Trinity College's (Connecticut) Academic Reputation

I believe Trinity 's network will serve you well. A couple of broad generalizations. …

While large schools have large networks, smaller ones typically have tighter ones. Ime, the tight ones are more effective.

If you are interested in positions in NYC, it will be easier for recruiters to visit your school and for you to go there to interview if you are on the NE corridor train line or are closer.

When you look at where alumni are employed, keep in mind that they may have obtained additional degrees after their BA/BS. So yes, they are there for you to connect with, but the path from undergraduate degree to their institution may not be a straight one.

You’ve gotten some good advice on this post. It’s time to direct your questions to your future team mates. Ask juniors on the team about networking. How could they help you get started? My last word of advice … Put aside reputations, location, ranking and prestige. Then ask yourself "Do i want to be associated with these guys for the rest of my life?

@sdgjlsdgjk23 , You also have to ask yourself if you’re injured and can longer participate in your sport, will you be happy at Trinity for 4 years.

@Burgermeister @CrewDad The swim coach asked me the same question. After reflecting on it for the past couple of days, I felt like this is the perfect school for me. I didn’t have to act or be someone that I wasn’t at this school and felt truly at home.

You would be foolish to pick your school based on the recruiting of three companies.

“Wall Street” is an outdated term and means very little. Moreover, turnover at these firms is very high and job satisfaction is very low. Also, income is trailing behind companies in other industries because financial services is basically dying a slow death. A good portion of the jobs are “executive favors” so unless your dad or mom is a client of the bank, you are at the bottom of the list.

Don’t expect any school to be a Golden Ticket anywhere, especially in financial services.

@HootieA so if I was to go into the financial sector what would you suggest I major in/do in college to make myself the most prepared and appealing to the recruiters?

To be perfectly honest, unless you are they type of person that can pull a 3.75 gpa or better at a school like Trinity or more prestigious and major in something very difficult like Economics and Math, I would major in Accounting in a prestigious school if you have the grades and test scores. But this is complicated by the fact you are being recruited.

Trinity would be great as a first step but keep in mind you will need a very high GPA nowadays for anywhere in finance. You won’t get a look under a 3.5 gpa, even kids from Williams don’t.

There aren’t that many spots.

NESCAC kids do great in all sorts of financial services but they are very high GPA kids with good internships and connections.

Go to the school you want, work hard and the rest will follow.

Math is the preferred major if you have an interest and quantitative ability, followed by engineering and Comp Sci.

Sounds good to me.

@HootieA Can you say what these other fields are that are more lucrative than “Wall St”? Also what parts of the country are booming? Thanks so much.

@citymama9 , lots of young people head to silicon Valley for jobs in the tech companies (and cities like Portland have attracted a lot of young people as well.) I don’t know how compensation compares to wall street. Of course, wall street includes a wide range of firms, from commercial banks to investment banks to private equity and within them, a wide range of jobs. And tech includes a similar range.

The generalizations aren’t helpful!

All the NESCAC schools are excellent. I think sometimes Trinity and Conn college reputation’s suffer because people place too much emphasis on rankings. So within the NESCAC, Williams and Amherst end up on top and Trinity and Conn college, end up towards the bottom. But remember, it is the bottom of an exceptionally strong conference. It’s kind of like when people use the term ‘the lesser Ivies’ to refer to Cornell and Dartmouth. LOL