steps to consider before ib?

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<p>jesus!
reading around, it seems most people want to get their mba, get picked up by goldman sachs, make money, retire, and drive a ferrari. or at least thats the plan....</p>

<p>i am going to be senior in high school and cant say i did too well, so wharton and the ivys are out of the picture. </p>

<p>instead i was talking to my mentor and he suggested i do engineering( maybe something in mathematics?) for two years at a decent college. supposedly, they like a man from that sort of background(true?). transfer to a top b-school. get goldman sachs and dont die of a heart attack. or at least thats the plan..... </p>

<p>is this a decent plan?
or is there an alternate way to get into a top b-school?</p>

<p>thanks for the help!</p>

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<p>why don’t you just concentrate on undergrad first and worry about making money later on?</p>

<p>enjoy college and your youth as a student, i rather give up my hours and party @ frat houses than driving a ferrari otherwise known as “overcompensating for something missing down there”.</p>

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<p>LOL “party @ frat houses” – what are you fourteen years old? From my college days, frat boys were the ones overcompensating…</p>

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<p>looks like someone didn’t get a bid. and there’s nothing wrong with fraternities and its perks. what’s wrong with having a good time in college and partying up with the fellas? after all, that’s where all the cute girls are at anyway.</p>

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<p>go it. but it seems you guys implied that this is probably the best course of action for me?</p>

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<p>I’m guessing you’re talking about transferring into a top undergraduate business program. </p>

<p>Sounds like a good plan, but make sure you know what you’re getting yourself into. Do your research. You need to do well in your first couple of years in college, and you should take challenging courses like multivar calc and linear algebra. Basically, show that your good with numbers. Also show interest in the field, finance/accounting/economics classes. </p>

<p>Make sure you know which IB firms recruit at the schools you’re planning to transfer into. IB rankings are a little different than the undergrad business program rankings by US news. </p>

<p>I’m going to have to agree that you should also have some fun in college, but don’t forget that you’re in college to learn/get a job. </p>

<p>As to the frat boy bit, I have a feeling that most Ibankers were frat boys. So yea…</p>

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<p>thanks a lot man. i really appreciate it and i’ll definitely have a chat with my career center adviser.</p>