<p>Is it true that the job placement for Olin and all other students at WashU is comparatively bad?</p>
<p>I wouldn't say so from what I've seen friends go into. I have a number of friends now working at Deloitte, E&Y, Goldman Sachs, and the likes. I also know quite a few sophomores in Olin who have internships with the big investment banks in NYC for the summer. Olin's annual career report can be found at <a href="http://www.olin.wustl.edu/wcc/pdf/AnnualReportBSBA.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.olin.wustl.edu/wcc/pdf/AnnualReportBSBA.pdf</a> to compare with other schools. If you're motivated to find a job and utilize all resources available from the career centers and your connections, you'll have no trouble getting a good job before graduation (as long as you keep up a good GPA and activities :D)</p>
<p>Here are two files that should help you out:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.olin.wustl.edu/wcc/stats/bsbaFT.cfm%5B/url%5D">http://www.olin.wustl.edu/wcc/stats/bsbaFT.cfm</a> - Undergrad (BSBA) data</p>
<p><a href="http://www.olin.wustl.edu/wcc/pdf/AnnualReport.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.olin.wustl.edu/wcc/pdf/AnnualReport.pdf</a> - MBA data</p>
<p>I just graduated from the undergrad program at Wash U's business school. Close to 95% of graduates are employed within 3-6 months of graduation I believe, with 80-85% are employed by the actual date of graduation. The career center at Olin is top notch --- if you are having a hard time yourself securing job offers, they will really help you out. Starting salaries for BSBAs are comparative to peer schools. Starting salaries are essentially a function of 1) where your job will be and; 2) what types of companies recruit at your school. At Wash U, 19 of the top 20 companies that hire undergraduates (such as Deloitte, Bank of America, McKinsey, KPMG, PriceWaterhousecoopers) recruit on campus at Wash U. I interviewed on campus with many of the top consulting firms and a couple of the top accounting firms. From my experience, the 10% of graduates who don't have a job are those people who made no effort at all looking for a job... if you worked hard during your time here both academically and extracurricularly, had a good internship or two (Olin also has good stats for internship placement), and used the school's job posting system, you're bascially golden.</p>
<p>Wash U is one of only 3 school's that are Deliotte's cream of the crop (they have a special term for it, but I forgot what it is). About 10 students end up accepting full time consulting positions with Deloitte each year from Wash U Olin. Average starting salary amongst all undergraduates after graduation is $50,000 (investment banking and accounting are obviously higher, with marketing obviously being lower), which is quite good for age 22. When companies hire people they don't say "Oh this guy went to Yale, let's give him more money than the Indiana University kid". Many companies have a standard salary bracket for entry level jobs that you probably will not be able to negotiate.</p>
<p>Wash U also has a great MBA program. It is selective to get in, but the program is outstanding and graduates of the MBA program make amongst the highest salaries out there (more than peer institutions). But, if your horizon is only short-term and are only looking at undergraduate, I would tell you not to worry and that the Olin school has more than impressed me with being prepared for the "real world", assistance for finding a good job, and everything else.</p>