<p>Just curious, does anyone know how good Yale is in terms of their economics program and for a future job in investment banking?</p>
<p>If Yale isn't one of the better schools for this area of study, what would you recommend for someone looking into this degree?</p>
<p>Thanks for replying!</p>
<p>You’re mistaken about the role of the econ dept’s “goodness” and its connectivity with IB/finance recruiting. Yale is excellent for IB/Finance recruiting b/c it possesses a great pool of potential hires – not because Yale’s econ or math or engineering or Am Hist is one or two notches above or below some other school’s.</p>
<p>The same can be said about Wharton, MIT, Harvard, UVA, Ross, Duke, Stanford, Kellogg, Stern – several others. These “top” name undergrad programs attract the recruiters b/c they know they get a lot of bang for the buck – i.e. multiple qualified recruits.</p>
<p>Alright, nevertheless, are there a lot of potential opportunities available for someone wishing to go into Investment Banking? </p>
<p>I was still questioning how good their department was relative to some of the other Ivies as well. Any answers in regards to this would be greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>Although they fall slightly short of comparable Ivies in terms of IB placement, Yale is still one of the main schools that many top banks recruit from. You can’t go wrong going to Yale.</p>
<p>My answer? Yale econ undergrad is great. But in reality, the relative strength of its dept vs other Ivy Econ depts is inconsequential to you, as a consumer — or indeed, to hiring managers of IB/Finance companies. </p>
<p>If, come your Sr year you’ll be the sort of candidate that Wall St is targeting, you’ll be that regardless of which Ivy you attend – no one is going to say: “Hmmmm… Joe from Yale looks just as good as Judy from Brown on paper … but I hear Yale’s econ dept > than Brown’s econ dept – let’s go with Joe”</p>
<p>You’ll either have IT or you won’t. Choose to which school to apply based on factors other than how you perceive other view the Econ depts.</p>
<p>I’m not asking how others perceive Yale. I’m asking if it’s equal or stronger to other Ivies in the economics department. I’ve heard of Stanford and Harvard being relatively strong in the economics (as well as Wharton @ UPenn), I just haven’t heard much about Yale and I was curious what it meant. </p>
<p>When I say opportunities, I’m not asking about recruitment (Although it’s nice to know!). I’m more focused on internships and other outside opportunities available for students at Yale. </p>
<p>Any other advice greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>Gen: I’m not tryingto be argumentative but when you say: “I’m not asking how others perceive Yale. I’m asking if it’s equal or stronger to other Ivies in the economics department.” – aren’t you asking peoples’ opinions of Yale Econ? Their perception of Yale Econ?</p>
<p>If you were to attend any one of the schools you’ve mentioned, there’s no way you, as an undergrad, would even be able to scratch the surface of what each dept offers. That’s what I meant earlier when I said it’s inconsequential for you as a collegian to notice. Now if you were a PhD candidate and particular professors were specialists in your field of study,then it would come into great play.</p>
<p>Plus you ask a question as if people could quantitatively tell you A>B>C as if anyone actually attends all three as undergraduates. Thus your fixation with its ranking vis a vis other Ivies – is ghost chasing, IMHO.</p>
<p>BTW: I have an Econ BA from Y, in case you’re wondering and if my life depended on it, I couldn’t tell you definitively that Y>H>S or the any other ordering of such.</p>
<p>So I revert to my original position. Yes Yale Econ is great. If you happen to hold a YHS acceptance letters in your hand on Mar 29th, then I strongly suggest you make your choice based on other factors since their Econ depts are equal *for all intents and purposes *with H & Y > S for IB due to its proximity to NYC.</p>
<p>Alright, thanks for the help!</p>
<p>What was your experience like at Yale?</p>
<p>Also, like I mentioned before, what did you think about the internships available for those at Yale? Scarce? Plentiful (Please!)? Somewhere inbetween?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>If you are looking for a hardcore economics program that leads the world in economics Nobel Prize winners and that most of the world considers the Mecca of economics, then you have to consider Chicago. The only other college that would come close to or might equal Chicago is Harvard. P and MIT would be at the next tier below those two along with Columbia.</p>
<p>Thanks, JustOrdinary…#1 in economics is pretty impressive, I remember hearing about them but I never thought they were that good! o.o</p>