<p>What schools would you guys recommend to apply at in the regions stated above for finance/marketing? Also, I will be graduating in a year with a bachelor's in finance and need some advice on which companies to shoot for. I am wanting to stay in the south to work and some of the bigger companies are Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. Would these companies look good on an MBA application?</p>
<p>Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.</p>
<p>anyone have any input?</p>
<p>Duke, UVa
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UNC, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Emory</p>
<p>Yes, those companies would look good.</p>
<p>Merrill Lynch would be better, since it’s a major player investment banking. BoA is a major player in commercial banking, but only has a small arm in IB. </p>
<p>For schools (in order of ranking in finance/marketing):
Duke
Texas/UVa
UNC
Georgetown/Emory</p>
<p>Do the schools mentioned above place most graduates in top firms? Also would it make more sense for me to pay 40k+ a year for these programs or get an MBA at Univ of Georgia where instate tuition is about 14k a year? I know it’s not a top 20 program, but the cost is definately something to consider.</p>
<p>why not M-Fin?</p>
<p>I’m not sure if a M-Fin would get me any better of a starting salary. I will need work experience regardless in business, so I figured an MBA would be the better route.</p>
<p>but a m-fin is less time. Take a look at Florida’s M-fin. It might be worth looking at, the placement is respectable and they send a lot of graduates to NYC as analysts.</p>
<p>[MS</a> Finance - Finance, Insurance & Real Estate - Warrington College of Business Administration](<a href=“Finance, Insurance and Real Estate Department | UF Warrington”>Finance, Insurance and Real Estate Department | UF Warrington)</p>
<p>MSF Placement History</p>
<p>Graduates of the MSF program accepted the following placements and began them immediately after completing their MSF degree.
