<p>Ah I didn’t know that. Thanks.</p>
<p>@theman95, </p>
<p>For investment banking, you want to aim for UC Berkeley or UCLA. They are targeted by bulge brackets (the elite IB firms). It’s not impossible out of UCSD but much more difficult because UCSD is not really recruited for ibanking. It’s not because UCSD isn’t a strong school or anything, it’s simply because Los Angeles and San Francisco have a very strong investment banking presence. San Diego doesn’t. </p>
<p>Investment banking takes serious commitment and is very cut throat. Read up on target schools. These are schools targeted by investment banks for recruiting. UC Berkeley and UCLA are the two public targets. Then you have USC, Stanford, and Caltech(sort of). Target schools are debated a lot but the general consensus is these are the target schools in California. I think I left out a few LACs.</p>
<p>The vault career guide is a good start if you want to learn about the investment banking lifestyle. It’s pretty brief but a good starting point. </p>
<p>[Vault</a> Career Guide to Investment Banking: Tom Lott: 9781581311334: Amazon.com: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Vault-Career-Guide-Investment-Banking/dp/1581311338/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1364101166&sr=1-1&keywords=vault+guide+investment+banking]Vault”>http://www.amazon.com/Vault-Career-Guide-Investment-Banking/dp/1581311338/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1364101166&sr=1-1&keywords=vault+guide+investment+banking)</p>
<p>And here is an example of recruiting at a target school. UCLA(look under investment banking):</p>
<p><a href=“http://career.ucla.edu/Files/PDF/OCR/BVBlast_Winter2013_010713.pdf[/url]”>http://career.ucla.edu/Files/PDF/OCR/BVBlast_Winter2013_010713.pdf</a></p>
<p>Those are some of the top firms in investment banking. And here is the investment banking workshop at UCLA:</p>
<p>[Investment</a> Banking Workshop - Undergraduate Business Society](<a href=“http://www.ubsbruins.com/investment-banking-workshop/]Investment”>http://www.ubsbruins.com/investment-banking-workshop/)</p>
<p>For UC Berkeley, it’s tough to find information because its off limits to non-Berkeley students. Here is a list of firms that attended their 2010 investment banking forum:</p>
<p><a href=“https://berkeley-csm.symplicity.com/events/students.php?cf=ibforum10[/url]”>https://berkeley-csm.symplicity.com/events/students.php?cf=ibforum10</a></p>
<p>UC Berkeley is really a goldmine for investment banking.</p>
<p>UCSD isn’t impossible but this is a good starting point if UCSD is really your first choice:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.ucsdfpn.org/resources/UIS_FPN_IBankingGuide.pdf[/url]”>http://www.ucsdfpn.org/resources/UIS_FPN_IBankingGuide.pdf</a></p>
<p>Page 3 is important.</p>
<p>If you are truly dedicated to Investment banking. Your best bet is to go the CCC->UC Berkeley or UCLA route. Keep in mind that the transfer rates into the respective business programs are very low. Haas(Berkeley) has a 6% rate(it’s actually something around 21% for qualified applicants) and UCLA has a 3.93 average admitted GPA. You will also need some good work experience/internships/ECs/leadership etc.</p>