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Moreover, I think my grade cutoffs are pretty much accurate. These guys are just trying to give you a rosy picture without detailing some facts. As a matter of fact, I wouldn't be shocked if these people were naive freshmen and sophomores.
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<p>Haha I'm a first semester senior. I never said you can get an interview with GS with a GPA under a 3.5. In fact I've saying in other threads that it takes at least a 3.6-3.7 to get one, which I am right seeing that I have friends that have had interviews with GS with those GPAs. You are painting a very brash picture that is very unilateral in thinking. Why? Because you keep citing finance and acct as your basis, and the firms of those backgrounds generally have very unilateral demands. </p>
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Again, if you want to go to a program that has more respect than USC in finance, but definitely not accounting, then head to Michigan, NYU, or Berkeley Haas. I know several people at NYU that have my GPA but are working on Wall Street. Why? Because of the location and representation. It's all about how the market perceives the school and the market in I-banking is not kind to USC. If USC was indeed respected in the I-Banking profession then MrTrojanman's cutoffs would be appropriate.
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<p>And that is what I've been pushing this whole time. I said location plays a big factor and that is why I've been urging the original poster to head to NYU if he wants to work on Wall Street and to take USC over Michigan because of its location and close proximity to big name firms. </p>
<p>Also how dumb do you have to be to understand that I-banking is not kind to just USC but any West Coast school? It isn't a matter of reputation, it's a matter of how the business operates. Are you going to wake up at 4 am on the West Coast or 7 am on the East Coast? What obvious thing are you going to say next? </p>
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As for Afterhours and his lambasting of my post in that it is finance centric, um, where do you think all the jobs come from? You really think a marketing major or operations management major is going to land a high-paying job? Highly unlikely, especially given that USC's reputation in those areas is even worser than finance. Entrepreneurship? Many of these concentration people head over to work at Accounting firms or consulting firms doing consulting work. But guess which ones are selected? GASP, the 3.6's and up. How do I know? Again, I know enough people to get a feel for the marketplace and what they demand. The real money program at USC is accounting, given its high ranking and respectability in the marketplace. In this program, you will see people in the low 3's actually getting hired at the Big Four or top-tier Accounting firms.
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<p>Umm you think everyone wants to work in finance? Have you not began to think that some people want jobs because they like it? Not everyone is a finance major nor does everyone want to slave their life to a firm in order to make a lot of money. Like I said, your argument is only in tune for those that want to work at a BIG name firm. </p>
<p>Entrepreneurship majors head over to Accting and Consulting firms?! Since when? So does that mean I have a place over at Accenture right now? Give me a break! I do not know one single person in the entrepreneurship program that has any interest in a consulting or accounting program. Why? Because they would concentrate in consulting or accounting!!!! </p>
<p>Also the Trojan network is a meaningless asset kiddies since everyone wants to work at Morgan and GS. Who knows where I'd have got my funding for my company or the real-world knowledge to even successfully create the business? </p>
<p>Think of it as a blessing that you didn't get an interview at GS. I wouldn't wish 100 hr weeks and cold calls to any of my fellow graduates, especially for the money that they pay. But hey it's your life and you can do whatever you want with it, that's just my 2 cents.</p>