Investment Banking</p>
<p>Capital Markets
2009 Analyst, Barclays Capital, New York, NY
2009 Analyst, RBC Capital Markets, New York, NY
2009 Analyst, Goldman Sachs, New York, NY
2008 Analyst (3), Wachovia Securities, Charlotte, NC
2008 Associate (2), Raymond James, St. Petersburg, FL
2008 Analyst, Raymond James, St. Petersburg, FL
2008, 2006 Analyst, Merrill Lynch New York, NY
2008 Analyst, Citigroup, New York, NY
2008 Analyst, Bear Stearns, New York, NY
2007 Analyst, JPMorgan Chase, Newark, DE
2007 Analyst, Morgan Stanley, Hong Kong
2004 Financial Analyst, Goldman Sachs, NY
2003 Financial Analyst, Prudential, Newark, NJ
2003 Analyst, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Atlanta, GA
2002 Financial Analyst, William R. Hough & Co., St. Petersburg, FL</p>
<p>Corporate Finance
2009 Analyst, Wells Fargo, Charlotte, NC
2009 (2) Analyst, Raymond James, St. Petersburg, FL
2008 Analyst, Miller-Buckfire, New York, NY
2007 Analyst, Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc., Washington, D.C.
2007, 2002 Financial Analyst, Wachovia Securities, Charlotte, NC
2004 Analyst, M&A, Raymond James, St. Petersburg, FL
2003 Research Analyst, Investment Banking Division, Anadolubank, Turkey</p>
<p>Public Finance
2008 Analyst, Wachovia Securities, Charlotte, NC
2008 Analyst, UBS Investment Bank, New York, NY
2007 Analyst - Second Year, Bear, Stearns and Co, Inc., NY, NY
2006 Public Finance Analyst, Raymond James, St. Petersburg, FL
2005 Public Finance Analyst, Bear Stearns, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2004 Municipal Analyst, UBS, NY
2003 Inv. Banking Assoc., Prager, McCarthy & Sealy, Orlando, FL
2002 Public Finance Analyst, PFM, Orlando, FL
2002 Associate, William R. Hough Co., St. Petersburg, FL</p>
<p>Real Estate
2007(2), 2004 Analyst, Wachovia Securities, Charlotte, NC
Private Wealth Management</p>
<p>2008 Analyst, Merrill Lynch, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2008 Analyst, JPMorgan Private Bank, Palm Beach, FL
2008 Analyst, JPMorgan Private Bank, New York, NY
2007 Financial Advisor and Portfolio Manager, Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity Group, Punta Gorda, FL
2006, 2004(2) Analyst, JPMorgan Private Bank, Palm Beach, FL
2005 Analyst, UBS Wealth Management Group, MI
Corporate Finance</p>
<p>2009 Analyst, Epic Nutrition, Jupiter, FL
2008 Analyst, Arizona Chemical, Jacksonville, FL
2008 Analyst, MTV Networks Latin America
2008 Finance Operations Intern, Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL
2008 Analyst, Citigroup, Jacksonville, FL
2007 Analyst, Raytheon, St. Petersburg, FL
2006 Investments Analyst, AvMed, Inc., Gainesville, FL
2006 Financial Management Program, General Electric
2006 Sr. Financial Analyst, Ryder Systems, Inc., Miami, FL
2005 Finance Leadership Development Associate, Lockheed Martin, Orlando, FL
2005 Associate Business Analyst, Florida Power & Light, Miami, FL
2005 Financial Analyst, Computer Sciences Corporation, Chicago, IL
2004 CEO, Koton Textile Group GmbH, Muenchen, Germany
2004 Analyst, Exactech, Gainesville, FL
2003 Intermediate Finance Analyst, Bank of America, Charlotte, NC
2003 COO/CFO Training Program, HCA Healthcare, Oldsmar, FL
2003 Senior Financial Analyst, Darden Restaurants - Red Lobster, Independence, OH
2002 Financial Analyst, Allied Domecq Duty Free, Miami, FL
2002 Accounting Manager, British American Tobacco, Beirut, Lebanon
2002 Financing Executive, CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals Company Limited, P.R. China
Fixed Income</p>
<p>2007 Analyst, Wells Fargo, Atlanta, GA
2005 Analyst, Evergreen Investments, Charlotte, NC
2004 Senior Assoc., Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities, Moody’s Investor Services, New York, NY
2004 Funds Manager, Landsbanki Islands - National Bank of Iceland, Raykjavik, Iceland
2003 Analyst, The Winter Group, New York, NY
2003 Bond Development Specialist, Florida State Board of Administration, Tallahassee, FL
2003 Fixed Income Trader, Bondweb.com Mortgage Backed Securities, Seattle, WA
2002 Associate, Evergreen Investments, Jacksonville, FL
Real Estate</p>
<p>2009 Analyst, WTAS, West Palm Beach, FL
2009 Analyst, Taylor Bean & Whitaker, Ocala, FL
