<p>I plan on majoring either in Economics or in International Politics and Economics at Middlebury College, and I was wondering whether the school's grads can get jobs on Wall Street, assuming that they perform well.</p>
<p>Any insight?</p>
<p>I plan on majoring either in Economics or in International Politics and Economics at Middlebury College, and I was wondering whether the school's grads can get jobs on Wall Street, assuming that they perform well.</p>
<p>Any insight?</p>
<p>Middlebury College does not put you on Wall Street - you put yourself on Wall Street.</p>
<p>-Confucius</p>
<p>I suppose I should reshape the question…</p>
<p>Is Middlebury College well-connected and prestigious enough to get kids in the top b-schools, internships and jobs to work on Wall Street?</p>
<p>I suppose the best way to ask is: is Middlebury a “target” school for some of the financial institutions?</p>
<p>It’s not a target, but you can do it.</p>
<p>Elbeedubalum, I’m not sure what you mean when you say it’s not a target for some financial institutions. Wall street firms are big recruiters at Midd and the school practically shovels kids into the Tuck School at Dartmouth.</p>
<p>Also important to note that the former CEO of Lehman Brothers was on the Midd board of trustees and that the list of Goldman higher ups is well-populated with Midd alums. There’s a lot more to add to this, but my point is still that I don’t know what you mean when you say it’s not a target.</p>
<p>Yes. +1 for iChris</p>
<p>Urbanslaughter, </p>
<p>Lol, the person you are talking about is Dick Fuld (former Lehman CEO and Midd), one of the most reviled and disgraced leaders on Wall Street in a generation. This is a bit like Duke law bragging about Richard Nixon. I would suggest touting other Midd role models on Wall Street.</p>
<p>Nixon was a brilliant guy, give him credit. Of course there were some issues with him… paranoia and insanity, but c’mon…</p>
<p>I’ve heard mixed opinions about middlebury. It seems that a few banks do recruit there but generally most of the students are not interested in ibanking which is why there are few to no banks. I do know that middlebury is a feeder for top MBA programs(or so I’ve read). Take this all with a grain of salt. You should contact your OCR services or see if any alumni are working on WS.</p>
<p>Muckdogs, Fuld’s actions do nothing to detract from my point that Midd is, in fact, a target school. To ignore Fuld and his role on Wall Street would be like USC ignoring OJ and his role in football. His actions may qualify him as a despicable individual, but he was still a Hall of Fame football player.</p>
<p>There are a few distinct advantages of going to Midd over some other schools if you want to get into Wall Street. </p>
<p>-Low competition. Simply put, not that many kids want to do it. And most of the kids that are interested in finance are woefully unprepared because there isn’t a finance major and there isn’t a significant culture. Although Harvard/Wharton get a lot more recruiting from a lot more banks, there’s intense competition for those slots. If you’re willing to self study through interview guides and finance textbooks, the lower competition at Middlebury can make it easier.
-Strong presence on street, loyal alumni. Midd is still well represented; Goldman and Morgan Stanley both target Midd kids and take a few each year (Goldman has something like 3-5 partners, 10-15 Managing Directors; quite some presence for such a small school!), and there are plenty of alums at various firms you can network and develop relationships with.
-Solid reputation.</p>
<p>If you’re at Midd (well this can apply for any school) and want to get an investment banking gig, you should
<p>Sanguinity, since you’re current student you’d probably have a better idea than I would. But based on how many of my friends went on to Wall Street, I find it hard to believe that not many kids are interested in finance. If that’s the case now, then things have really changed and I couldn’t be happier. So many other/better things to do with your life.</p>
<p>There’s definitely still strong interest, and it actually feels like it’s gone up in the past year. However, it obviously doesn’t compare to a place like Wharton/Harvard/Stern. Preparation is also an issue for a lot of students as well.</p>