Questions About Non-Targets

<p>So if things don't work out (or if I decide to save money), I will end up going to the University of Washington in Seattle. Will I even have a small chance at an ibanking job if I major in computer science (in which UW is ranked #6) and have like a 4.0 GPA? </p>

<p>Also does anyone know if any investment bank at all recruits at UW or even a consulting firm? I know they recruit at schools like UMich and it would be a waste of money for me to go there out of state anyway.</p>

<p>I know there are a couple BB offices in Seattle, so I am sure they recruit for those positions. It might be hard to get to NY, but Washington is a big school so there has got to be a couple alum you can find.</p>

<p>First, it would not be a waste of money to go to UMich Ross as a U Grad - Ross is a strong school, solid semi-target at the least and get solid IB recruitment. UW, on the other hand, is not a strong school for IB and not recruited much, if at all, although it is a good school (just not on the IB radar).</p>

<p>That said, if you want to get into IB and don’t care about wall st vs regional shops, you should have some recruiting pull with UW on a regional basis provided you have a high GPA and, ideally, take at least a few finance and accounting courses, if not a minor, since you are planning to major in comp sci.</p>

<p>I think I have a high chance of getting into these schools if I apply: Northwestern, NYU Stern, Berkeley, Georgetown, Duke & Carnegie Mellon (Computer Science). </p>

<p>Do you guys think it would be worth it to shell out 50k for any of those schools just for the IB prospects (considering that UW is at the tops for comp sci)? Just from a practical standpoint… Business school will still be an option for me without an IB job since I can try to display my passion for computer science but we all know IB will be more fun.</p>

<p>CS in general isn’t geared towards investment banking. As a CMU student myself, I can tell you that at the top programs CS study is something for people who are genuinely interested, not to springboard into top jobs.</p>

<p>I’m a WA state native, and my attitude towards UW (particularly Foster) was that it was definitely NOT the place from which I could break into Wall Street. Good school, but I didn’t like the thought of having the chances stacked against me so early.</p>

<p>yeah I’m actually interested in CS and I would rather not major in business administration, especially at UW. yeah I have a friend at CMU and he tells me CS is extremely difficult there but UW is probably much easier.</p>

<p>CS is truly difficult thanks to the ridiculous amount of theoretical math CMU makes you go through, but if you’re a survivor after 4 years you have some of the most prestigious tech and financial services companies ready to take you in. UW CS is nothing to scoff at, but the department truly shines in its graduate studies while the CMU,MIT,Berkeley, and Stanford are indisputably are leaders in the field, graduate and undergraduate.</p>

<p>The opportunities will be there anywhere you go, but the path into IB is hazier from CS just because CS kids at CMU generally don’t do IB.</p>

<p>Well what could a student at UW majoring in finance do to help themselves? If we graduate with a top gpa is their any Master programs we could do at top schools to get into investment banking?</p>

<p>Well sadly I didn’t end up applying to most of those schools and these are my results:</p>

<p>I got into Computer Science at the University of Washington (limited to 80 students & ranked about #6 in country) and EECS at Berkeley (ranked #1). Like everyone here, I’m interested in getting a top tier IBD job or a top tier consulting job (in preparation for business school).</p>

<p>Would my chances to these jobs be over if I choose to attend UW? I can’t really justify paying 54k for Berkeley when UW tuition is 9-15k and its CS program is top-notch. Also, what is Berkeley’s recruiting like? I’ve heard that EECS majors there are given the same opportunities (and more probably) as Haas majors.</p>

<p>I agree with AvgAsian. If you are interested in CS, then UW is great, however, don’t think you should dream about getting a job in IBD or any IB job right out of school. If you are interested in IB, you should major in business, finance, applied math. There are some CS majors being recruited by investment banks, but it’s for their IT, and very difficult to transfer into IBD.</p>