<p>Is Georgetown as well represented on Wall Street as counterparts like Penn, Columbia, Duke etc.?</p>
<p>Wall Street is perhaps just one of the stereotypical parameters for measurement of employment. What I want to know if an Accounting/Finance major at Mc Donough or an Econ major the the College be a good investment for a carer in IBanking or Consultancy?</p>
<p>same question :D</p>
<p>Georgetown has great representation on Wall Street (and a phenomenal alumni presence–the “Wall Street Alliance”)–particularly strong in finance. The reputation of Georgetown undergraduates at the top firms/banks, particularly in finance, is extremely strong (as strong as Penn, Harvard, Columbia, better than Duke). Georgetown students from the College and SFS wind up on Wall Street just like students at McDonough–it is really best to determine which of the undergraduate programs you would be happiest with.</p>
<p>Thanks Hoyasaxa. Helps a lot.</p>
<p>Absolutely, there are Georgetown grads at all the major Wall Street firms… I personally would recommend MSB if you want a job in banking (a bit biased), but again not limited to MSB kids…</p>
<p>Georgetown is definitely a target for banking but to say it’s better than Duke and on par with Harvard is ludicrous.</p>
<p>What evidence do you have that it is ludicrous? Have you looked at all three schools’ graduating senior placements? I suggest you do before you criticize facts. Clearly “lesdiablesbleus” doesn’t like hearing the reality of Duke’s (undergraduate)declining reputation on Wall Street.</p>
<p>^ Actually, that is a bit hard to believe, although I am not very well-versed with recruiting statistics year on year. </p>
<p>But, nevertheless, Georgetown is a target school for W-Street Banks. If you’e good enough, you’ll definitely have a shot at getting offers from them.</p>
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Duke was #1 at both RBS and BAML as well as #2 behind Harvard at Goldman this summer for firmwide SA representation…can’t speak for the other banks because I don’t know the profile of their intern classes. At any rate, Georgetown is definitely not on the same level. No need to be bitter because you got rejected from Duke hoyasaxa1.</p>
<p>lesdiablesbleus is correct. Although there is much discussion about exactly where certain universities fall, it seems that nearly everyone agrees Georgetown does not fare as well as some of its peers but is still a target school.</p>
<p>Example posts from a lengthy thread:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/753986-investment-banking.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/753986-investment-banking.html</a></p>
<p>Depends on the firm… but I can tell you that Georgetown had #1, #2 most SAs at a few banks this summer (for banking) that I can think of out of the top of my head… sure not the same number in total as Harvard or Wharton (can’t comment on Duke, as I actually have not met one kid from Duke at my BB, though I’m sure there were a few)… everyone who wanted Wall Street jobs last summer got one (granted not all at GS/MS/BX)…</p>
<p>lesdiablesbleus–Not bitter at all because it didn’t happen–actually, I transferred to Georgetown from Duke, and I have numerous friends from Duke who were completely unsuccessful (and continue to be) with their Wall Street job search–not the case with my Georgetown friends…</p>
<p>^You might have been friends with the strongest GTown applicants and the weakest Duke students for that scenario to play out. Why would you foresake the AB Duke, which for those uninformed is a full ride scholarship to Duke University, to pay sticker price at Georgetown, which is to be honest not as good of a school? This has got to be one of the stupidest decisions I’ve seen someone make in my life.</p>
<p>^^lol. It’s because of people like you that made the decision to leave Duke soooooo easy! Just because something is free doesn’t mean it is good. Best decision I ever made; thanks for confirming it!!</p>
<p>Even though I am of the opinion that Georgetown is slightly stronger than Duke when it comes to Finance, I’d still prefer to take the full ride scholarship to Duke. I mean, a difference of $200,000, in my opinion, cannot be overcome by a small advantage in reputation or career opportunities.</p>
<p>yeah I would prob take the full ride as well, but keep in mind those scholarships are incredibly hard to get… Duke is a great school and whatever diff between Duke and Georgetown in terms of recruiting is basically immaterial…</p>
<p>How well does Georgetown place in consulting?</p>
<p>Frankly, not as great as in finance. You’ll see a handful of kids go to McK, Bain, and BCG… although with that said, I’ve seen a lot of kids go to smaller shops like Deloitte, IBM, Booz Allen, LEK, and etc… all great places…</p>
<p>This might help. It’s a survey of the 2008 Georgetown class’ future career plans.</p>
<p><a href=“Cawley Career Education Center | Georgetown University”>Cawley Career Education Center | Georgetown University;