<p>i'm interested in investment banking and will be attending duke university in fall '06. how easy is it to get into investment banking out of duke? i know ibanking has a lot to do with where you went -- best jobs go to wharton, princeton, etc grads. i plan on double majoring in economics and public policy, or majoring in public policy with economics minor and management certificate program... something like that. anyone have any ideas/experience?</p>
<p>Get good grades, and show some leadership and you'll be fine.</p>
<p>"Get good grades, and show some leadership and you'll be fine."</p>
<p>I don't know exactly what you mean by that but banking internships are extremely hard to get regardless of where you went or your grades and leadership qualifications</p>
<p>get your GPA above 3.8, because the president of a fraternity. if you can do that, you must have intelligent and great social skills. and you are probably are great interviewer.</p>
<p>Ibanks recruit, wine, and dine Wharton kids.</p>
<p>For the rest of us, read up on everything: WSJ, Vault, BusinessWeek, Economist, etc etc. Read, and practice social skills.</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure Duke is well recruited also.</p>
<p>Ashok Varadhan came from Duke and became the youngest MD at Goldman Sachs I think</p>
<p>Duke is very highly recruited as are all top 20 schools regardless of whether or not they have a business school.</p>
<p>All the Ivies, Duke Stanford NU and other top 15-20 schools are all heavily recruited, get a decent GPA and be active and you'll do fine</p>
<p>Decent GPA would usually be one thats around a Dean's List cutoff</p>