<p>I’m not a member of these firms, but I would gamble the claim about Harvard being preferred by the top firms is absurd. Almost all the top IB and Consulting places recruit on almost all the top campuses. It may be true that a firm may think more highly of Harvard or Wharton because they tend to be more successful recruiting there. But it’s not as though you’re going to go into an interview and when your candidacy is being considered that the difference between Harvard and Yale or Wharton and Yale is going to play any factor in the business’ decision.</p>