<p>I recently paid my deposit to the University of Pittsburgh after turning down waitlist offers to other various, more prestigous schools. I really like Pitt but the problem is I'm not sure what I want to do when I get older, but I have toyed with the idea of working with a hedge fund or as a talent agent. I know that prestige of undergraduate school matters a great deal when working in these fields and I am wondering if a degree from Pitt will limit me if I decide to go either of these routes. </p>
<p>ah, buyer’s remorse creeping in. It all depends on where you want to work and live. If you absolutely must live in NYC and work Wall Street, then you probably want to graduate from an ivy or near-ivy. Not that you cannot make it to NYC Big Time without an ivy bachelors, but it’s harder to join the clubs where business is often conducted. So get an ivy grad degree after Pitt. If you want to work in Pitt or Philly or Washington, then a UPitt degree will be no barrier. Not everyone wants to live the life of a NYC money man or woman. </p>
<p>Excellent advice from jkeil 
If those are your goals, you’ll need to maintain a very high GPA, get to know your professors (that means going to office hours to ask questions every week or so - during the lecture, put an asterix next to anything that isn’t cristal clear or that seems interesting so you want more details about it), try to get involved on campus and get to know how the career center works, etc.</p>