2007 Analyst, Gemini Real Estate Advisors, Charlotte, NC
2006 Financial Analyst, CLW Real Estate Services Group, Tampa, FL
2005 Director of Financial Analysis, Commercial Capital Resources, LLC, Miami, FL
2005 Transaction Consultant, Ernst & Young Real Estate Advisory Services, Atlanta, GA
2005 Director of Financial Analysis, Commercial Capital Resources, Miami, FL
2005 Analyst, CB Richard Ellis, Orlando, FL
2005 Real Estate Analyst, Northwestern Investment Management Co., Tampa, FL
2004 Superintendent, Adams Homes of Northwest Florida, Orlando, FL
2003 Analyst, Metlife Real Estate Division, Tampa, FL
2002 Investment Analyst, Northmarq Capital, Inc, Tampa, FL
2002 Developer, Caldwell Banker Real Estate, Sanibel, FL
2002 Financial Director, Inversiones Ciudadela Real, Bogota, Columbia
Hedge Funds</p>
<p>2008 Analyst, George Weiss Associates, Inc, New York, NY
2005 Hedge Funds Analyst, Imperium Capital, Tampa, FL
2005 Analyst, Auriel Capital Management, London
2005 Analyst, Generic Trading LLC, Philadelphia, PA
2004 Investment Manager, Alternative Investments Management Ltd., Barbados
Banking</p>
<p>2009 Analyst, FDIC, Charlotte, NC
2009 Analyst Raymond James Financial, St. Petersburg, FL
2008 Analyst, Raymond James, Tampa, FL
2008 Team Leader, KDIC, Korea
2006, 2005, 2004, 2003(2) Commercial Loan Analyst, Raymond James, St. Petersburg, FL
2005 Consumer Risk Management Assoc., Wachovia, Charlotte, NC
2005 Assistant Manager, Industrial Bank of Taiwan, Taichung, Taiwan
2005 Bank Examiner, State of Florida, Orlando, FL
2004 Commercial Loan Analyst, Commercial Bank of Antigua, Antigua
2004 Portfolio Risk Analyst, EverBank, Jacksonville, FL
2003 Senior Financial Specialist, AmSouth Bank, Winter Park, FL
Consulting</p>
<p>2008 Analyst, Duff & Phelps, Atlanta, GA
2008 Manager, Ernst & Young, based in Costa Rica
2007, 2005(2) Associate, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, Atlanta, GA
2007 Associate, Alvarez & Marsal, Miami, FL
2007 Risk Management Consultant, Sunera LLC, Atlanta, GA
2005 Senior Consultant, Ernst & Young Transaction Advisory Services, Inc., Taipei, Taiwan
2005 Business Risk Consultant, Protiviti, Atlanta, GA
2004 Analyst, KPMG, Tampa, FL
2004 Manager, KPMG Financial Advisory Services, San Jose, Costa Rica
2004 Associate, Swartz Campbell LLC, Orlando, FL
2003 Business Valuation Analyst, Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra, LLP
2002 Senior Associate, KPMG LLC, Orlando, FL
2002 Analyst, Price Waterhouse Cooper, Beirut, Lebanon
Commodities</p>
<p>2008 Trader Trainee, Louis Dreyfus Commodities, office tbd
Equity</p>
<p>2006 Equity Analyst, Ned Davis Research, Venice, FL
2006 Equity Analyst, Drach Market Research, Tallahassee, FL
2006 Equity Research Associate, Raymond James, St. Petersburg, FL
2006 Analyst, Standard & Poor’s, Stockholm, Sweden
2003 Equity Analyst, Florida State Board of Administration, Tallahassee, FL
Private Equity</p>
<p>2008 Associate, Hyde Park Capital Partners, LLC, Tampa, FL
Asset Management</p>
<p>2008 Senior Analyst, Caledonian Fund Service, Orlando, FL
2008 Analyst, Intrepid Capital Management, Jacksonville Beach, FL
2008 Analyst, Morningstar Inc., Chicago, FL
2007 Analyst, GE Asset Management, Stamford, CT
2006 Analyst, Brookstreet Securities, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2006 Analyst, Meketa Investment Group, Boston, MA
2004 Broker-Dealer Compliance Examiner, Emory Investment Management, Atlanta, GA
Foreign Exchange</p>
<p>2003 Foreign Exchange Dealer, Forex Capital Markets, LLC, New York, NY
Graduate Programs</p>
<p>2009 JD(2), University of Pennsylvania Law School
2007 JD, University of Virginia Law School
2007 PhD Economics, University of Florida
2005 PhD Finance, Yale University
2005 PhD Finance, University of Utah</p>
<p>UF is a good school, but I would be shunned by my family if I went there. Also, would I even be able to do investment banking with just a M-Fin? I thought they required an MBA.</p>
<p>Investment banking doesn’t require a degree does it? Even if it does, there are plenty of Harvard English majors doing it. I believe it does take a high IQ, as evidenced by a 1500 SAT or 700+ GMAT. Best of luck to ya :)</p>