<p>Are you doomed if you don't go to an Ivy? I'd like to attend UNC or Emory, and I'm sure I can't get into an Ivy, but I'd like to do I-Banking eventually with a BB. Is this possible? I was thinking with good grades at UNC or Emory, I could get into an Ivy, or a top recruiting school, for an MBA, and do it that way. Is it possible? Following a BBA or Finance degree at Emory/UNC, where would you go to have the best chance of getting on with a BB? Any other suggestions are certainly welcome and requested.</p>
<p>NO. Many of the traders who are making the big $$s have no college. A lot of time it comes down to who you know that will hire you. Many kids in ivies and such schools have families and connections that can get them into these jobs. If you get into such schools, it does not mean that they are going to necessarily help you get into the profession. Parents have enough just helping out their own kid. It's very rare to get someone to pull you in.</p>
<p>I thinik what the OP means is not only ivy leagues but also schools which are ivy-level. I think what the op wants to know that do ppl in mid tier school's have a chance at ib?</p>
<p>Going to a top college helps, but u have to realize not every1 can do that. Im pretty sure you know quite a few ppl u know who are just brilliant but who were unable to get into an ivy league or ivy-level school. Im pretty sure firms understand that as well.</p>
<p>som1 ^ That's exactly what I mean. What's the best path to getting to a BB? Emory/UNC -> Ivy-level MBA -> BB?</p>
<p>Would you guys recommend a Finance/Econ or BBA degree in undergrad? What schools would you recommend for undergrad? Don't the BB's mainly look at your graduate/MBA school?</p>
<p>That last question is completely subjective. If you do very well, 3.8+ then get a job at a boutique bank, are a top performer, maybe make a switch to a bb after a year or two or go into private equity at a top firm, you can get into any business school you want. Its definitely more about where you worked and how you did than where you went undergrad (this becomes more and more true the further out from college you are i.e. people with two years experience will have more emphasis placed on their undergrad work while people who have 4 years and have broader exposure to the world of finance will be judged more on their work experience)</p>
<p>Yeah wallstreetoasis has them under the faqs section
BB= bulge bracket= biggest banks that you hear about every day in the WSJ like Goldman, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, UBS, Deustche (sp), etc
Boutique=smaller, not necessarily worse. the best are lazard, evercore, greenhill and centerview, and they are comprable with goldman</p>
<p>yes but oftentimes the salary at a middle market or boutique bank will be as high or even higher than a bulge bracket (after bonus). 60k base is the salary across the board, for BB and MM, but if your group at an MM has a lot more dealflow than a specific group at a BB, then you might be in for a bigger bonus.</p>
<p>its kind of like liberal arts schools versus T15 universities. liberal arts are more low key and smaller, but have similar benefits, less people so more individual attention, and more specialized focus.</p>
<p>but in the end, like many ibankers like to think, its all about the name game...</p>
<p>^Yeah, that's a good point, although if Goldman is analogous to Harvard, not too many are arguing that Williams is the equivalent of Harvard; more like Dartmouth or Brown. So maybe, Lazard would be the equivalent of Credit Suisse or JP Morgan.</p>
<p>I would say about half my BB IB analyst class went to one of the eight Ivy League schools. The next 15 approximate most represented schools were:</p>
<p>Stanford
Georgetown
UVA
BC
Williams
Amherst
Bowdoin
Middlebury
Colgate
Hamilton
Northwestern
Cal/Berkeley
Notre Dame</p>