<p>I'm an incoming Cornell freshman and a Gov/Econ major. What type of GPA, extra-curriculars, and summer activities/internships would I need to get an analyst position at a bulge bracket?</p>
<p>How well does Cornell's CAS place, and what are its peers in terms of placement?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>These days getting a good finance position is all about your “connections”. Knowing some people in the industry will definitely help. One of my best friends mom is the CEO of a mid-size investment bank and she says she would rather hire someone that a manager knows and can vouch for. I can’t believe I already have an IB internship lined up before I even go to college lol.</p>
<p>Cornell CAS doesn’t place all that well into Investment Banking; I would say it is below all of the other Ivies since Cornell AEM and ILR seem to get the bulk of the recruitment by investment banks. Have you considered transferring to Dartmouth or Duke Saugus? The Arts & Sciences divisions at those schools are heavily recruited so you can get an Investment Banking job with a Political Science degree as long as you show interest in finance (participation in clubs/reading the WSJ/demonstrating quantitative ability/etc.).</p>
<p>Obviously Harvard and Yale would be great too…but they will be very tough to transfer into.</p>
<p>^^Thus spake a HS Senior or at most a college freshman with wayyy too much time on his hands -( over 800 in the past year?).</p>
<p>Cornell CAS to Duke? That’s lateral at best, and probably a minor downgrade.</p>
<p>CAS is more selective than ILR, so I’m surprised that they would be recruited but not CAS. I’m also picking up an AEM summer certificate and taking a lot of AEM classes if that will help my case.</p>
<p>Saugus-CAS may be more selective to get in, but once admitted you have to prove yourself. My ILR grad D graduated with a very high gpa (3.99) and a strong minor (IT). She also took as electives, accounting, finance, calculus and numerous statistic courses. (She took a very difficult programming class her 2nd semester senior yr where she was the only non-computer science or engineering major.) She was/is not afraid of hard work or challenge. She now works at a top IB.</p>
<p>Cornell places in top IBs. My D’s two roommates in NYC are Cornell grads working in IB. My D networks with a Cornell group at her IB. (Each top school has a group)</p>
<p>So you can get an internship/offer. But you have to make yourself desirable. Make sure you earn a high gpa, take challenging courses (business, math, computer science, etc). And get involved in some interesting extra-curriculars.</p>
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What type of ECs? Do they have to be business related?</p>
<p>And why are math and computer science relevant to banking? Can’t I just take accounting/marketing, etc?</p>
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<p>Haha, you’re delusional dude.
Cornell’s placement (particularly AEM) is solid, but nowhere near that of Duke.</p>
<p>3.5+ GPA is always good, but more importantly you need to do well on your interviews.</p>
<p>You need to do well on your interviews!</p>
<p>Hahaha Saugus, I just realized that you’re the creator of this thread.</p>
<p>Are you still afraid that there won’t be enough genius-types at Cornell? What a typical South Californian.</p>
<p>^
What’s wrong with Southern California?</p>
<p>You need to relax Saugus. Just wait till freaking orientation week. Trust me, there are people at Cornell who might just know possible more than college confidential. Why don’t you enjoy your summer or something?</p>