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<li>How is U of Chicago viewed by investment banking firms ACROSS the nation and not just in chicago</li>
<li>Grade depreciation is a definite factor in U of Chicago, is this taken into consideration by firms?</li>
<li>Do firms actively recruit on campus and how hard is it to attain a position due to the inter-school competition?</li>
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<p>I have browsed through the CC site for discussions about chicago ibanking but most of what I found was so convoluted by different opinions due to the "my school's program is better" mentality that it was hard to get a straight answer to these three questions. My main concern is that u of chicago is an expensive university to attend and when/if I do so I want to be assured that at the very least I will have a strong university reputation to back me up as well as no lack of job opportunities in respect to on campus recruiting. </p>
<p>On a side note..I am not sure if where this thread belongs so if its in the wrong place let me know...</p>
<p>Urine idiot. Ross is legit but UIUC for banking? Lmao. That’s like saying you should go to Baruch over Harvard since most people only go to Harvard for the economics program.</p>
<p>To the OP, UChicago is great and if you do well, you’ll definitely have a great shot at i-banking/MBB. The thing is, you have to do well, which won’t be easy since Chicago has grade deflation, and the whole “Uchicago is hard” deal will get you few, if any, brownie points since engineering majors at MIT or ivies will have hard classes and there will still be plenty that get "A"s. Basically, just work your ass off these next few years, get a 3.6, get involved, NETWORK LIKE A ■■■■, and get into Goldman TMT. It’ll be a bit harder to get into NYC btw since Chicago is further off, but Northwestern and to a lesser extent, Ross, will be your main competition for the Chicago offices.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice creamgethamoney! that was really useful. however now I am concerned as to how hard achieving a 3.6 GPA at chicago is especially in its mythical econ department. Now I hope i dont sound too naive but when you mean network like a ■■■■…exactly who am i networking with? Is it with my fellow students or are their others on campus whose asses i have to kiss?</p>
<p>@supakew: I met this girl at a party last night who goes to Chicago and has a 3.6 GPA. So I’m guessing it’s doable. Now, as for networking: You get close to both your peers, professors, and alumni who come for campus visits etc. Also, get to know the IB recruiters who frequent the campus; they can be useful in the future.</p>
<p>My daughter doesn’t have anyone from Chicago in her intern class this summer. Northwestern, yes.</p>
<p>U. Chicago attracts different type of students, they are more academic and most of them want to go on to get PhD. At the end of day, one doesn’t have to be that smart to work in IB, unless one wants to be a quant. If IB is what you are interested, I would look into Duke, NU, Cornell, Colgate, Williams, if not HYPS. Kids out of those schools I mentioned, they are doers. They work very hard and also party hard. U Chicago kids tend to work very hard and are very smart.</p>