Investment Banking HELP!

<p>I have decided that I would love to go into business and I have been breaking it down into different majors. I am interested in finance and sports management but I also think investment banking would be very interesting. Does anyone know what the top schools for investment banking are? I am thinking of applying to Indiana university, UNC, Boston university, and Wisconsin madison so does anyone know if any of these schools have a GOOD investment banking major? Please give a variety of feedback! Thanks a ton!</p>

<p>Vanderbilt is the only school with an investment banking major.</p>

<p>Go to the investment banking board and ask them about target schools. They are basically the Ivys with a couple of exceptions. I think you need to learn more about investment banking than to choose your college solely based on this belief that “IT IS WHAT I HAVE TO DO.”</p>

<p>My opinion: Ibanking sucks–no one really likes it. Yes you make huge sums of money, but you have no time to spend it. You sacrifice 2 years working 100 hours a week; make 100-150k a year. You learn to be great with excel and the ins-and-outs of financial models. Otherwise you are a grunt that puts together pitch books. </p>

<p>All I am saying is that IB is an intense field that isn’t for 99% of society. To be in high school and know it is your calling is foolish when I can almost guarantee that you don’t know about 50% of the other job possibilities in the work force.</p>

<p>I agree that since I am a junior in high school I have many opportunities and nothing is set in stone. IB is just an option of mine and I have not decided that I want to do it. I am looking for more information on it. Goose…if you are not a fan of IB which I respect, then what are some solid majors in business that offer good salaries in your opinion? Thanks for your time.</p>

<p>All of those schools are semi-targets at best. You will probably get some on campus recruiting, but not like true target schools. There’s no IB major. Look into Econ and Finance.</p>

<p>Indiana has a great investment banking group. Real pipeline to WS. Very, VERY hard to get into and stay in. </p>

<p>IB sucks. With that said, it is highly lucrative and what you can do afterwards is phenomenal.</p>