We know two very smart kids who in past have chosen to avail these scholarship and forgot HYPMS+. I was just wondering if someone can comment about the post college placement opportunities that are avilable to kids who graduate from these programs versus HYPMS+ . How is the job placement especially in venture capital/wall street versus the IVY schools. Students who have no connections and are going to these programs beacuse of $$$$$. Thanks
Duke is a target for wall street, regardless of the Robertson scholarship. But with it, I imagine it would be even easier. I met a few of the Robertson scholars in the past, and they are all motivated young students who will probably do well no matter where they go.
Now comparing Duke + Robertson to Ivy placement on wall street – not sure.
@sgopal2 I have two kids who attended prep school on full need based aid. They both were given option by prep school for these scholarships but they never applied. As they were both admitted to Harvard and Yale on full need based. Therefore they attended those colleges. Both girls work iin Wall Street.
Since that time I make more money and our third kid attends prep school too. She is thinking to go venture capital route and not sure what and where she will graduate. That is why I am asking question as NPC indicate we may be paying 13 to 15 k per year to attend top colleges provided she is admitted. It is too early but I am asking question now, as I want to make sure that our options are not to graduate with too much debt. I am well aware that each summer you can make 10 k working in summer. Duke and UNC are great colleges, however people whom we know from these colleges are into wealth management, and not into quant or buy side.
I am thinking that these colleges are really great jewel with these scholarships. Thanks
So I guess you want to know what % of Duke grads end up in VC? Not sure. Have you considered asking the Duke Career Center? They might keep some stats.
I know that many joins investment banking and then after 2 to 3 years few who are cream can be placed in the buy side of wall street. Daughter’s many friend did go to venture capital, but they were all HYPMS kids. Few friends went to become Robertson scholars, but they all chose to be in non financial field. So hard data is not available. Therefore, I will ask, thanks for the suggestion.
Those scholarships are harder to come by than HYPMS. After all, only 15-18 kids get Robertson from each school and thousands get to HYPMS. I am sure if the Robertson kids want to go to Wall Street, they can.
How are your D handle working around 80-100 hours a week?
@sincerelove, well 80-100 hours is not bad when you are junior guy, investment banker works a lot longer when one is a junior analyst, as you move up it gets little better.
Current recruiting for Wall Street at Duke is insane (in a good way). On-campus recruitment is purely driven by alums and Duke alums are absolutely crazy for Duke. Can’t go wrong with Duke for finance recruiting.
Odd that you say you know many students going into wealth management over those other fields as I’m currently in the recruitment process and I barely know anyone interested in wealth management. I also saw very few banks bring their Duke alums from wealth management during this recruitment cycle (GS, JPM, Lazard, BlackRock were the only ones off the top of my head and this is JPM’s first year coming down with their asset management division).
@allthelamps - My data points for wealth management reference is not very large, I apologies if I have misspoken; as as daughters chose Quant hedge fund and private equity routes after working as summer intern in college. Duke is a very good school as competition is becoming very tough to get into these elites schools. I am sure CS, Moleis, MS, Evercore etc must be recruiting there for investment banking,