<p>Unfortunately, big companies do not recruit here at all. When I talked to the career center staff they said, “well, local banks recruit here.” It is extremely difficult to network into larger northern cities, especially considering the location of my school. Still, I am a very confident person and believe I would be able to sell myself regardless; I’m just not sure if I could even land an interview. I have one friend who is making entry level 6 figures at PwCoopers. He majored in Econ, Public Policy, and Accounting here. Although he gives me hope and is a strong connection, he was a Rhodes Scholar Finalist thus proving how exceptional he truly is. Sometimes he makes me reconsider leaving as I could hypothetically get to that level coming from my current school (for free,) but then I realize how much harder I must work in order to compensate for my school’s reputation. Three majors, two jobs, and ridiculous amounts of extra curriculars consume my life; I believe that if I went to a more highly regarded school I would not have to do so much to garner the same attention from large companies. My home is Chicago and to be quite blunt, I am not exactly in love with southern culture. I definitely need to go back to a big city when I graduate and I am worried that if I stay at Ole Miss I will have to get a job down here as I know the reputation does little north of <em>maybe</em> Atlanta. Ideally I would be able to talk to some company recruiters about where my resume would stand…if they would only come to my campus…</p>