Is Mendoza undergrad a target?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Notre Dame
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<p>Mendoza is ranked first for undergrad B-Schools, but consistently to referred to as a non-target for I-banking. Is this because of the of on campus recruitment or is it there and most just don't get hired? What about for consulting? Do any of the Big 3 (McKinsey, Bain, BCG) recruit there? I know Mendoza has a Management Consulting major. </p>

<p>I was also a bit confused about how you get in, do you just declare for a major in Mendoza as a sophomore or do you have to apply like Ross, Haas, Mcintire, etc...?</p>

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<p>bump10char</p>

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<p>I would say it is a semi-target, but do not trust businessweek rankings, they are way off. They lose all credibility when they put Mendoza, Emory, and McIntire over Wharton.</p>

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<p>I know its not too good for Ibanking, but what about Consulting?</p>

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<p>any other opinions?</p>

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<p>bump10char</p>

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<p>bump _________</p>

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<p>anyone ??__</p>

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<p>There is definitely recruitment at Mendoza for I-Banking, and I think finance is the most popular major so yes people do get jobs. But its not on the same level as Wharton obviously. However, you can definitely go into I-Banking from Mendoza. </p>

<p>As far as consulting, yes the Big 3 do hire here. But there was recently an article in the observer saying how BCG was actually hiring more Arts & Letters grads for consulting than people out of the business school (by a pretty narrow margin but still). So if you want to do consulting then that might be something to keep in mind. It is a super competitive field.</p>

<p>As of now there are no requirements, you just declare business and get in. But they’re talking about setting up some requirements starting in a year or two.</p>

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<p>How does Mendoza stack up against other undergrad B-schools (Haas, McIntire, Ross, McDonough, Stern, NU, Cornell AEM) for Big 3 recruitment?</p>

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<p>bump10char</p>

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<p>come on guys anyone?</p>

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<p>You don’t need to keep bumping your thread if it’s still near the top of the forum. Your question is fairly specific so it might take awhile for someone who knows what they’re talking about to answer it.</p>

<p>I really have very limited knowledge about I-banking so I can’t really answer your questions. I do know that some ND grads do go on to do it, but I don’t think it’s quite as popular of a career choice as it is out East. I don’t think it’s necessarily a critique on the quality of the business school so much as its focus. There just aren’t as many kids at ND who are dying to be I-bankers.</p>

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<p>bump10char</p>

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<p>My son is finishing sophomore year…and did not have to apply to get into mendoza once accepted into ND–which was one thing that swayed him to go to ND versus having to apply to the B school like McIntyre.</p>

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<p>As a current student, I can honestly say that I was EXTREMELY pleasantly surprised with the high level of recruiting that occurs on-campus for Investment Banking. This hasn’t historically been the case, but alumni on Wall Street have made a concerted effort to increase the abundance of ND grads in the field. For example, on-campus this year for summer internships the following is a list of companies that recruited here this year for summer analyst positions (note: this is not even fully comprehensive of all firms that were represented): </p>

<p>Goldman Sachs NYC (IB, AM, S&T, etc.), Morgan Stanley NYC & Chi (IB, S&T), JPM NYC (IB, S&T, AM), Bank of America Merrill Lynch NYC (IB, S&T), Credit Suisse Chi, Deutsche Bank, Citi NYC & Chi (IB, S&T), Blackstone (M&A, Restructuring, PE), Jefferies (S&T), Houlihan Lokey (Restructuring, Corp. Fin.), Robert W. Baird, Lincoln International, Macquarie, William Blair, Greenhill, Tudor Pickering Holt, Wells Fargo.</p>

<p>This is quite an impressive list of firms, and after talking with some of my good friends at other top business schools, it is clear that ND has absolutely gained much more traction as of late and is one of the most highly recruited business schools in America. Just for SA spots, I know there are about 4-5 at GS, 1-2 at JPM, 8-9 at BAML, 3-4 at Citi, 1-2 at CS, 2-3 at DB, and some more at other prominent I-Banks as well. </p>

<p>Essentially, if you perform well at ND (ie. typically around a 3.5 GPA+) you WILL have an extraordinary opportunity at some of these top firms. Honestly, I would say that in the current job environment ND has developed much more of a “target” feel and is on par or exceeds many top business schools when it comes to job opportunities.</p>

<p>*Remember: the ND alumni base is one of the prominent reasons you should be considering ND when it comes to a job perspective. Often, obtaining a job in finance is about WHO you know, and ND is outstanding when it comes to this aspect. </p>

<p>Sorry that I can’t speak a bit more on the consulting aspects of ND recruiting, but I know most of my friends looking at that field ended up with many of their top choices as well. Hope this helps.</p>

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<p>do you know of any engineers who ended up with top business jobs?</p>

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<p>@zier9993 Unfortunately, I am not exactly sure of the answer to that question directly. A couple of my friends have mentioned that some of the top engineering students have taken internships with some top Consulting firms however. Sorry I can’t give a great answer on this.</p>

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<p>One engineer from my section does consulting at Booz Allen Hamilton now, and a room mate got emails from ibanking firms asking him to apply for internships. From what I heard from my engineering buddies, if you’re a top engineering student you’re highly valued by ibanking/consulting firms.</p>