<p>If I graduate ~top 25% of my class, is there an established pipeline to Wall St.?</p>
<p>Are you still willing to work long hours without the huge bonuses?</p>
<p>oh god…not another future ibanker…anyway i think if you’re at the top of your class at NU and want to work on wall street it’s entirely possible. there are some business programs at Northwestern you might wish to consider like the Kellogg Undergrad certificate. [Kellogg</a> School Certificate Program for Undergraduates - Kellogg School of Management - Northwestern University](<a href=“http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/certificate/index.htm]Kellogg”>http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/certificate/index.htm)</p>
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<p>You’re right. Regulations are coming. Where you go astray is the definition of “huge.” The $50 million bonuses won’t be there any longer, but the $10 million ones certainly will be.</p>
<p>for anything in chicago NU is ballin but there is no pipeline to wall street. if you play your cards right though NU wont close any doors </p>
<p>and who gives a crap about regulations. all that they will regulate is how much risk banks can take… and once you switch to buy side you gonna pop champagne anyway</p>
<p>How much would an econ major not being in MMSS or Kellogg undergrad program hurt? Would an Econ+Math/Stat major be at a huge disadvantage?</p>
<p>First, Chicago has a respected financial district if you’re interested in that. Second, who knows what’s happening or will have happened by the time you graduate, it will probably not be such a crowded field, more like the 70’s early 80’s. Finally, yes, there will be connections to Wall Street if that’s what you desire, there are even kids who you may become friendly with whose parents are influential in the financial industry.</p>