<p>Alex, you wrote a book?</p>
<p>I am not sure I understood Xiggy’s point either. Harvard and Wharton are obviously unique MBA programs. Furthermore, with 800-900 full-time students per class, they are also twice-three times larger than the likes of Ross and Haas. NYC and Silicon Valley are two natural hunting grounds for PE/VC firms. That may explain why Cal, Stanford and Columbia and NYU all do very well, particularly their graduate programs. Still, Midwestern heavy hitters like Chicago, Michigan and Northwestern do fine considering their general location.</p>
<p>“Alex, you wrote a book?”</p>
<p>No, but I love any allusion to fine cuisine (Michelin starred restaurants that is, not McDonald’s!). In fact, I often use them in my posts.</p>
<p>This discussion helps me so so so much!</p>
<p>I’ve read many posts about large PE firms here. However there are many, many more high paying jobs for mid-to-low-capitalization PE firms across the country in virtually every metropolitan area. </p>
<p>Anecdotally, I’ve heard that schools like Case Western Reserve University and The University of Texas, Austin do very well placing graduates into these firms. Do you think the reason for this is simply that smaller-cap PE firms are more likely to hire from good regional institutions?</p>