<p>What are they? And is USC a good one? I want to be an investment banker (only if I get into Wharton) but my backup is corporate finance.</p>
<p>Really…I’d say any school that has a degree called Finance and has decent placement. It’s not a super competitive field like IB.</p>
<p>^Pretty much this. A better school will have more F500s recruiting at their institute, but if you have a solid GPA, some ECs and your school has a modicum of respect in your region, you should have a shot.</p>
<p>Why are you giving up on i-banking just because you might not get into Wharton? That’s not a good attitude to have at all, especially since people still make it into BB I-banks without going to Wharton. You’re always going to have setbacks in life (and honestly, not going to Wharton is probably one of the least harrowing of them), and while Wharton unquestionably opens many doors, giving up so easily is not something that will get you far in corporate finance even. You do realize that, while its not as i-banking/PE/HF, tons of MBB people exit into corp fin at the senior levels or come from their corp dev programs and top of the line UG/MBA backgrounds, right?</p>
<p>And btw, USC is solid and will give you a shot at everything besides FOF PE/HFs and MBB consulting from undergrad.</p>