<p>Will Stern kids be at a significant disadvantage compared to kids from Wharton, Columbia, HYP etc when in comes to recruiting? Granted NYU is right in NYC where wall street is, but if recruiters go all the way to Philly, New Haven, Mass. etc to recruit kids, im sure they consider Stern to be subpar relative to the other more "prestigious" schools such as Columbia, Wharton, HYP etc</p>
<p>I'd appreciate it if current NYU/Stern kids would give their opinions...</p>
<p>General consensus is Stern grads might be at a slight disadvantage for consulting recruiting, but there's no disadvantage at all when it comes to jobs at investment banks. There are other posts on the board that've talked about this in more detail, so check those out.</p>
<p>Also, it's illogical to assume that recruiters only travel to farther away schools because they are biased against schools that are closer. Most large firms have quotas on how many kids they'll hire from each school since they like having a diversity of backgrounds; plus, of course they'd like a bigger potential pool of applicants to sift through.</p>
<p>No, you won't be at a disadvantage, at least not if you take the opportunities that come from living in the city</p>
<p>nah, just think no company wants all their workers from Stern. Of course they want to recruit some people from other universities. But Stern students are equally likely to get recruit as students from Upeen, and Columbia. Just look at the recruiting stat.</p>
<p>Well, there's a major problem in Stern when it comes to recruiting. The excellence in the student body is growing at a MUCH quicker rate than our recruiting. Our average SAT Score/ GPA of the incoming class is now higher than Wharton, but we are still viewed as a second tier school. What this means is you will need a higher GPA than HYP/Wharton etc to get a good job. This also means that it will that much harder to get a good GPA since a lot of people in Stern don't go out and waste all of college studying...something that doesn't happen as much in the other schools. Lastly, since there is very little consulting/hedge fund recruiting , everyone goes for banking, but there are less slots for banking than are at comparable schools, with more kids with higher GPAs applying from Stern. </p>
<p>To get a good job, you really need a 3.8+ higher and/or boutique banking experience after sophomore year ( ops, PWM, finance don't cut it). It's incredibly competitive and really sucks. </p>
<p>There's a reason we do so poorly in peer evaluation surveys... and you don't really realize it till your a Junior/Senior.</p>
<p>Have the students taken this issue up with the career office?</p>
<p>wow, that totally killed my interest in Stern.....</p>
<p>I pretty much disagree with mattistotle, but I guess it depends on your definition of a good job. I know plenty of my fellow grads that ended up in banking (boutique & bulge), big 4 accounting, etc (even a few in consulting!), and trust me - they didn't all have 3.9s and whatever. </p>
<p>Of course, a high GPA is going to help you, but it's not like top companies are hiring a bunch of 3.2 GPA grads from other schools...</p>
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<p>Where are the statistics for Stern's average incoming SAT/GPA being higher than Wharton?</p>
<p>For SAT (not sure about GPA):</p>
<p>Stern: (avg: 1441) New</a> York University Undergrad Profile</p>
<p>Wharton: (avg: 1430)
University</a> of Pennsylvania Undergrad Profile</p>
<p>youkosiren, of course quite a few get good jobs, but the point is not as many do as should.</p>