<p>I just learned that Fordham is not a target, or even semi-target, school for the big investment banks, meaning the recruiters don't look for graduates from Fordham.</p>
<p>So then, what kind of jobs are Fordham graduates getting with their Finance degrees? I guess it's possible to land a good job in investment banking, but apparently it's extremely rare.</p>
<p>Anyone have some real facts on this?</p>
<p>You’d be surprised, actually. One bank in particular at the top of the league tables by many measures has started recruiting at Fordham for its IBD analyst and summer analyst positions.</p>
<p>I’m graduating and got hired by the firm, along with 5 others from Fordham. I just checked our analyst class list and there are 8 coming from NYU, so proportionately, Fordham is sending more. Of the 8, only 5 are from Stern, so even their b-school isn’t all its cracked up to be. Along those same lines, I’m not in the Gabelli school, and have really enjoyed my liberal arts curriculum.</p>
<p>Because the banks tend to compete against each other for talent, it’s likely that you’ll see more IBD programs recruiting at Fordham in the coming years.</p>
<p>I dont think it is rare to go from Fordham to Ibanking, but I think trading is more likely and just as lucrative. I would say excellent quant skills are necessary.</p>
<p>Thanks, it’s always best to hear stuff right from the horse’s mouth, so to speak.</p>
<p>Just a few days ago, a Fordham freshman was offered an internship at UBS on the spot. I’d say that’s pretty good. </p>
<p>It isn’t so much about which school you come from as much as it is who YOU are and what you’ve done. I am a freshman at Fordham LC and my co-interns were from Columbia, NYU Grad, and Princeton. Is Fordham comparable to those? No, not really. But my personal resume was either comparable or better than theirs.</p>
<p>[Best</a> Undergraduate B-Schools Ranking History - Businessweek](<a href=“Bloomberg - Are you a robot?”>Bloomberg - Are you a robot?). Based on this link, Can someone explain the slipping of Fordham in the rankings? I am going to make my decision on monday between Baruch and Fordham and with Fordham slipping since '08, I am worrisome on the business school’s future.</p>
<p>the businessweek rankings are known to fluctuate greatly from year to year. They don’t have the most reliable methodology.</p>
<p>Since 2008, Gabelli’s endowment, SAT scores, and high profile faculty have all increased. Acceptance rates have decreased. Internship and job placement have remained solid. And in the fall of 2012, the new, $30 million business facility will open. I wouldn’t be concerned about Gabelli’s future. Especially based solely on the businessweek rankings.</p>
<p>I read that any ranking that puts Mendoza at #1 is out of whack. Wharton is generally accepted as the top – maybe tied with/slightly ahead of Harvard.</p>
<p>For the record, Harvard has no undergraduate business program.</p>
<p>Oops, guess I was talking graduate! Anyway, the point is BusinessWeek rankings are generally looked upon as being very biased. At least according to what I read.</p>
<p>Just because its not targeted doesnt mean you wont get a job. You just gotta work harder than the rest to get where you want to be.
If you really want a foot in the door though…id check out NYU. Absolute bomb Business program…with Finance being the most popular major.</p>