<p>I'm now having a near-psychological dissolution process within my brain in choosing my Early Application school for the next year, Yes I'm a junior.
I like to be an i-banker at Goldman Sachs (Yes, I'm not smart enough to
discern beyond the conventional knowledge...sorry about that...)
Would you guys please help me in making this choice? I really need help...
My possible selections are below...</p>
<p>-Dartmouth
-Columbia
-Northwestern
-UChicago
-Cornell
-Amherst college
-Duke...</p>
<p>Would you be kind enough to rank the schools above in regard to my dream??
You can ignore my preference btw...</p>
<p>wow, someone 'like' to be an i-banker.</p>
<p>I thought being 'want' to is ridiculous enough already.</p>
<p>I'm an old person (58) and the mother of two boys. My advice: You need to seriously chill. Get into the best school you can that feels good to you. You might not even like finance; you might wind up majoring in Middle Eastern politics. To plan your life for the next fifty years from the ripe old age of 16 is scarey to me.</p>
<p>yeah thank you for your advice... But I do not believe in "follow-your-interest" way of thinking...I'm rather a man of "do-what-will-feed-you"</p>
<p>Investment banking is a very tough, sometimes impossible for some but not always, industry to break into. And to get into Goldman Sachs, the number one investment banking firm around on Wall Street, is even tougher. </p>
<p>With that being said, going to an Ivy League school sets you up with the best chances of getting into these bulge bracket firms because these firms want to recruit from the best schools (i.e. your Harvards, UPenns, Cornells, etc...). I would say Cornell and Dartmouth are good choices if you are able to get into these schools.</p>
<p>Also, check out <a href="http://www.vault.com%5B/url%5D">www.vault.com</a> and see if you really do want to become an investment banker because the career is long, brutal, and ridiculously hard to break into.</p>
<p>I think it was Mark Twain who said, "Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life."</p>
<p>In other words -- sure, be an investment banker because you'll make a lot of money. But not if you hate it and you stink at it. If you love it, then go for it.</p>
<p>Sure, "do what will feed you." Eating is good. But do you really need $5 million bonuses to stay fed? Seems to me a lower figure will feed you just as well. Really, you DON'T need six houses.</p>
<p>Naive ambition is a very sad combination. You will not get far with that attitude.</p>
<p>i like to be an ibanker. <------ best post i have ever read on the business section</p>
<p>Don't crop it please. Let it ring in all its glory.</p>
<p>"I like to be an ibanker at Goldman Sachs."</p>