So I realize that the best schools for Wall Street are Wharton and Harvard, but those are both schools where even the most qualified of applicants can be rejected. Which LACs are the best for finance, I have a much better chance with them because I can be recruited D3 but not D1. Also assume that my academics aren’t a problem. Would schools like Williams and Amherst be the top, and would schools out west like Pomona still have relevance? I’m open to any insight regarding the LAC feeder process, especially in the nescacs. Thanks in advance.
Also, if this has any relevance I want to go into IB, PE or hedge funds
One does not simply go to undergraduate school, graduate, and then become a hedge fund manager. You need an elite grad school education for the field you want. Undergrad doesn’t mean much.
Let me google that for you.
Google: wall st feeder schools. 3rd entry for me.
http://www.inpathways.net/top50feeder.pdf
I’ve heard of Williams, Amherst, CMC, and Colby as being pretty good for getting you to the Street. Tufts can get you there as well and is also DivIII. So are UChicago and MIT (and they’re definitely Street targets), but I’m not sure how much they recruit athletes. I’ve heard that CMU may and you can also get to the Street from there.
I was simply mentioning me being an athlete to affirm the fact that I can be accepted into a lot of these schools, I am a qualified student as well who has an exceptional interest in finance.
Pitts. David Tepper, the richest hedge fund guy went to Pitts. Who would have thought that?
@DrGoogle, that’s one guy.
@CaliCash, undergrad can mean a lot on Wall Street. If you don’t know much about a field, please educate yourself first.
To the OP: As you probably know, being qualified isn’t enough. Nor is being an athlete. Are you being recruited anywhere?
To the OP: my question is how do you know as a junior in high school (at the oldest) that you want to work on Wall Street?
Bucknell, Middlebury are 2 more LAC’s that, if your major is economics or math, can open the doors to WS.
Post #6, so? It’s a competitive field and the fact that he made it from Pitts means a lot. He still young when I last look at him, he is not as old as Warren Buffet.
Williams is pretty much the top of LACs for feeding into Wall Street. The drop-off is considerable from there.
If you have to go down in the academic rankings, closer to NYC is better (e.g. Trinity in CT).
Pomona probably feeds well into VC, but not Wall Street.
Oxford College of Emory University is probably the easiest to get into. Emory has a substantial alumni presence in NYC.
Of course there are plenty of other venues for getting into finance. Frankly I agree with @ahsmuoh and believe you’re too focused on a particular field.
The world is full of grade-grubbing drones who want to be doctors in high school. That’s not looked down upon. Sure, some of them don’t make it but a lot of them do. Why are we hassling this kid for his dream? I say go, be an I banker.
Thanks for all the responses. To answer a few questions, I am currently being recruited at Williams, Amherst, Middlebury, Pomona, CMC, Colby, and tufts.
To answer the question regarding how I know I want to work on Wall Street, the true answer is I don’t. I’m only a junior, as you speculated, and a lot can change between now and college graduation which influences my career choice. However, I currently manage my own stock portfolio and adamantly follow the markets. A job in finance is the first job that has jumped out to me as appealing, so it is what I assume I will continue to be interested in. I also know many people involved in finance that who give me a better perspective of the lifestyle. I realize that it can be hard work, but also very lucrative. Most importantly, it is a profession that I believe that I would enjoy. Again, a lot can change in the upcoming years, but currently a career in finance is most appealing to me.
Besides Pomona (I don’t know about Pomona), the schools you are being recruited to are all good for the Street. Williams and Amherst are likely best.
BTW, VC takes very few undergrads and has a liking for S and H.
OP, outside of a few select elite colleges, it’s unlikely that you are gonna go straight to Wall St at 22 years old. It’s been discussed here before. Outside of HYP and Wharton, there is a considerable drop of in what is considered elite on Wall St. If you succeed in undergrad and get sky high test scores, you can out yourself in a great position for grad schools, which will have a much bigger impact on job prospects.
@m4tt0201 Please talk more about how you are being recruited, what sport, whether you have been “pre-read” and if the coach needs to use a “slot”. I have two boys in NESCAC schools that turned down Patriot League D1 schools and I am very familiar with both of those academic conferences. For now let us forget about Wall Street.
I’m being recruited for swimming. I could be the top athlete at some of the nescacs and have a pre-read in about a month. As far as if they have slots and how many they may have, I don’t know