know what they're doing (not everyone in school is like this, of course), the value of the...
What Are Some Fratty Target Schools?
One would think being a fratstar and working in IB would go hand-in-hand. However, many target schools (Stern, Chicago etc.) have abysmal Greek life, while the best Greek schools (FSU, ASU, Alabama etc.) are big state schools and total non-targets. Are there any target schools with good Greek life,...
UCLA vs UC Berkeley recruitment for IB
In terms of recruiting, how prominent is UCLA among investment banks, including BB and boutiques, especially compared to UC Berkeley. I’ve spent a lot of time researching and I've looked up literally every post with the tag UCLA but I can’t get a clear answer. I’ve heard some people say UCLA...
Your "Target Schools" lists are outdated and off-base
Obviously a huge topic of interest on WSO is that of the "target school," especially when those who are in high school ask for advice regarding which school they should go to to maximize recruiting. I'm starting at a large BB this summer, and I think that the numbers of how many students from each...
Are These Schools Any Better Than Where I Am At?
Hey guys, currently I am a sophomore at the University of Houston, unfortunately my school is terrible when is comes to OCR and it's very difficult to land an IB gig out of here. I have applied to a few target schools so that I can transfer out this spring and am waiting on responses. However, if...
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Moelis Target Schools
Thought I would share the list of Ugrad schools Moelis recruits from. Buddy who SAed there showed me, and I thought I would share with you guys. Cornell Duke Harvard Indiana London School of Economics New York University Northwestern Stockholm School of Business University College London UC Berkeley...
(4/4) Undergrad Review: Michigan Investment Banking Club
A while back I posted about how public universities are developing a growing presence on Wall Street. In that post, I highlighted four undergraduate programs that have earned an upstanding reputation for job placement. Over a four week span, I will give you guys a better understanding of each and...
Goldman Sachs list of target schools
I'm hoping to get into Goldman Sachs for Investment banking for a summer internship and possibly a few years in their CF department before going on to doing my PG which requires about 5 years of job experience . I was wondering if anyone knows what are the latest target schools for Goldman Sachs ?
The Value of Undergraduate Business School
Business Week just released its annual Best Undergraduate Business School rankings and it got me thinking about the value of said degree to the average aspiring monkey. Surely we know that finance, accounting, math and medieval interior design are the typical banking majors, but what about the...
Need some counselling for the future*
Hi, I am currently a grade 11 student in Canada. I am studying in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area). At the moment, I achieve high marks in my school (Around 94-97%). I am involved in few clubs in my school. I am part of the Student Activity Council, part of the investment Club (will be an exec or...
Stern vs Vanderbilt vs Rice vs UVA
I'm having a tough time deciding where to go for undergrad. I know Stern and UVA are generally considered target schools, but I have scholarships at Vandy and Rice. Would going to Stern be worth going into debt for? I also heard life sucks there, so how realistic is it to break into a BB from Vandy...
Settling a retarded "prestige" issue bet
Magna cum Laude vs. Summa cum Laude: does it matter? both check the box, right? so an applicant with one has 0 advantage from this over another, if they are from the same target? Not to sound defensive but Magna > Summa in the sense that the person was not a total grade whore.
Choosing Duke/Vanderbilt over Harvard and Wharton
Hey guys, I'm trying to decide between Harvard, Duke, Wharton and Vanderbilt. I know that Harvard and Wharton are bigger targets and have more prestige than Duke or Vandy but socially they don't even compare. Everybody I met at Wharton were huge tools who kept talking about their aspirations to...
How do you go to almost the top of the Monkey Shit board at WSO?
http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/user/26892 In less than 72 hours... I just can't take you...these guys are on here to help and all you tell them to do is shut it...granted that you might have been attacked first...but that's how guys are when trying to defend their territory...it's how it will be in...
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