<p>How does Northwestern stack up on wall street? I'll be going there next year as an econ major and want to do investment banking, is it hard to break into from NU? Also, any advice on a major to compliment economics? its pretty easy to double major at NU because of the quarter system. thanks!</p>
<p>It's not hard to break into banking from Northwestern. Chicago branches and firms love Northwestern, UChicago and Notre Dame; that said, it's harder to start out in the New York offices coming from Northwestern. </p>
<p>In aggregate, as good prospects as the lower Ivies.</p>
<p>Well, definitely Kellogg certificate IF you can get in and handle the intense workload: </p>
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<p>Not on par with the lower ivies IMO. There just simply isn't the depth of contacts on the street the ivies have.</p>
<p>Definitely on par with the lower ivies IMO. There just simply is a tremendous depth of contacts on the street that Northwestern has.</p>
<p>Northwestern is far less represented than any ivy on Wall Street.</p>
<p>Sometimes, fairly recent history can affect a company’s view of where they should hire from.</p>
<p>[Andrew</a> Fastow: Facts, Discussion Forum, and Encyclopedia Article](<a href=“Page Not Found”>Andrew Fastow - AbsoluteAstronomy.com)</p>
<p>Nobody on Wall Street wants to hire the next Fastow (or his wife). </p>
<p>P.S. Be sure to notice what Fastow did at Continental Illinois prior to moving on to Enron. Sounds kind of similiar to the so-called rebundling plans that caused this latest economic crisis, don’t you think?</p>
<p>I don’t know why people doubt hmom’s “opinion” on this stuff…</p>
<p>i definitely agree with hmom, but should add that if you ant to work in chicago for some reason, northwestern is the place to be</p>
<p>chicago is the greatest city in the world, why wouldn’t you want to work there?</p>
<p>Because if you hope to rise to a top position in an ibank you will never be based in Chicago.</p>
<p>I do agree that NU is a golden ticket for many wonderful jobs in Chicago.</p>
<p>You can still apply to MMSS as a freshman to start sophomore year, and might even be able to still apply for it this year, call the guy in charge of it, I forget his name, i think its Kevin something. Northwestern does okay on Wall St, you will certainly have opportunities, perhaps not as many as at other places, but still ample, especially in Chicago as was said. Once you get your netid and stuff, get familiar with careercat, its a good resource. If you have any other questions, feel free to pm me.</p>