<p>I'm entering College Undergrad as a freshman and wanted to know which was the best option on the IBanking career:</p>
<p>Rice- Major Economics
UTexas- Major in Finance/Accounting, etc.
Northwestern- Major in Economics, Finance, etc.</p>
<p>UTexas for sure, they have an Investment Banking option in their Finance degree also.</p>
<p>Edit: Northwestern only has Econ.</p>
<p>what about NYU?</p>
<p>They are ranked #2 undergrad business school in the country, only behind Wharton.</p>
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<p>Only in finance. And you have to be sure that you're in Stern -- because they make it extremely hard for you to internal transfer for CAS to Stern.</p>
<p>Out of those three Northwestern. Regardless of whether Texas has a major, NW is recruited more. Its all about which school is more recruited, not which has an "ibanking" concentration.</p>
<p>i thought NU was recruited more for undergrads, but I know that i can get a lot of connections through NYU (Which i think I applied for CAS). But if i do go to NYU and spend a penny and a half, I thought I could possibly develop connections, internship, and what better way to start an IBanking career than to start in on Wall Street.</p>
<p>UTexas also isn't a bad school. I know its stronger in its Accounting/Finance than Northwestern, but I'm not so sure about NYU.</p>
<p>So, Rice is out of the picture?</p>
<p>i got into Rice and Northwestern, the problem with Rice is that it has such brilliant schools, but since it is small and in a location no close to major ibanking places such as Chicago, LA, New York, many companies overlook it b/c they simply do not have the resources to recruit from there</p>
<p>does that mean Rice grades are unsucessful, no! I heard that Rice flies its students to new york for interviews</p>
<p>i would say Northwestern</p>
<p>but i would go further to say that there are even better schools for recruitment purposes</p>
<p>Go to NYU. Many people are recruited from CAS; the undergraduate math program is ranked very high there, and conceptual economics is also very good. Either of those could probably land you a job on wall street.</p>
<p>Between Northwestern, Rice and UT, I would pick Northwestern.</p>
<p>I would say that Northwestern is the best option. However, if you are looking to do banking outside NYC,SF,Chicago and maybe work in the smaller Dallas offices that many banks have you might have a good chance attending UT or Rice. If you want to work in the top offices thought I'd recommend any of the ivies (specifically wharton at penn which is known as an ibanker factory), top lacs, and other top schools (georgetown, northwestern, duke, etc.).</p>
<p>Quick question: I've looked at career sections of a few investment banks, and for an associate position, it says you need an "advanced degree." Is "advanced degree" just the MBA or do other degrees like the JD or MA count as "advanced degrees" as well?</p>
<p>Oh, which would you say is a better bet for obtaining investment banking internships and business schools: NYU or University of Michigan?</p>
<p>On one company's website (The name escapes me, I think it was either Morgan Stanley or Citigroup), that states potential-employees with an MBA start off as associates and thoses without an MBA are analysts</p>
<p>I've read that in some cases graduates from top top law schools will be hired from Goldman Sachs and other BB firms and get to start out as an associate.</p>
<p>I was just on Lazard's website and it says that they hire JD students between their second and third years as summer associates, so does that mean they also hire JD people as full time associates as well?</p>
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<p>This is on a case-by-case basis and often times also depends on your work experience (if you have any). However, in general, if you have no work experience, then an MA or MS would probably not count as an advanced degree.</p>