<p>I am a senior in high school, and I am curious about this topic myself. I wonder which programs would be considered targets and semi-targets. I propose that we make a comprehensive list (this could be helpful for other users too). Does anyone want to start us off by providing us with some names and rationale?</p>
<p>Here are some guesses in no particular order–> someone please refute, verify, and/or add:</p>
<p>Targets:</p>
<p>NYU Stern
UChicago (Math/Econ specifically???)
Harvard
Princeton
Yale
Stanford
MIT
Brown
Columbia
Cornell (maybe AEM specifically???)
Dartmouth
Duke
Williams
Amherst
UPenn (does Wharton get its own space??)
UMich Ross
Northwestern
Georgetown McDonough
UC Berkeley (Haas, and maybe othe programs like Comp-Sci?)</p>
<p>Semi-Targets:</p>
<p>UVA McIntire
Emory Goizueta
UMich (math and CS maybe?)
Boston College Carroll
Notre Dame Mendoza
WUSTL Olin
UNC Kenan-Flagler</p>
<p>If you do well at any of these school and get relevant internships before graduating, you can land an IB gig. I think this distinction of semi-target and target is somewhat useless. </p>
<p>All these schools have good placement, but one thing to keep in mind is competition between undergrads. There might be more competition at NYU Stern, Haas, or Ross just because there are LOTS of smart, motivated kids gunning for the same, limited spots. This might negatively affect your college experience. I’ve talked to some kids from Haas (I got into Berkeley and was seriously considering it) and many were quite miserable. Sometimes there are 100 kids gunning for 3-4 positions at a bank.</p>
<p>I’m going to Amherst next year because it has a good, tight-knit alumni network in finance. I’ve already talked to some alums who live near me and they are incredibly supportive. Anyways, even if you don’t get into a “target” school, with some networking and a great GPA, you can still land an IB gig.</p>
<p>^^ Im very sorry you are going to Amherst because it has a tight knit alumni network in Finance. It’s so much better to go to college because it has incredible professors, smart peers that would open up your mind and an opportunity to learn, not just do well in finance courses.<br>
However what you said in your second paragraph is quite correct.
In terms of target and semi target etc – an easy way to make up the list is go on the individual IB’s sites and see where they recruit. Take care to differentiate front office from back office recruitment. The places where there is front office recruitment, would be targets. Semi targets are colleges where there are many alumni in the business, but no recruitment on campus.<br>
In terms of business schools – most banks would rather take a history scholar from an ivy/top ten lac than a finance/math student from a top business program (wharton mit excluded) for their front office.</p>
<p>@mhmm there is no way in this economy that banks would want to waste their time training a history major from an ivy rather than taking an econ or finance major from Ross, Hass, or McIntire.
That might have been the case a decade ago, but definately not anymore.</p>
<p>@yikesyikesyikes you list of targets semi targets is almost right, just switch around UVA and Notre Dame into target list, and put all LACs (except for Williams) into Semi-target list.</p>
<p>Pretty much on track. Obviously, any Ivy you go to, and assuming you have business sense, you can get an IB job. Michigan Ross and Stern are great as well, just with a lot more competition as stated above. University of Texas also has a great business school. What it all comes down to though is networking and knowing people. Many people from no name schools have becomes executives at bulge brackets only because they have the right connections and worked their asses off.</p>
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<p>Are you sure you don’t want to change your name to young and clueless? Sorry, I couldn’t resist. I didn’t mean to be a jerk (so here’s a second apology) but the statement is just wrong. There’s a lot of competition for IB jobs at Harvard,any other Ivy and any other school.</p>