Ibanking safety schools

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<p>What are some schools that have a higher acceptance rates (30-50 percent-ish) and still have a decent shot of breaking into ibanking?</p>

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<p>My my you just want everything don’t ya?</p>

<p>Breaking into a selective field via a non-selective school just doesn’t sound right…</p>

<p>Perhaps Indiana Kelley, but you’d have to work hard anyway to get into their I-bank workshop</p>

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<p>^Maybe, but certainly ■■■■■■■■ is indicative that someone lacks a social life. :D</p>

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<p>Rice, Emory, Vanderbilt, CMU and the like</p>

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<p>There aren’t really any imo.</p>

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<p>I have heard numerous stories about people going into investment banking from non-selective colleges, but I do not think that there is any good answer to your question just because of the nature of non-selective colleges.</p>

<p>It does not make sense that banks would put time into recruiting from non-selective schools rather than selective schools. That said, taking networking into account, it is completely possible to get into banking from non-targets.</p>

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<p>Perhaps Zicklin at CUNY Baruch would work? I know that a number of big-name firms recruit there.</p>

<p>Admittedly, I’m not an expert on the different kinds of IBanking positions available, so I don’t know what positions they get.</p>

<p>[BBA</a> in Finance — Zicklin School Of Business - Baruch College - CUNY](<a href=“http://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/faculty/economics/programs/bba-finace]BBA”>http://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/faculty/economics/programs/bba-finace)</p>

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<p>Baruch is excellent but highly selective, I think they only accept around 20% of applicants. </p>

<p>What about Villanova? They seem to have a good rep and I read they accept around 40%, but that may be lower for the business school. </p>

<p>Also, Long Island University? Its not very selective and has some very successful alumni.</p>

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<p>Miami U is an up and coming… quote me on it :D</p>

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<p>There are no safety schools for IB. If you aren’t from a top target and you don’t have stellar connections, you’ll have close to no chance. </p>

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You’ll be waiting for a long time, sir.</p>

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<p>I’m not waiting for anything, I’ll be in bulge within the next 2 years and Miami will be at least a semi-target within 4-5.</p>

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<p>As a trader: “Yours! I can do that in volume”</p>

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<p>No it’s not. No banks recruited on campus for SA this past winter.</p>

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<p>Keep dreaming about Miami</p>

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<p>cool story bro</p>

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<p>Hence the term ‘up and coming’.</p>

<p>Give it a few years.</p>

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<p>No need to be a dick about it, it’s just my opinion with good facts to back it up. I-Banking preparation programs, I-Banking classes, Modeling training courses, increased numbers of interns at bulge and reputable MM firms… slowly working its way to Indiana status.</p>

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<p>Indiana is not a target.</p>

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<p>Pretty close to a semi-target, sends a very good number of students to bulge and mm firms each year.</p>