- I've heard from a few people that it's quite important to go to an Ivy League for some of the best paying jobs on Wall Street AS AN UNDERGRAD. Is this true or are those statements more applicable to graduate school.
- What are some non-Ivy League programs that I should apply to that are strong in entrepreneurial studies, finance, and undergraduate business and will give me an equally well paying job?
You heard wrong. First, the layman thinks Wall Street is just 5 or 6 banks. In reality it is much broader.
In the 1980s, this may have been true but its not anymore.
Cornell and Penn have excellent undergraduate business schools, but so does Notre Dame and Boston College. Notre Dame is probably the most difficult undergrad business school for acceptance right now. Bucknell, Lehigh and the top eastern LACS are also well represented. Schools like Richmond, Wash U, Michigan, Emory and Indiana are also well represented.
Avoid what you read on Wall Street Oasis.
My advice is to think twice about undergrad business and think economics paired with math or a lab science. Also, you must be able to write very well so don’t avoid English or History classes.
Most of the Ivy League does not have business programs. You may want to consider babson which is heavily business focused and well regarded in the business world. Other choices include Norte Dame, Emory, NYU, BC, Indiana, ect
Here is a list of top business schools. I don’t put much stock in the exact order of any ranking, but you can look at the choices and do some research into which schools make sense for you (academically, financially, geographically, size-wise etc.). And I have parent and alumni ties to both Wharton and ND feel confident in saying that while a number of schools have very competitive admissions, Wharton is the most difficult undergrad business school acceptance these days.
http://poetsandquantsforundergrads.com/2014/07/01/2014-pq-ranking-of-the-best-undergraduate-business-programs/2/
Thanks for the help guys! This was very helpful for me.
For Wall Street, Wharton, AEM (Cornell), McIntire (UVA), Ross (Mich), Notre Dame, Haas (Berkeley), and Stern (NYU).
Let’s say that you don’t go to Wharton and instead go to The College and do an economics major. Are there still job openings for those individuals outside of Wharton but still in UPenn?
bump…I mean Wall Street openings
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Yes of course in fact in certain parts of “Wall Street” that would be an advantage, like consulting or asset management. Many client facing jobs.