<p>I want to get two degrees: one in Chemical Engineering and a BBA (Finance) from Foster. Because of how many credits I would come in to the university with, I can do this in four years with only one summer spent taking VLPA courses (and I would never go over 18 credits). My question is, would this make me an attractive candidate for IBanking from Bulge Bracket firms (Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, etc.)? I want to specialize in tech/chemical companies as an analyst. How is recruiting at Foster? Is it difficult to get a job at a Bulge Bracket firm right after graduating? I tried looking at the employment figures but they were very general and included graduate students. Thank you!</p>
<p>No, you’re pretty much screwed cause you’re not going to a better school like UPenn or UChicago. It’s possible, but very unlikely coming from UW. Although you might be able to get a job like that if you 4.0 everything. Good luck with that though.</p>
<p>not without networking…Foster sees zero recruitment for IB and S&T on its own. And clearly you’ve got the wrong mindset as engineers aren’t recruited for IBD primarily.</p>
<p>I am not currently attending UW; it is my back-up in case I am rejected from Swarthmore, WashU, UChicago, CMU, NYU, and USC. I understand that engineers are not recruited for IBD. However, I feel that gaining extensive knowledge in an engineering field may help me down the road if I want to pursue a consulting job.</p>
<p>Thank you for your candid responses! What DOES Foster see recruitment for? Lol.</p>
<p>In retrospect my post seems really cocky so I apologize.</p>
<p>Foster is a regionally respected business school because it is one of the best Pac-NW programs. I don’t trust businessweek’s numbers but if I remember correctly job placement %ages were not too good. IIRC grads become accountants and financial analysts most of the time. As far as the finance curriculum specifically goes however, Foster suffers for two reasons:</p>
<p>1) Location Location Location: Foster doesn’t have a high enough caliber program to draw recruiters all the way from NYC especially with a great portion of top tier unis and LACs in the midwest and east.</p>
<p>2) Selectivity: It’s not that selective; the general student body quality does not produce enough of the sharper grads firms are looking for. Smart kids are everywhere and if they really want it they’ll find their way into these firms anyway but Foster’s brand name will not carry anyone into New Yawwk.</p>
<p>What if I wanted to get a job at a Seattle Goldman Sachs office? Would that be possible from Foster?</p>
<p>Possible, but you probably won’t be doing investment banking.</p>
<p>Gotcha. So I’m guessing it’s not possible to score an internship with Goldman for summer after junior year at Foster (at a NYC/east coast office)?</p>
<p>forget Foster, it won’t help your case at all. if you end up at UW, just get an engineering degree with a very high gpa and focus on getting into a top tier business school.</p>
<p>Also, out of the schools you mentioned only UChicago, CMU & NYU Stern get good IBD recruiting. I think you could get into UMichigan easily with the stats you mentioned in the other thread and (if you’re willing to pay OOS tuition) you could do Ross or engineering there and get recruited.</p>
<p>Hmm you think I could get into Ross for Preferred Admission? I know I have a good shot at Engineering but for PA at Ross I’m not sure. Also, I could do a dual degree at UMich (ChemE and BBA) in four years. Would that be more beneficial than at UW? Would I even need to get an engineering degree at UMich for what I want to do (in terms of a career)?</p>
<p>Ross PA is highly competitive, as the benefits of having a reserved spot are given to only top high school students. I’d say it’s comparable to UT McComb’s honors, which skims kids off the top 4% of their high school. If I recall your post in the CMU thread, your chances are somewhat low.</p>
<p>As an investment banking analyst at a BB you will have ZERO say in what group you want to work for. You’re the associate’s dog and you’re expected to grind out whatever task is given to you. If you want to stick to your chem experience look for F500 companies that do M&A exclusively for your industry group (they pay just as well and sometimes even better than BBs).</p>
<p>I see. Would it be hard to land a job at a F500 company for M&A out of UW? I guess I was looking at the wrong career! Haha</p>
<p>Also, I improved my SAT score a lot (I scored 2270 on a practice test before the Dec. test). Would that help my chances for Ross PA?</p>
<p>Higher real SATs will certainly improve your chances. </p>
<p>Stress AFTER you have schools to choose between =p Find whartongrad08 (something like that) and try sending him a PM, as he appears to be very knowledgeable about banking outside the bulge bracket.</p>
<p>Thank you! Yeah I probably shouldn’t be stressing right now :p</p>