<p>I was wondering if the top firms on the street hire Canadian students (im considering U of T, in addition to Top 10/Ivies)? I know its still a long time, but I like to plan ahead :D</p>
<p>Thank You</p>
<p>Chances of being hired from U of T or McGill are very slim. Those two schools aren’t feeders for Wall Street. I spoke with a managing director once, and he said top Wall Street banks usually doesn’t hire students from U of T and McGill for two reasons. One, most Canadian students, best of the best from Canada, who want to work on Wall Street attend HYPSM, Columbia, Dartmouth, Duke, etc. Second, best schools in Canada aren’t perceived by clients to be at the pinnacle of world’s education institutions (only top schools in US, UK, Japan, and perhaps Germany are). In an industry that love prestige, best U of T and McGill trails behind the Ivies, Stanford, MIT, Oxbridge, etc.</p>
<p>So my advice to you is to attend HYPSM, Columbia, Dartmouth, or Duke to maximize your chances of working on Wall Street.</p>
<p>^That’s true for Wall Street. Not for Bay Street, City of London, Dubai, Hong Kong, etc.</p>
<p>McGill’s prestige is actually greatest in the middle east and parts of Asia, not in the US or Canada. Same with U of T. But Wall Street def. has an anti-Canadian bias. Canada is just too egalitarian.</p>
<p>Lastly, the Richard Ivey school of business at UWO is the closest thing to a target in Canada. They place very well around the globe. Neither McGill nor U of T have great undergrad biz programs. McGill and U of T are, however, very well respected in academia.</p>
<p>^ This is simply and utterly false.</p>
<p>mm no I don’t think it’s false at all really. Generally speaking, wutang’s post is true.</p>
<p>Starbright is right, that is utterly false.</p>
<p>McGill and U of T are comparable to UMich and UVa. Just as how most of the best students in Michigan and Virginia have left to attend Ivies, Stanford, MIT, Duke, etc. most of the best students in Canada have left to attend Ivies, Stanford, MIT, Duke, etc.
You would still have a chance if you attend McGill and U of T, but your chances of getting an offer on Wall Street are infinitely greater if you attend HYPSM, Columbia, Dartmouth, or Duke.</p>
<p>Another vote for Starbright. Canadians have the lack of Green Card problem that all internationals do. You could work for a US firm on Bay Street, but much less exciting and far less money.</p>
<p>Wow, the falsehoods.</p>
<p>Canadians can work on Wall Street without going through any visa application at all. They are called NAFTA professionals, feel free to google it. Occasionally they could be challenged at the border at which time they would be given a TN visa – at the border in just a few minutes. No quota.</p>
<p>Totally different from internationals from other countries.</p>
<p>I’m just curious, what is so objectionable about my post?</p>
<p>I happen to know a lot of mcgill and U of T grads looking for finance jobs or working in finance. I can tell you that most are not getting offers from the top firms in the states. When the market was doing well a handful of very top students got some BB offers in NY, just as with any better public university. </p>
<p>Some of the international students from Europe get into top firms and even top hedge funds/PE because there’s more nepotism in Europe.</p>
<p>TN visa is only for certain professions. Management consultants and economists are TN professions… bankers are not on the list.</p>
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