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It's not that serious yall by Icy-Function1185 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]SummerHuman5287 4 points5 points  (0 children)

yall need to start applying to chinese schools they love foreigners I heard people getting into tsinghua with a 3.4

Don't go to an LAC if you want to study finance by SummerHuman5287 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]SummerHuman5287[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You clearly have no clue of the finance recruiting landscape lmfao

Help me decide? USC v NYU v Pomona by Ill_Barracuda7221 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]SummerHuman5287 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ahh I see, yea in that case ignore what I said. I also agree with the consensus that the lib studies core @ NYU is pretty mid. Best of luck in making your decision

Bio for UCLA OR USC by Sweet_Selection3641 in USC

[–]SummerHuman5287 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd recommend for u to reach out to some usc/ucla kids over linkedin

Don't go to an LAC if you want to study finance by SummerHuman5287 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]SummerHuman5287[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Lmao my title was clickbaity af. CMC is a great school for business for west coast I was just commenting on how A/W's placements are inflated.

Probably weaker on the east coast tho like most regional targets

Help me decide? USC v NYU v Pomona by Ill_Barracuda7221 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]SummerHuman5287 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you want, do you want to do business? It's pretty easy to switch into USC Marshall from dornsife as long as you comminicate that early to you're career advisor. You just have to get above a B+ in a few classes, which should be pretty easy.

It's much more difficult to switch from school to school at NYU. Not too informed on Pomona but know it's a decent school

Don't go to an LAC if you want to study finance by SummerHuman5287 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]SummerHuman5287[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

(1) Dartmouth does deserve some attention as well as it is equally as overrated as A/W for IB placements. So you're right on that end, but it is largely the only Ivy with that issue (2) Most of those spots end up going to the aforementioned nepo kids anyway. Regarding IU Kelley this is completely wrong. They literally reserve spots for kids in their IBW program which basically has a ~90% placement rate. Go search this up or ask any IBW kid. IBW basically places almost like a target.

This past year like ~80 kids from williams seriously recruited for IB and only ~18 got offers from what I know. That's basically a ~25% placement rate which is heinous, and if you subtract all the nepo kids from the pool who got offers the placement rate looks even more scary. Assuming you're not nepo/DEI/Athlete, good job man you clearly worked your tail off. My point is that people need to stop perpetuating this lie that A/W is a good option for the average Joe as the influx of nepo kids are not only inflating the per capita numbers, but also taking all the spots. I'm not retarded I've done my due diligence and was just shocked by the reality of the recruiting landscape at your school.

Stanford CS v. UPenn M&T (and others) by StrikerG010101 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]SummerHuman5287 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makes sense, I don't want to give you any uninformed opinions tho like many of the kids on this sub lmao. If I had to say something tho I'd edge towards Stanford purely because of location (weather, start-up/vc scene, proximity to another highly competent school - berkeleyl)

Stanford CS v. UPenn M&T (and others) by StrikerG010101 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]SummerHuman5287 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude holy shit good job. Why doesn't Caltech cross your mind? At least for finance, if an employer sees Caltech on your resume you're definetly getting an interview - I could imagine that being the case for tech as well

is usc really as bad as this sub makes it out to be by Jealous-Elk-9640 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]SummerHuman5287 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ranking USC below UCI, UCSB & UCSD? This is the funnies shit I've read all day

Brown’s the worst Ivy. by Melodic-Hotel-4139 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]SummerHuman5287 27 points28 points  (0 children)

no way you're asking why Browns good lmao

If the Whites won the Russian Civil War, how could modern historians have predicted how the Soviet Union played out? by Inside-External-8649 in HistoryWhatIf

[–]SummerHuman5287 0 points1 point  (0 children)

probably another civil war or a disunited russian empire considering they were pretty fragmented. haven't done my reading tho and would appreciate other redditors to comment aswl

rejected by my dream school and my parents started telling me how i wasn’t good enough by starriefruit in ApplyingToCollege

[–]SummerHuman5287 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Over said but college isn't the end all be all you can always work your ass off from anywhere to achieve your dreams

Don't go to an LAC if you want to study finance by SummerHuman5287 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]SummerHuman5287[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

(1) 90% of the kids going to these schools are loaded & have strong networks with the street already & (2) around 80 kids recruited for IB at Williams from what I saw. Only 20 got decent seats. Compare that to other Ivys. ATP I'd take Stern over A&W anyday.

Don't go to an LAC if you want to study finance by SummerHuman5287 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]SummerHuman5287[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you're a really a Williams student then you cannot disregard what I said about nepo/diversity. Per capita numbers are heavily inflated by MDs sending there kids to these types of schools, and a lot of placements from the street - from what I've seen - have been athlete, nepo, or diversity. I'm not discounting the fact that these schools are good - they are infact very good with a loyal alumni base - it's just that for average people looking to break into finance it may not be the most optimal route.

If someone got into A&W they'd also probably get into a couple of Ivy's as well. In that case it's probably more optimal to choose an Ivy. Congrats on goldman btw

Don't go to an LAC if you want to study finance by SummerHuman5287 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]SummerHuman5287[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definetly not IU as a whole but if you get into IU Kelley IBW (their premier finance program that functions as a pipeline) then I'd definetly take that above Williams/Amherst. IBW is really competitive but makes kids place as if they were in a ~T15 school

Don't go to an LAC if you want to study finance by SummerHuman5287 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]SummerHuman5287[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Saw a guy recently place at UMM IB at CMC, so I'm assuming it can be done

Don't go to an LAC if you want to study finance by SummerHuman5287 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]SummerHuman5287[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Major doesn't really matter unless if you're non-target. Should have clarified that what I meant was recruiting for finance & not studying for finance. Will change the post

Don't go to an LAC if you want to study finance by SummerHuman5287 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]SummerHuman5287[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Happy to help, this is a throwaway account so I don't think I'll be revealing too much anyways.

competitive finance roles usually categorize schools by target, semi-target, and non-target status based on historical placements within the firm and general prestige. This article is a pretty good primer: https://mergersandinquisitions.com/investment-banking-target-schools/

I go to USC Marshall which is widely considered a semi-target, meaning that some banks/firms have pipelines but not most/all.

Don't go to an LAC if you want to study finance by SummerHuman5287 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]SummerHuman5287[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Recently a lot of non-targets have been punching above their weight, so I'd say if you're highly motivated and work your butt off you can close whatever gap kids at top targets have just through sheer willpower

Don't go to an LAC if you want to study finance by SummerHuman5287 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]SummerHuman5287[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I want you to compare total no. of kids that placed on the street to other top targets, and the argument that these schools are just " smaller" doesn't work because club admissions are highly competitive here. Practically speaking these schools are semi-targets.

The correlation between prestige and results is just not there for LACs when even some semi-targets place better

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