<p>yes because that is what banks do. You can get in but getting in will be harder if your not at a school that is heavily recruited. Simple as that</p>
<p>that's a load of crap. I agree that banks recruit more at Harvard than say.... Montana, but your argument that it cuts off at 25 is silly. I think all top tier schools get recruitment, and to say that #28 vs #24 is the difference between a 3.8 and 3.4 being necessary all but sums up how useful and anecdotal this website is</p>
<p>There are less trading positions open. The top schools where traders come from are Wharton, UChicago, and MIT. Engineers and math majors at top engineering schools are heavily recruited with a few kids from other places here and there.</p>
<p>Dunkaroo-Have you actually gone through the recruiting process man? It doesn't sound like you have any idea what your talking about.</p>
<p>Trader positions go to two types of people, those with amazing math backgrounds that go into structured products, bonds, and derivatives. The second group is people who are into investing and do it with their own money, usually end up in equities. Some ivy league football players will get in to, they will be placed randomly. A trading interview will consist of a couple of brainteasers and questions about the market. It ends up being a mix of jocks from ivy league schools, kids who watch the market all day from random schools, and engineering/math kids.</p>
<p>The kids from random schools are more likely to be close to new york or chicago. I know kids that have gone to bad schools in NYC get jobs because they were able to clerk during the semester as well.</p>
<p>MassIsHorrible, do you know anybody at Babson that wants to be a trader?</p>
<p>dstark there are people probably at every school that want to be traders.</p>
<p>Do banks recruit heavily at NYU Stern for trading?</p>
<p>How is Babson for International Business??</p>
<p>guys...it doen't matter whether a univs prestigious or not...its the results that u produce that matter</p>
<p>I'm not sure where some of you have come up with the ideas about what is necessary to obtain any specific job, but you're making blanket statements that do not hold any universal truth. Case and point; I went to a private liberal arts university in California and majored in communications. I currently work in due diligence and strategic planning at a venture capital firm that currently has over 1/2 billion in managed funds. It's a small firm but not tiny. One of the VPs had very very average undergrad grades. She graduated from a small "who's heard of it" college in Texas. She went on to be a leading Inv. banker for Anderson - starting divisions, etc. Then graduated as some blah blah scholar from Harvard B-school. AND she scored UNDER 650 on the GMAT! How did she and I get the jobs that we have? Tenacity, intelligence and personality. Not GPAs or what school we went to etc. that helps, but if you're book smart but cannot make an intelligent decision in a crisis situation, you might as well stick to doing the financials in the back office. btw - i just got accepted to babson's mba program - people in my industry - even on the west coast HAVE HEARD OF IT and think it's a great program!</p>
<p>I am looking at Penn State versus Bentley versus Babson, etc. DUNKAROO – You’ve graduated by now… so what do you think of your Penn State decision? Did you ever consider Fordham?</p>
I got an email from babson that I should apply and if I apply I will be automatically considered for scholarship. i an an international student. Should I apply?