<p>If you're really willing to be an i-banker, then no, not all hope is lost. But it's going to take a lot of work. Network like crazy and contact a lot of people. And I agree that you should initially aim low for internships. A job at a local boutique firm is much more realistically attainable than a Wall Street position. If you get a job, network a lot there as well. Your boss and colleagues could be very useful contacts in the future if you apply to business school or try to move up to some bigger firms.</p>
<p>Are Darthmouth and USC "target schools" for ibanking? looking at the schools lists off ibank websites it dosn't seem so?</p>
<p>also, which schools prepare you best for ibanking? ie. is an eccon major at a disadvantage over a business major because they havent taken relevent courses even if they are heavaly recruited?</p>
<p>According to Micheal Lewis, the author of Liar's Poker, there is nothing that can really prepare you for i-banking. However, econ and business majors have a leg up in the recruiting process b/c the i-banks want practical people that are willing to study something they don't like in order to land a job that they want. I-banks also think of econ and business as a standardized test to measure career oriented graduates. I'm not an investment banker, so I could be wrong. I'm just paraphrasing what Micheal Lewis, a former i-banker, said in his book. As for business being better than econ, that depends. If you go to a school with an undergad business program, do that. If you go to a school, like Dartmouth, that has no vocational training, do econ. For instance, a Penn econ grad won't do as well as a wharton grad.</p>
<p>but do you think dartmouth and usc are "target schools"? USC isn't on many of the ibanking school lists? Is it still decent job prospects?</p>
<p>Regarding USC, it's a target school (in that they actively hold recruiting sessions and interview rounds on campus) for most of the bulge bracket, though a few big names like Bear Sterns are notoriously absent.</p>
<p>Are there any historically white colleges that still are 99% white...or would that be illegal? I know most Ivy league colleges were but now they are the total opposite. Just asking.</p>
<p>Anybody know if the Ibanks recruit at Rutgers Undergrad business? If so what rutgers campus? Anybody know anything esle about the school?</p>
<p>I saw a couple bulge brackets that stopped at RU...probably stopped at the main campus Rutgers College new brunswick..cuz ther est of the campuses suck :)</p>
<p>I know one person who got into Merrill with a 4.0 from RU.</p>
<p>Less selective schools that get Ibank recuritment??</p>
<p>CMU??</p>
<p>IU???</p>
<p>UIUC??</p>
<p>RU??</p>
<p>yey for UIUC</p>
<p>CMU should not be considered "less selective"</p>
<p>it is though</p>
<p>Cmu is not good for invetment banking. It is a quant school. Its known for producing good traders.</p>
<p>Well we can't really say that it isn't good for ibanking. My friend had his college acceptance interview with some alum that works at JPM, and he said there are plenty of others there who got into IB from Tepper's finance concentration.</p>
<p>People need to realize that online recruitment lists are a VERY rough estimate of the schools that they will visit. If you go to a top 20 school you are pretty much guaranteed a visit by a BB firm regardless of the information on their website.</p>
<p>yea but is guarentied a vist the same as a realistic chance at an interview, internship or job???</p>
<p>It's a definite chance to network and establish contacts. It also gives you the opportunity to set up an interview. Nothing other than a combination of a stellar interview, superb resume, and/or connections will guarantee you an internship/job.</p>
<p>Blackstone Group</p>
<p>Harvard University
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
University of Texas
UPenn (Wharton)
U. of Virginia</p>
<p>Blackstone's not i-banking, though, right?</p>