<p>I will be attending Olin school of Business in WashU as an incoming freshman, this coming fall.</p>
<p>As I was searching through some information on websites, I see that going to the target school is definitely an important factor in landing a job in top IB, Consulting firms.</p>
<p>I had applied to WashU in ED, and never looked back since.
But now, I feel like I may have to transfer in order to stand a better chance in getting a job.</p>
<p>Is it really that hard to break out from the non target school?(assuming WashU isn't a target school. it seems like most of the top firms do not recruit at WashU..</p>
<p>And, what kind of advice could you experts give me...</p>
<p>At least it seems like WashU attracts Big 4 accounting firms.
I've been hearing WashU is way overrated and also does not have any prestige over other top schools in the community.</p>
<p>That is so different from what I'd been hearing when I was in Highschool. well I guess geographic factor influenced it quite a lot.(since I went to HS in Kansas)</p>
<p>I wonder WashU really doesn't have any kinds of merit in Business world.</p>
<p>Yeah, it's pretty strange that Olin doesn't get recruited by the BB IBs and top consulting firms very heavily. The avg SAT score at the school is really high. You could probably make something happen at Olin with a little networking (it's not like you are at some no-name college), but if you want to transfer to a different bschool, check out Stern, Ross, and Wharton.</p>
<p>Yes being at a target school will help you get a job in IB and Consulting Firms, but unfortunately for you 98.45% on this board will never get into IBanking. 99.75% will not get into Consulting.</p>
<p>He is either making up numbers to annoy people or he thinks that everyone here goes to schools like Bentley -- where those numbers would actually be accurate. Either way, you should disregard his posts.</p>
<p>why are you crushing everyones hopes? CC is not the average students of the world. in fact, we are way above average (check any SAT, AP, ACT thread and look at the abundance of high scores). i dont see the point of you crushing everyone's hopes? why? you dont even put any statistics or anything to show the the percieved difficulty you mention. i dont understand why you go around saying no one will ever get a job. we're better than the norm by leaps and bounds.</p>
<p>He isn't crushing jack. He is just being annoying. Its a pain to scroll down his posts.</p>
<p>As for Olin> It doesn't fare too well. The problem is two fold and both are connected. Essentially, WashU is an up and coming school so most people who are recruiting haven't heard/or know its as strong as it really is (although I definitely don't like the creative marketing that goes on there). This in turn means there are no alums at the top BBs going to bat for the school and recruiting there. As you can see, its kind of like a cycle here. I know (based on their employment survey which I checked out when researching unis) that some midwest banks recruit there.</p>
<p>what do you call that? dont tell me hes being realistic for people on this business major board. i find that really hard to believe. id like to see some sort of stats or something.</p>
<p>LOL. I really can't believe someone is actually being psyched out by some anonymous poster on this board spewing out random numbers and generally acting like a dbag. Stop paying attention to him. Use your judgment (which should tell you s/he is wrong). </p>
<p>If someone is getting "crushed" by his posts, I would suggest that that person stay out of banking regardless of whether they could get in or not.</p>
<p>I knew that Wharton is considered the best undergraduate Business program(probably it is the top feeder to IB and Consulting firms, other than HYPMS).</p>
<p>But I am surprised that Stern and Ross has that much of prestige in undergraduate.</p>
<p>I see Stern having an advantage of being in NYC, but how about Ross?
I was told that WashU is a better choice over NYU or Umich unless I am going for graduate schools.</p>
<p>I am not trying to stir up anything, but I just don't see why BB firms won't recruit heavily in Olin.</p>
<p>like you said, its admittees to Olin has similar SAT scores with those of Whartons. I don't know, I am little disappointed with the fact that the school I am going to attend isn't THAT competitive in the field.</p>
<p>mahras, i think you got the wrong idea. i guess crushed was way too strong of a word. im just trying to say that every post this guy makes shoots down every thread instead of trying to help the OP. he doesnt even attempt to answer questions; he just says "stop trying b/c you dont even have a chance". im not influenced and i hope no one is by his thoughtless posts. this board is all about helping others and attaining info. its really annoying that this guy cant even try to answer any of the questions.</p>
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I see Stern having an advantage of being in NYC, but how about Ross?
I was told that WashU is a better choice over NYU or Umich unless I am going for graduate schools.
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<p>Stern and Ross do very well with BB IB placement. As for graduate schools, if you are aiming at an MBA your work experience is going to be the bigger factor. The quality of work experience can be affected by the quality of job placement at your college. You see where I am going with this.</p>
<p>Stern and Ross have much larger classes. Based on the economy of scale, IBs are more willing to do campus recruiting there for sure.</p>
<p>However, if you check the employment record of BSBA students at Olin, you will find that many graduates got employed at leading IBs.</p>
<p>It is really up to you. If you are competitive, I don't see why you couldn't get employed at IBs. If you hope that some IBs will hand you a job after four years' of college, then I agree Olin is not a good place for you.</p>