<p>Hey! I'm going to be a rising college freshman and I'm started to get interested in Finance and well working on wall street. Obviously, I know that it's extremely difficult and that there's a lot of stress and hard work involved, which is why I just wanted to get some info on the various fields, job paths, and any other relevant information from someone that doesn't know too much about Finance other than what can be found through hard-core googling, reading ManagementConsulted, CC, and asking some friends and family members.</p>
<p>I guess if you could describe each path in finance (Investment Banking, Consulting, Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Venture Capitol, Private Wealth Management, Trading, Asset Management, and corporate finance) how would you describe it to someone who's trying to understand what it's really like (not just the job description you can find researching) and the paths that most people take right after college?</p>
<p>I know I sound pretty new, but I'm just trying to gather as much info as I can. I'd appreciate the help/advice</p>
<p>@carotid I got a guaranteed transfer offer for Cornell’s AEM program (there’s a whole thread of other people with it here on CC). I chose Tech because it worked better with the GT requirements (since i got into its honors program, especially) - also because its in-state and I’m a multiple so saves some money</p>
<p>I know that both IB and consulting are extremely demanding jobs with very long work weeks. I know that its hard to get into it, especially right after college, but I’m just interested in knowing more since I do have family friends who are consultants or investment bankers and I’ve been interested in their career paths. But there’s other options like HF, PE, and others that I really don’t know much about and I was hoping for some more info (other than what I’ve been reading on the prior sites) on CC. Ive tried Wallstreetoasis and a few other sites, but I just wanted a variety of info from a variety of sites. </p>
<p>Also, don’t judge too quickly. I’ve started multiple organizations, one of them getting me scholarships from AXA< National Federation of Independent Businesses, NCWIT, Kohls, and others. I like managing these organizations, and I’ve been looking into different career paths in business including high finance. Feel free to message me if you’re interested in knowing what my organizations are and my other work</p>
<p>Maybe you should’ve considered your chances of landing an IB gig before making a final decision. Cornell AEM is infinitely better than VT as far as placement goes.</p>
<p>Why don’t you reach out to your family friends? Not many people on CC know a whole lot about IB. You didn’t even bother to write this thread in the Investment Banking section. Instead of waiting for us to spoon-feed all of this to you, you could figure it out on your own in a matter of seconds. You’re not the first naive college student to ask this broad question. As cbreeze stated, there’s this really nifty search engine out there called “Google”.</p>
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…that’s nice? Not exactly sure why any of this is relevant.</p>
<p>^Really rude. The kid is politely trying to learn; there’s no reason for that.
OP, your question is extremely broad. I could answer it with a few hours of work. Can you try to come up with something that is less daunting?
Unfortunately, I think @Carotid is correct about the VT decision. Any chance the Cornell option is still open?</p>
<p>Guaranteed transfer means that I go to any school where I can fit the GT reqs and I’ll attend Cornell for the next three. Thats the reason I chose VT for my freshman year (it’s cheap, their honors program is nice, and it’s easier to fulfill the requirements)
I’ll be in their AEM Program, which is supposed to be more business oriented.</p>
<p>To clarify, i’ll be going to VT this year and if I fulfill my reqs, I’ll be at Cornell for the next three.</p>
<p>@chd2013 Definitely can! I appreciate the help! I’ll message you. Thanks!</p>