<p>Hello -- </p>
<p>Is Caltech at all a target school for IB?</p>
<p>Where would a Caltech grad end up geographically?</p>
<p>Based on what I’ve read in other threads, Caltech is a target for IB. I’d presume most Caltech grads end up in LA after graduating.</p>
<p>I would imagine it’s a target if you want it to be, if that makes sense. Most people know the crazy smart reputation Caltech has, and if the recruiting presence is not there, it is likely because of the more academic orientation of graduates. If you demonstrate interest in finance and market yourself as well-rounded (since many recruiters may assume the opposite based on Caltech’s rep), I think you could do quite well for yourself.</p>
<p>Agree with Bears that LA would be primary market, but that doesn’t mean you couldn’t find yourself in Chicago, NYC, or Houston, depending on the firm’s needs and your networking.</p>
<p>What about schools like UCLA and Berkeley?</p>
<p>Are they target schools?</p>
<p>UCLA and Berkeley are targets on the west coast. Berkeley is a semi-target, if at all, for east coast offices. </p>
<p>I think UCLA and Berkeley have more ACTIVE recruiting for IB than Caltech. But, with that said, if you just apply with Caltech on your resume, I’m sure you will get back some interviews - on-campus recruiting or not.</p>
<p>Drailing - In terms of schools in California, your best bet for landing an IB gig would be</p>
<ol>
<li>Stanford</li>
<li>UC-Berkeley</li>
<li>Caltech</li>
<li>UCLA/USC</li>
</ol>
<p>If you don’t get into Stanford but are accepted to UCB and Caltech, UCB would be the better choice if you’re trying to get into IB, in my opinion.</p>
<p>Are west coast people locked into the west coast if not from Stanford?</p>
<p>How does the pay of west coast IB establishments compare? Working conditions?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>How would Pomona and CMC compare to the schools listed in post #6？</p>
<p>^I’m not too familiar with LACs but I’m pretty sure those schools are recruited for IB. I’m probably the wrong guy to ask when it comes to schools on the west coast but I’ve heard great things about Pomona and CMC. In terms of Pomona and CMC being targets, I have no idea.</p>
<p>(1) Stanford
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(2) Berkeley
(3) Caltech
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(4)USC - CMC
(5)UCLA - Pomona
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(6) Other UCs and Cal Poly - SLO</p>
<p>At the end of the day if you a company like Goldman Sachs, or whatever really wants you they’ll send you to their NYC office. I personally know tons of kids from USC and Berkeley who went to work for BB in their NYC/London offices.</p>
<p>For some of the upper class private schools, I would need to do ROTC in order to afford them.</p>
<p>Would 4 or 5 (unsure of how long I have to serve) years of service in, say, the Marines affect my chances of being recruited?</p>
<p>CMC is definitely a target for investment banking. All the bulge and many of the boutique banks recruit at the school and hire a number of students for internships and full-time positions. I would think having served 4 years in the military could be a plus depending on the way it was presented.</p>
<p>My concern was that the investment banks would not like the distance between my education and my employment…that I may have forgotten some of the stuff or something.</p>
<p>I personally know several people who after serving one full tour went back to school to get his or her MBA at some of the most prestigious MBA programs in the world.</p>
<p>4 years of college -> 4 years of active service or 3 years of service -> 4 years in reserve or 5 years in reserve (you can go back to school for your MBA + begin working)</p>
<p>If you are an armed forces veteran, especially a Marine, it will affect your chances of being recruited, but in a very good way. No one will look down on you for serving our country and you will probably receive more/better job offers for being a Marine.</p>
<p>OK – thank you.</p>
<p>I’ll probably end up doing Army ROTC out of all of them.</p>
<p>Do I qualify for the GI Bill even if I was serving out my ROTC times?</p>
<p>hahaha this thread is a joke. Caltech is definitely NOT a target for IB. </p>
<p>Maybe for more quantitative trading roles, or a prop shop like DRW/Jane Street, but I have never seen a Caltech student in traditional IB.</p>
<p>That’s not to say Caltech is a weak school, but being a target implies a lot of recruiting/hiring and on campus interviews. Given Caltech’s small class size and students’ general lack of interest in investment banking, banks are not going to waste their efforts actively recruiting there for M&A advisory</p>
<p>I think that I’ve been thinking that investment banking is more of the quantitative stuff.</p>
<p>Those would require a math related degree, correct?</p>
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<p>-facepalm-. Yet another clueless one who’s obviously in it for the money</p>