<p>I'm going to be a sophomore this year at Miami University. It ranks top 20 in several surveys as far as undergraduate business school goes, but it is by no means a target. I am a finance and accounting double-major with a 3.71, lots of involvement with our investment banking club/fund, training the street modeling programs, and Bloomberg certification. I am well networked with finance professors here and a couple of bankers at MM firms in Cleveland and Chicago. I have close friends going to GS, MS, and Deutsche Bank this summer. I am very familiar with financial modeling for valuation purposes, and have worked on a couple projects of my own in that area.</p>
<p>I want to break in so badly though that it makes me want to transfer. I want to transfer halfway through this year to a target school just to improve my chances. But I'm not sure if I am better off staying here... I think that I have a solid start at Miami and that if I transfer, I could ruin some of what I built.</p>
<p>What do you guys think? I'm just trying to gain more perspective on this to help make a decision. Thanks for any comments.</p>
<p>There’s no point in transferring unless you transfer to a top 20 school.</p>
<p>Seeing as you have connections in a lot of MMs and even BBs, you could just network your way in. You’re doing all the right things. Tough choice depending on where you transfer</p>
<p>I don’t know of any BBs that actively recruit from Miami. I would transfer if you get into a top 15 school, which you have a good chance of. Your strongest connections will carry with you.</p>
<p>Xpt: No, BB’s do not recruit at Miami. Only middle market such as Key… PNC recruits here also.</p>
<p>But top 20? Which schools would you suggest? Are U of Michigan and Indiana considered top 20 for i-banking recruitment? I have emailed several ivy leagues and it doesn’t even seem worth the time trying to transfer… they have such small acceptance rates for transfers. I emailed Princeton and asked if they planned on taking transfers within the next 2 years and they emailed me back… all the admissions officer said was “No.” haha</p>
<p>Thx for the advice though… Idk if it’s practical or not but it’s something i’m considering.</p>
<p>Transferring into Ivies is practically impossible, some of them don’t even accept transfer applications. I think the only exception would be Cornell. U Mich easily makes the top 20 list, and Indiana I believe makes it towards the end.</p>
<p>Some schools to consider may be,
NYU
Cornell
BC
U Mich
Georgetown
Duke
Northwestern</p>