Top target schools for IB

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<p>For the benefit of our CC community, I compiled a list of IB top targets with emphasis on recruiting and placement. Secondary factors include reputation, quality of academics, alumni network, and social scene.</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Penn - Wharton</p></li>
<li><p>Harvard </p></li>
<li><p>Princeton </p></li>
<li><p>Columbia </p></li>
<li><p>Dartmouth </p></li>
<li><p>Cornell - AEM</p></li>
<li><p>Duke</p></li>
<li><p>U Chicago</p></li>
<li><p>Northwestern</p></li>
<li><p>Georgetown </p></li>
<li><p>NYU - Stern</p></li>
<li><p>Stanford</p></li>
</ol>

<p>However, I will be the first to caution that this is a rough list formed by my own research and understanding. Feel free to revise and add schools as you please. Cheers :)</p>

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<ol>
<li>Harvard, Wharton, Princeton</li>
<li>Dartmouth, Yale, Stanford, MIT</li>
<li>Columbia, Duke, Penn</li>
<li>Northwestern, Cornell, Ross (Michigan), Haas, Stern</li>
</ol>

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<p>slipper - I’m not sure why you ranked Stanford and Dartmouth before Columbia. I see that you’re a Dartmouth student, so can you enlighten me on this one? Also, during my campus interview, my interviewer said that Stanford is mainly recruited on the west coast and IB placement with top banks is equal to that of Stern. I’m not sure that I have the entire picture though. Can you share your reasoning?</p>

<p>Also, I failed to include the top state schools for IB (Ross, Haas, McIntire). Thanks for pointing that out, slipper.</p>

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<p>Agree with slipper1234.</p>

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<p>Is Ross really that much of a target? To my knowledge, which is by no means extensive, Ross is better renowned for its marketing than for anything else. I thought its IB recruiting was above average, but not quite up there with Cornell/Stern/Haas.</p>

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<p>Dont bother to make a list
Here is the list
[Feeder</a> Schools | WallStreetOasis.com](<a href=“http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/feeder-schools]Feeder”>Feeder Schools | Wall Street Oasis)
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/investment-banking/459445-best-undergraduate-college-investment-banking-hedge-funding.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/investment-banking/459445-best-undergraduate-college-investment-banking-hedge-funding.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Stern Haas are feeders, and stronger than Cornell AEM I believe</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Penn - Wharton</p></li>
<li><p>Harvard</p></li>
<li><p>Princeton</p></li>
<li><p>Yale</p></li>
<li><p>Stanford </p></li>
<li><p>Dartmouth</p></li>
<li><p>Columbia</p></li>
<li><p>NYU - Stern/Haas</p></li>
<li><p>Duke </p></li>
<li><p>U Chicago</p></li>
<li><p>Northwestern</p></li>
<li><p>Georgetown</p></li>
</ol>

<p>9.Cornell - AEM</p>

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<p>***posted by: clubbiscuit *</p>

<p>0 Tier:
Harvard, Penn Wharton, Princeton, Stanford …(Yale is not as strong in Finance as it is in other areas)</p>

<p>1st Tier:
Yale, Dartmouth, Columbia, UPenn, Duke, UC Berkeley, NYU Stern, Chicago, MIT </p>

<p>2nd Tier:
Georgetown, Cornell, Brown, Northwestern, Rice, UVA, UMich Ross</p>

<p>3rd Tier:
UCLA, CMU, Emory, WashU, Amherst, Williams, Notre Dame, UTAustin, BYU
**</p>

<p>I pretty much agree with this ranking.</p>

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<p>Dartmouth dominates the street, definitely over Columbia. Look at any information out there. Dartmouth has a much stronger alumni network and a stronger history on Wall Street. Its a recruiting powerhouse. But beyond all of this it also has the D-plan. This allows students to get internships, only available to Dartmouth students, at places like Goldman DURING the school year. This means a huge edge (you intern with no competition) and then for Junior/ Senior year internships you have an advantage over almost anyone because you already got in the door at an elite firm. It puts Dartmouth up there easily in the top 4 or 5 for recruiting.</p>

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<p>But I heard that schools aren’t being “fond” of IB students as before.:(</p>

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<p>Dartmouth’s Wall Street representation is on par with Wharton and Harvard’s in my opinion.</p>

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<p>So what about LACs? I find it hard to believe IB recruiting at Williams is on par with that at Emory. I would expect Williams to be significantly higher. I am sure there are tons of people from Williams/Amherst/Swarthmore/Hamilton/Colgate/W&L mount holyoke at bulge brackets and BBs.</p>

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<p>LACs are strange in my personal experience. Williams and Amherst do well, Swarthmore does not. Similarly Middlebury does fine, but I never see Haverford or Carleton.</p>

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<ol>
<li>Harvard, Wharton, Princeton, Stanford</li>
<li>Dartmouth, Yale, MIT</li>
<li>Columbia, Duke, Penn</li>
<li>Northwestern, Cornell, Ross (Michigan), Haas, Stern, UChicago</li>
</ol>

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<p>I think it should be like this.

  1. Harvard, Wharton, Princeton
  2. Dartmouth, Yale, MIT, Stanford
  3. Columbia, Duke
  4. Stern, Haas, Cornell, Northwestern, Ross (Michigan)</p>
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<p>Isn’t this an exercise in futility? Who doesn’t know that these are good schools?</p>

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<p>Wow, a thread about ranking target schools. I’ve never seen such a thing on the internet.</p>

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<p>^^ Welcome to CC.</p>

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<p>^^Hahahaha and written, for the most part, by high schoolers.</p>

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<p>Sort of, there are some experienced people on CC however. IvyPBear, myself, theprestige and others have all spent time on the street, have MBAs from top 5 schools, or work in high finance now.</p>

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<p>As long as you are at a top 10 school it is more about yourself than your school</p>