<p>What college or university has the best alumni connection particularly in IB or business?</p>
<p>Dartmouth, Harvard, Columbia.</p>
<p>Too bad none of the above even have an undergrad business program there, champ. Notre Dame has incredible alumni connections and a top-tier business school, as do rivals Boston College and Southern Cal. </p>
<p>Many of the top public unis, especially in the south, will have very loyal alum networks: UVA, UNC, Texas, Texas A&M, and Michigan.</p>
<p>If you are looking for a smaller school with an incredibly tight alumni base, Washington & Lee can't be beat (though W&L certainly isn't for everyone).</p>
<p>University of Southern California.</p>
<p>how about in Computer Science?</p>
<p>All of the top state universities, especially if you plan to work in that state.</p>
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<p>You don't need an UG business program to have strong alumni network in the business sector. Schools without an UG business major such as Princeton, Dartmouth, Duke and LACs like Williams, Amherst, Bowdoin, Middlebury, Colgate, Hamilton are among the best for alumni connections in IB and the broader finance industry.</p>
<p>I agree with gellino, a school in no way needs an UG Business program to have great business connections. I would second Princeton, Harvard, Dartmouth and add UPenn's Warthon. I can only speak for Harvard, but I know the alumni connections are especially strong at Bain, Goldman Sachs, Mckinsey's, Blackstone, and other similar companies. USC does have a very strong program, but I feel it is only of top value if you're in the greater LA area.</p>
<p>HYP, of course. Then, Wellesley and Notre Dame.</p>
<p>Wow Count. Is that a joke. You REALLY think that an undergrad business program is necessary for good alumni connections?</p>
<p>Ha. Ha.</p>
<p>Dartmouth, Princeton, Harvard, Wharton, Yale, Duke, Williams.</p>
<p>What others have said about USC alumni network:</p>
<p>Joining the USC Family: The USC alumni network is reputed to be one of the largest most influential and loyal families one will ever be a part of. According to his most recent book titled "Dig your Well Before You're Thirsty: The only networking book you'll ever need", Harvey MacKay states:</p>
<p>"I don't know if they take a blood oath to help, hire, mentor, and generally take care of each other, but they act as if they did. From the day you graduate, the USC network is there for you. In my opinion, the USC alumni network is the tightest, most effective, and most closed to non-initiates of any alumni network in the country."</p>
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<p>"USC is known as having a very strong alumni network. It's very common to hear about USC alumni helping fellow alumni with jobs, personal support, and other assorted assistance. USC alumni meet regularly in most major cities in the US and many of the local alumni associations have websites. Ivy League Alumni Associations vary in terms of their strength. Almost all of them have great benefits for members living in NYC, Washington, and Boston including actual local clubs/facilities dedicated just to alumni. However, USC alumni have a stronger reputation for offering assistance to fellow grads than the Ivies. I have heard first hand accounts of USC alumni being offered jobs by fellow alumni, solely because of they were both USC grads."</p>
<p>P.S. This has been discussed many times before. Do some search.</p>
<p>Northwestern for acting or drama or anything related to those fields</p>
<p>Umich is good for business/econ</p>
<p>All of the ivies are good too</p>
<p>Notre Dame I know is very good. </p>
<p>I've also heard UMich is good, not only in Mich., but around the country.</p>
<p>No, I don't disagree with the premise that UG business programs are not a prereq for entering into business and investment banking positions (in fact, it seems that econ or liberal arts backgrounds are often preferred in the latter). Lots of grads from Dartmouth, Colgate, Columbia, etc. end up on Wall Street... or at least they did pre-meltdown.</p>
<p>I'm an idiot for reading the original post too quickly, , and apologize for my comment. (That said, the schools I listed definitely do have strong alumni connections, so the post isn't totally worthless)</p>
<p>Duke, Notre Dame, Williams, Dartmouth, Holy Cross, Princeton, Davidson.</p>
<p>Investment banks still exist?</p>
<p>^ it will again in 3-4 years. When we all on this forum will graduate college or be close to graduating.</p>
<p>Investment banking as we know it no longer exists. And will not for some time. The 3-4 year estimate is a joke. Maybe if you understood something about econ you'd know.</p>
<p>So would you say by 2020, they will be back?</p>