I think every college student gets buyers remorse close to graduation...

[TheBigBopper]

and what were you? tall isreali are you at baruch, don't sweat it just network and get good grades of course. i girl i know went there and now she's an anlayst at blackrock. plenty of people from there get good jobs in finance plus you won't have all that debt to deal with even if you don't.

Difference is that he got in through SEO. Without it, I doubt he'd be at a BB. I didn't use any of those minority programs.

 

[Rominati]

Guess your friend gave an MD a wonderful blow job

Or maybe everything Ive been kicking in this thread is fact, and that the world isnt as complicated and complex as the 100K IT 6 series 6 dime smashing Ivy League graduates on the coli would like to lead on hmmm

 

[Zach Lowe]

3 analysts at even just 1 BB is terrible. My target school sent 24 kids to one BB alone, all in front office roles. You didn't even tell me if these Baruch kids are front office.

I only counted IBD analysts

That's not so terrible for a truly mediocre public school that you think only places 1-2 analysts per year

A lot of schools that aren't prohibitively selective for most decent students are also great targets (Notre Dame, Michigan Ross, Stern, etc.)

If people think it's nothing but Harvard kids getting these jobs they're just wrong... people don't realize that most exceptional people select out of this line of work and you're really only competing with moderately above average kids at these top schools not the cream of the crop

 

[69 others]

Difference is that he got in through SEO. Without it, I doubt he'd be at a BB. I didn't use any of those minority programs.

you don't have to go through seo to be a minority hire, at some places just being one with decent grades and the right school is enough

 

[TheBigBopper]

Or maybe everything Ive been kicking in this thread is fact, and that the world isnt as complicated and complex as the 100K IT 6 series 6 dime smashing Ivy League graduates on the coli would like to lead on hmmm

The only people I know with subpar GPAs who work in banking got in through nepotism--and these aren't <3.0 GPAs. Hell, it's hard enough getting in with a 3.5. Someone working at Jefco with a 2.3 is very hard to believe unless this kid had stellar extracurriculars and got hired in 2007 at the peak of the market.

 

[Zach Lowe]

and what were you? tall isreali are you at baruch, don't sweat it just network and get good grades of course. i girl i know went there and now she's an anlayst at blackrock. plenty of people from there get good jobs in finance plus you won't have all that debt to deal with even if you don't.

nah I'm not at Baruch
it's just the best example of a random school that gets recruiting that I could think of

Stern is another but it's debatable if that's a prestigious school or not

 

[TheBigBopper]

I only counted IBD analysts

That's not so terrible for a truly mediocre public school that you think only places 1-2 analysts per year

A lot of schools that aren't prohibitively selective for most decent students are also great targets (Notre Dame, Michigan Ross, Stern, etc.)

If people think it's nothing but Harvard kids getting these jobs they're just wrong... people don't realize that most exceptional people select out of this line of work and you're really only competing with moderately above average kids at these top schools not the cream of the crop

Relatively speaking not terrible, but terrible on an absolute scale if you're a student at Baruch and have aspirations of being a banker. The fact that BBs allocate so few spots to that school makes breaking in more difficult versus a target school.


I can't believe I have to argue this

 

[Rominati]

The only people I know with subpar GPAs who work in banking got in through nepotism--and these aren't <3.0 GPAs. Hell, it's hard enough getting in with a 3.5. Someone working at Jefco with a 2.3 is very hard to believe unless this kid had stellar extracurriculars and he got hired in 2007 at the peak of the market.

Isnt that what ive been preaching this whole thread .


Wall Street and most of these firms are looking for young talent and potential. They are looking for strong characteristics and leadership qualities, not just drones and potential postal workers such as yourself. But like I said before.



ITS ALL ABOUT WHO YOU KNOW

 

[69 others]

nah I'm not at Baruch
it's just the best example of a random school that gets recruiting that I could think of

Stern is another but it's debatable if that's a prestigious school or not

stern isn't ivy but they get alot of people in front office roles. plus their in the city so they have alot more networking events with industry people.

 

[TheBigBopper]

Isnt that what ive been preaching this whole thread .


Wall Street and most of these firms are looking for young talent and potential. They are looking for strong characteristics and leadership qualities, not just drones and potential postal workers such as yourself. But like I said before.



ITS ALL ABOUT WHO YOU KNOW

I mean nepotism as in Analyst X's dad is a Global Head of Prime Services or Analyst Y's dad is the Chairman of the Board for a major client, not "hey, Jamal the Associate at Morgan Stanley hooked me up with an interview "

The latter connection isn't gonna help any 2.3 GPA kid get into banking. If Lloyd Blankfein is your fukk buddy, then go ahead and get a 2.3, but for all others without these sort of connections, a GPA like this won't suffice.

 

[CrimsonTider]

What kind of job does a person with an Econ degree have a leg up on?

 

[Zach Lowe]

Relatively speaking not terrible, but terrible on an absolute scale if you're a student at Baruch and have aspirations of being a banker. The fact that BBs allocate so few spots to that school makes breaking in more difficult versus a target school.


I can't believe I have to argue this

Most Baruch kids come in with low SAT's though

If you have an Ivy level profile entering Baruch you should be able to maintain close to a 4.0 pretty easily and build a decent resume

If the Wharton undergrad dude I know had to go to his safety school he might've ended up getting a better job

But of course if you're entering Baruch with median stats then that's a long shot

 

[Zach Lowe]

stern isn't ivy but they get alot of people in front office roles. plus their in the city so they have alot more networking events with industry people.

Yeah there's nothing wrong with Stern I just don't consider it prestigious that's all

 

[Rominati]

I mean nepotism as in Analyst X's dad is a Global Head of Prime Services or Analyst Y's dad is the Chairman of the Board for a major client, not "hey, Jamal the Associate at Morgan Stanley hooked me up with an interview "

The latter connection isn't gonna help any 2.3 GPA kid get into banking. If Lloyd Blankfein is your fukk buddy, then go ahead and get a 2.3, but for all others without these sort of connections, a GPA like this won't suffice.

Obviously a 2.3 isnt gonna have the banks drolling at the mouth for you. However it still happens and is still feasible. A higher GPA with a larger network makes it much easier. Where are you from anyway scrams? Cause in New York it isnt hard to get in the loop in the financial market. Especially if you are a minority. We tend to help our own to the greatest of our ability.





But overall though, fukk CORPORATE AMERICA , I can get in if I want, but im jus using that as a back up plan for now. That aint the place for a young black man with potential anyways, too many glass ceiling for us minorites. Im not trying to get a job at Goldman Sachs then be Gator Reloaded status in a year . There are other industries one can excel in.



shyt I rather work for a MNC and deal with international labor laws, and develpoing nations, and linking global financial markets than to be a suit in America and being some cac's token negro.

 

[Zach Lowe]

What kind of job does a person with an Econ degree have a leg up on?

None
Economics just seems to be the default major for people interested in finance when a business major isn't offerred

There's really no good reason behind that... the coursework isn't especially relevant or anything