<p>Being on these boards for some time now, it has come to my attention that the only way to be extremely successful in the business field is to go to a target school.</p>
<p>I am going to a state school as I can't afford target schools, so as a business major, how in the world can we be just as extremely successful as someone coming from a target school?</p>
<p>As I read some of the threads here, it seems like there is no hope for us non-target schoolers out there and we will only land "average" jobs.</p>
<p>
[quote]
it has come to my attention that the only way to be extremely successful in the business field is to go to a target school.
[/quote]
</p>
<p>LMAO @ this. Nothing could be further from the truth. An undergrad degree helps one get their foot in the door, provides limited networking possibilities, and very little else.</p>
<p>You really think it's that far from the truth...? I thought it was a good generalization, not exactly the best way to put things... if you go to the BB banks on Wall Street, they are teeming with target school kids and a few semi-target schools... I'm not saying if you don't go to a target school, you can't get a good job on Wall Street, but it will be considerably harder...</p>
<p>i know several people who retired before 30 and didn't go to a "target school" nor did they work on Wall Street or desire too. Do you have to work on Wall Street to be successful in business? Considering there are billionaires all across the US, I can't quite reconcile that. Especially, when you consider that most billionaires made their fortunes in businesses other than those on Wall Street.</p>
<p>I know people who had 2.0s in college at average schools that made 6 figures right out of college because they were good salesmen (commissions). I know a VP of a fortune 500 company (under the age of 35) who didn't even have good enough grades to transfer into the undergraduate business school at the University he attended.</p>
<p>Once you begin your career you will discover that people are judged based on merit (or the perception there of) rather than where they attended college. In the grown up world, college means very little (except for bragging rights during college football and march madness).</p>
<p>I know a guy who dropped out of college and founded a multi-billion dollar software company. I also know a guy who dropped out of college and became a multi-platinum recording artist. I know another guy who didn't graduate from high school and won the lottery.</p>
<p>lol. but yeah..those people are all exceptions..this doesn't happen to the majority of the people. Going to a target school gives you a huge leg up as most grads get jobs through their career center. While its not impossible to land those competitive jobs from a state school, it is a lot harder unless you have strong networks.</p>
<p>Yea according to mahras, being at a target school makes you overqualified for easy fields like IBanking!</p>
<p>Some people from non-target schools WILL get into banking. Likewise, some people from target schools WON'T get into banking. However, the best/most logical way to get into banking is still to go to a target school. That doesn't change. There are so many factors for getting offers (the biggest yet simplest being the fact that the interviewer just has to like you, period). School name isn't everything, but it does give you a better chance of getting your resume in the door (and then getting that interview in the first place). You can get in from a non-target but just have to work a bit harder.</p>