<p>well I will be going to Baruch as a freshman in fall if I get admitted there. Graduate with a 3.8+ gpa and a BBA I'm Finance and investments, a minor in accounting, tons of ECs, internship with big companies like ING, Nationwide, etc. (I have very good sources) and Awards for community service and politics and stuff. Will I be still able to look for a investment analyst job? The reason I ask is because I have screwed up my high school career and any change of gettingnaccepted to the top universities. I also can't afford them. So can I still look for a job as a IBanker?</p>
<p>After getting my BBA from baruch, 3 years of working, I will definetly try to get into a top university such ad Harvard or Whatton for my MBA. What then?</p>
<p>I think HS messed up my life.. I'm looking into being a stockbroker and creating my own financial firm as choice 2 behind investment banker. IB or broker, in the end I want to create my own firm.. Wow looking back I think it may be confusing to understand what I'm asking, just try your best to answer lol. Thank you so much</p>
<p>what makes you think that you want to do IB? I ask because your other choices that you mention are usually for very different types of people. (I'd say a broker is the opposite of a banker)</p>
<p>Opposite? Really? Perhaps I should research a bit more.. I was under the impression they were nearly the same. What I want to do is something along the lines of investments (particularly the NYSE) and I want to make good money as well. Brokers are people who invest people's money, so what are investment bankers lol? Also does a portfolio manager fall into a similar category?</p>
<p>A portfolio manager may be the manager of something like a mutual fund (they manage its day to day operations and choose where to invest the pool of money)</p>
<p>A broker pretty much invests an individuals money. It's lucrative once you start building a client base of high net-worth ppl.</p>
<p>for a crappy overview of an investment banker, look here: Investment</a> banking - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p>
<p>To become a broker, your school really doesn't matter that much.. It's rather easy to break into. For portfolio management/asset management, you may have a tougher time getting into the bigger firms. If you don't go to a top school, it's all about networking.</p>
<p>Ok I have read the investment banker overview and it seems they aren't directly involved with the stock market.. So since I prefer stocks, I think I will lean tpwards a broker but can you tell me the route I would take to get there? If school truly does not matter then what is the difference of graduating from harvard as compared to Baruch in the world of stock broking? So to be a broker it seems you need knowledge on the market so I'm guessing you work as something else for a couple of years that obeserves the market, than move onto actually being a broker? It's confusing lol, please help me</p>