<p>hmm...what are the schools that more sought after? schools that make the top 25 or ones that have a reputation?</p>
<p>Reputation kind of makes it top 25. Like aquamarinee was saying Harvard, Princeton, Wharton, other ivies have both. Look at NYU Stern, UMich Ross, UVA McIntire, Berkeley Haas, other similar ranked non-Ivies will get you an interview as well. In the end of the day, only ~10%-15% of students get into IB so you must consider that as well.</p>
<p>10-15% of the students that got the interview?</p>
<p>how about business schools in Asia that made the top 25 mark? there are a couple there and its much cheaper?</p>
<p>Does anyone know which is better between Northwestern and Cornell?</p>
<p>10-15% got the IB job. a lot of ppl interviewed.</p>
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<p>Cornell is probably more represented but for that similarity of school selectivity, it is way more going to be determined by the individual than the school.</p>
<p>If anyone is considering IB on the west coast or Chicago, then NU would be the better choice. Lots of alumni in CA. But if you’re considering NYC, then Cornell would be slightly more well-known than NU.</p>
<p>How about Tufts? I am planning to go there for undergrad and pursue a double major in Economics and International Relations. Will it be extremely difficult for me to get an IBanking job after graduation?</p>
<p>I too would like to know how banks view Tufts</p>
<p>And Rice?</p>
<p>(10 char)</p>
<p>^Lol? </p>
<p>What a way to put it :)</p>
<p>so im going to notre dame (over michigan) and think i can do very well there with a double major in finance and econ or accounting or whatnot. Would it be worth considering to transfer to another school like wharton or uva for placement on wall st. investment banking, or would doing well at nd be good?</p>
<p>The people giving advice on this thread, for the most part, either haven’t even been to college yet or are still in college. Don’t ask them for their advice – they’re only studying rankings. Go to the college that’s right for you and that will develop you as a whole person. That’s how you’ll be successful – in life.</p>
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<p>In my BB IB analyst class, Penn (Wharton) was the most represented of any school. UVA had a couple more than Notre Dame but not enough that I would uproot myself on that basis alone.</p>
<p>gellino, I don’t mean to take away from your advice or anything, but just out of curiosity, how long ago were you an analyst, and was it in NY, or Chicago, where ND gets a lot more love?</p>
<p>What about attending UPenn and getting an engineering degree, but also taking finance courses at Wharton? Comments? Good idea or bad? Are they more lenient with GPA on the engineers?</p>
<p>I’ll be attending USC this this fall, does anyone know USC’s reputation and the opportunities available at the school with regards to IB recruiting and placement @ BBs?</p>
<p>Also, are BBs confined to NYC, or do they also include offices in other big cities, especially Western cities like LA and San Francisco?</p>
<p>@prospectiveMD</p>
<p>Reality check guys: schools are important to get the interview, majors are important to impress during the interview. For the IBD (not S&T, etc), they will be less forgiving for non related majors. Engineering I’d imagine would be better since you can present yourself of having knowledge of particular industries (especially if you have worked at other companies before). </p>
<p>Competition will also be stiffer this year due to financial difficulties. Remember that someone dead set on finance still looks more attractive to IBs</p>
<p>Bottom line: if you want IBD, prioritize finance</p>
<p>@the original purpose of the thread
Target schools are ivies + MIT, Chicago, Stanford with Harvard, Wharton, Princeton and Stanford typically considered preferred even among those (though really negligible difference)</p>
<p>softer targets would be like UMich, or other schools with good UG business programs (don’t go by rankings though, which are worthless, prestige is what matters here) and I’d say Brown falls here as well, with Cornell somewhere between here and the more desirable ones. </p>
<p>Basically, the top tier (ivies + stanford, mit, etc) unis with good business programs are all good</p>
<p>[Understanding</a> Investment Banking | Mergers & Inquisitions](<a href=“http://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/]Understanding”>http://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/) has some tips/info on the selection process. School does matter as it is a foot in the door. You won’t be grilled AS MUCH in interviews as from non-targets but you have to demonstrate your strong passion toward the subject (i.e. your willingness to sacrifice a social life) as well as your technical skills.</p>
<p>Another thing here guys: if you’re the type that prefers a liberal arts education over an equal calibre business program, might want to seriously consider why you want to do ibanking. When they say 18hr/day, 7 days/week no vacation, they mean it. What makes you think you can go without a social life/any free time then if you can’t imagine yourself doing it now? Seriously consider the lifestyle you want. </p>
<p>PS - networking can bypass the school barrier but its hit and miss</p>
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<p>I was an IB analyst in the mid/late '90s in NY. I have continued to work at IBs for much of my career since then, just not in corp fin.</p>
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<p>Why is a liberal arts major any less prepared for the lifestyle of IB than an UG business major? </p>
<p>You may have some weeks of 18hrs a day for 7 days a week in IB but it is not consistently that bad. It’s not like people are only getting four hours of sleep for months at a time.</p>