<p>irocktheyellow,<br>
I would guess that coming from an undergrad other than Tulane, you’ll have to have a higher GPA than had you come from TU itself. Try for a 3.3+ if you can. I wouldn’t worry too much about that though as your GMAT will be the primary concern for TU. One of the reasons that Tulane has a lower GMAT score is frankly, the Tulane undergrad students. A lot of kids from Tulane know they are given a certain amount of preference and usually just study for a couple of days and then take the exam. In my class it was the same way. If you can get a 650+ on the GMAT, you should be ok. If you have a 3.0-3.3 I would really work on the GMAT before you take the exam to maximize your score as that alone will be your deciding factor.</p>
<p>I’m glad to see you are interested in trading. I took every trading course offered (though they now have more than when I was there) because it’s really a great thing to know. I knew I didn’t want to trade on the floor in Chicago or NY but I do use some of what I learned in those classes at work and I definitely use it for my personal portfolio. Plus, they’re just really interesting classes. Unfortunately one of my favorite trading professors, and probably the best known at TU, is no longer in academia. The others are good though and you’ll have a great experience with them as well. </p>
<p>Tulane will place you well with a regional or boutique firm. The problem is sometimes finding the firms if they are particularly small. This can be done easily enough by narrowing down cities and then checking for SEC registered firms, ect. Best of luck!</p>