<p>I'll be a freshman at UC Berkeley in the fall, with an interest in Business and especially IB. I want to work in NYC after graduation.</p>
<p>Is it impossibly hard to get hired by a bulge-bracket investment bank in New York City (like GS), coming from Haas undergrad?</p>
<p>I just want to know if anyone thinks I should attempt to transfer to another school, say on the East Coast. I really like Cal, and would rather not.</p>
<p>What schools would be better options?</p>
<p>You could probably get some good recruitment from UBS LA if you stayed in the West.</p>
<p>UBS LA is a wasteland - it has been since Moelis & his lieutenants left.</p>
<p>It’s tough to break out of the west coast from Berkeley. Why are you so intent on working in NYC, though? A lot of top groups are out west.</p>
<p>My wife graduated from Berkeley with a degree in economics and was hired by Citi right out of college. The company sent her to London where she stayed for more than 2 years before she finally decided to quit and join with her dad’s business. </p>
<p>London is obviously not in the East Coast, but if she was given that opportunity as someone who has a Berkeley degree I don’t think anyone from Berkeley is barred from getting into WS especially for those who have impressive GPAs and great personality. If you’re from Harvard or Wharton and you look less appealing, getting into IB would probably be the hardest part of your life.</p>
<p>And, BTW, there are a lot of Berkeley grads at GS. Many of them have gone to Haas, Eng’g and L&S.</p>
<p>Alright thanks, sounds good</p>
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<p>lol who the hell still wants to work at UBS LA?</p>
<p>Regarding the OP’s question, I’ve seen very few berkeley/stanford analysts in NYC. A lot more from NYU, columbia, penn, etc. I’m sure Haas is well recruited for SF/Menlo/LA offices though</p>