<p>I'm currently at the University of Scranton in Northeastern Pennsylvania, because its local and they gave me a large amount of money. I came here as a pre med student, but after taking micro and macro economics I've come to realize I like economics a lot more than the sciences so I'm switching my major to finance. I also know that in the business world, the prestige of a school matters a lot so I'm looking at transferring to Syracuse University. My question is does Syracuse have a good reputation of getting students a job on Wall Street? Also, if I stay where I'm at do I still have a chance to get onto Wall Street if I excel? Thank you</p>
<p>Questions related to yours come up fairly often on College Confidential. So try searching some of the old threads for discussions about investment banking opportunities. You’ll probably find many variations of statements like this:</p>
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<p>The list of cited schools may vary somewhat (it might include Duke, Chicago, Northwestern and a few others, maybe as many as 15-20 schools). It’s hard to gauge the accuracy of information in these posts, because they generally don’t cite any meaningful sources or statistics. Nevertheless, you might pick up some useful leads from the discussions.</p>
<p>Look for recruiting event calendars on the Syracuse or Scranton cites. They might look something like this:
<a href=“Duke Event Calendar”>Duke Event Calendar;
See if the Syracuse/Scranton calendars show recruiting events with companies that interest you (even if they don’t happen to be “bulge bracket” Wall Street firms.)</p>
<p>As for your original question, I’m afraid the short, blunt answer is “no” … but don’t take my word for it, and don’t conclude that you can’t get any good job in finance without attending a super prestigious college.</p>