<p>I guess it's pretty clear from my question, but I am a Duke student. Since many of you seem very in-tune with the recruitment process, I thought someone might know?</p>
<p>I know it does not have the power of say Wharton, MIT, Harvard, where the big firms hold 5-6 meetings each year (whereas Duke gets 1/2 meetings/seminars from these, tops). Will I have a good shot at getting an internship my junior year?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>Well, getting an internship your junior year depends more on how well you actually do in school, not just the school you attend (although that does have weight, as well). Being a Dukie, you'll have a greater shot than say, someone from UNC-Charlotte. However, I think this question would be better assessed given that you could post your stats and what not.</p>
<p>Well, I'm only a freshman, so that won't really help. And I realize much of the process is based on the interview (Im just concerned about getting an interview). Id actually love to get an internship my sophmore year, but I realize only a select few get those and that it is nearly impossible. </p>
<p>I hope to double major in Biomedical engineering and econ:
right now I have a 4.0</p>
<p>But being an engineer, it's certainly not going to stay there. What kind of GPA, being an engineer, do I need to keep?</p>
<p>If you are interested in working int the business side of pharmaceuticals, then you have an amazing shot to work for a place like GlaxoSmithKline because you are in the research triangle and many pharmaceutical companies are coming there to recruit. Also, if you have a high enough GPA you can go into IB or consulting for health & pharmaceutical groups. I would advise you to use your BME degree as an advantage.</p>
<p>Without a question, Duke is a target. Recruiting actually has more to do with what school you attend than your GPA. Once your GPA is above a certain threshold you are fine. (I can assure you that 4.0s at UNC Charlotte will have a harder time than 3.0s at Duke). Duke is a target school (near the top of the list to boot) so you have that covered. Try and be pro active, use the career office and you should be fine.</p>
<p>Here is the list: <a href="http://career.studentaffairs.duke.edu/graduate/connectwithemployers/oncampusevents/dukecareerfairs/cf_orgs.html%5B/url%5D">http://career.studentaffairs.duke.edu/graduate/connectwithemployers/oncampusevents/dukecareerfairs/cf_orgs.html</a></p>
<p>This is funny.. Duke is NO DOUBT a top recruited school.</p>
<p>Yeah.. seriously.
Duke is amazing. It's basically up there with Stanford and the Ivies.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the help. Your responses really offered a lot of insight.</p>
<p>I guess I phrased my question incorrectly, in that I know Duke is a target school, but I should have asked, How big is the diffrence between Harvard/MIT/Wharton and Duke?<br>
At these schools, firms conduct on campus interviews and cater to the students. While some of these fly Duke students up for interviews, I sometimes feel like I am limited in recruiting options.</p>
<p>But thanks again guys, all your responses were very helpful.</p>
<p>Duke is heavily recruited. I think it has the best biomedical engineering program in the country, and a top econ department. In any case, you should be fine when it comes to recruiting.</p>
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<p>that's a bit too far</p>
<p>Nope. (And this isn't something I pulled out...i have actually seen a person with a 3.0X GPA get to the second round at a place which makes getting an internship at a bulge bracket firm look like cakewalk).</p>
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<li>you are generalizing too much on a single person you know.</li>
<li>comparing 4.0 and 3.0 is still a bit too far.</li>
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<p>anyway... if you have time..
<a href="http://www.ibankingoasis.com/node/3595%5B/url%5D">http://www.ibankingoasis.com/node/3595</a></p>
<p>I'd much rather be 3.0@Duke then 4.0@UNC-Charlotte for all purposes of recruiting.</p>
<p>What's your point? Nearly every school on that list is better than UNC Charlotte ;).</p>
<p>First you should understand a simply cross section of all the analysts in a large firm is useless because there are great differences in offices, departments and groups. </p>
<p>Secondly, while I gave you one example I have seen, I have heard of a number of other instances where an individual with a low GPA has made it. For recruiting, your school is much more important than your GPA. Of course, having a 4.0 at Harvard in applied Physics will probably be helpful but I would put my money on the 3.0 from a recruited school than the 4.0 at a non recruited one simply because s/he will have to attract the attention of recruiters on her own (which is a challenge indeed).</p>
<p>lol at first I thought you guys were talking about Chapel Hill. I would take a 4.0 at UNC - CH over a 3.0 at Duke.</p>