<p>Cause I have always heard that if you want to go work in the LA area [which I do], then you should go to Berkeley Haas or USC Marshall. I am interested in Marketing/Advertising and iBanking, btw, so is it hard to get a job, or even an internship over the summer [since I live in the LA area] at a firm in LA if I was to attend [hoping really, applying ED!] NYU Stern as a double major in finance and marketing? I mean, once school started junior year, Id prob. go for internships in the NYC area during the school year, but I think I want to work in LA, so I dont know if Stern would hinder my chances or not.
Thanks.</p>
<p>Stern is not going to hinder you, are you kidding?!</p>
<p>it's not like people from LA ONLY hire Berkeley or USC grads, if so, their choices would be really limited. Sure, Stern would be more of an advantage east coast, but in the end, it's still a top business school with a good reputation. It's not going to stop you from working where you want to work.</p>
<p>Aside from not having the West coast recruiters come to you, you should be just fine. I talked to a Goldman recruiter the other day and face to face networking with recruiters is extremely important for the really competitve jobs... </p>
<p>Why wouldn't you use Stern's recruiting connections to go I-banking in NY??!! Anyway, from my Haas perspective, you should have priority over USC, haha :-)</p>
<p>Well my strategy is as follows [feel free to point out any flaws]: Use Stern connections to get a job in NYC after I graduate for a year at a firm that has locations in both LA and NYC. After working at the NYC center, ask for a transfer to the LA location.</p>
<p>That sounds smart, I was thinking the same for if I were in your shoes, or use that experience to get another elsewhere. My shoes are just undergrad shoes, though. That's the only big potential flaw, their not wanting to trnasfer you. But like I was thinking, once you've had the job, another in the same industry should be easier to get.</p>
<p>anorexic abe (I feel mean calling you that, but it is your username) aren't you just a HS student? I think you posted a chance thread I commented on. </p>
<p>Anyway I just think it's funny how you're in HS and you have this all worked out. Sounds like a good plan and everything, and I wish you the best, but often interests change so much. Most people go into college thinking of one thing, and end up switching majors!</p>
<p>haha yea.
Its what I am known for:thinking WAY far in advance [I already started looking at apartments online for when I get an actual career, and actual houses for when I am about 30. lol] Yea, I am weird, but it makes me quirky. I have switched career choices around alot, lol. It went from Doctor to psychologist [like everyone else in the world] to advertising executive to iBanking to anasthesiologist to lawyer to middle school math teacher and now I am back in the iBanking/adexec phase, which has lasted apporx 6 months. lol</p>
<p>apparently banking isn't doing too well now but it probably be better once the credit crisis is over</p>
<p>I think the plan is already flawed in the way you believe you're going to make it into Stern 100%. </p>
<p>Lots of amazing candidates apply to stern each year, so their avg acceptance rate is 13%. </p>
<p>I used to plan ahead for everything, the plans ALWAYS got screwed up somehow.</p>
<p>haha, this is best case scenario. lol. I would kill to get into Stern, but in reality, I am ready to go USC marshall, if I can even get into there. lol. It's horrible how ridulously competitive b-school is. Thank you sparkinthedark. lol/</p>
<p>Haha I know what you mean abe. </p>
<p>I wish everyyyy thing could happen in the way that you plan in your head. </p>
<p>I freaking hate how competitive b-school is. </p>
<p>I know I love business, but because of FBLA I was crapped over, and now I cant even go to B-school. :[</p>
<p>why not?
We don't have FBLA at our school, we have DECA, but its not even open to all students.</p>