HS Soph looking for reasonable schools

[amber cedar]

Location/Region: Im from Texas, but i’m open to anything in the country,
Major: Finance (or really any good degree that can help set me up for a job in IB)
GPA/Test Scores: 3.6 UW, 1400 SAT.
Classes & Clubs: Dont really care about the clubs, but i suppose a more positive environment in general.
Size: Any size is okay.
Costs: I’ll probably need Finacial Aid. Money is a bit tough, but i could muster up around 30-40 grand.

[river tree]

are you willing to retake the SAT?

and do you think you’ll have an upward trajectory in GPA

[uncut cairn]

nyu if you qualify for tuition promise

positive environment is a bit broad

[river tree]

ut mccombs and utd/utsa/uta are obvious choices

ut mccombs is a reach but you’re instate

so tuition is good

[amber cedar]

Most likely, I don’t necessarily want to go to any t20s though (ik i dont have a good chance) any school that’s mediocre is good for me

[amber cedar]

Isnt NYU a bit of a reach especially with my stats

[tame whale]

A bit, but it’s always good to apply for reach schools

You’ll never know what a school thinks of your profile unless you apply

You also have a year to increase your SAT and extracurriculars etc

[fallow ferry]

OP could you do the net price calculator for like Lehigh and Fairfield University to see what it tells you in terms of how much you'd need to pay?

[uncut cairn]

you never know

i think it doesnt hurt to apply if you have a fee waiver

you also have 2 years to improve

[amber cedar]

what were your stats?

[amber cedar]

sure give me abit

[uncut cairn]

i didnt apply ✌️

[amber cedar]

oops

where did you go

[uncut cairn]

upenn

[amber cedar]

what were ur stats lol

[uncut cairn]

um dm

[severe surge]

nyu and positive environment 😭

LMK if u got any questions about IB i worked in it for a couple

[uncut cairn]

depends on how you define positive ig 🤭

[amber cedar]

woah

awesome

where did you go?

[severe surge]

i was a gs for a bit then exited

at*

[amber cedar]

gs?

[severe surge]

goldman sachs

[amber cedar]

ohh i meant like what school

[severe surge]

oh

[amber cedar]

goldman sachs is crazy, thats my dream

[severe surge]

i went to upenn

[severe surge]

its not a nice dream i wont lie to you

torture

[amber cedar]

is it? 😭 good pay though

[severe surge]

80 hrs a week

sometimes 100

yes pay is pretty good

i think most top buckets made 200k+

first year

at least in nyc

[tame whale]

So no life

Outside of work

[severe surge]

You get some time but not a lot

It gets better the longer u there

I left after 2 and I’m doing PE rn and I’m planning on exiting again

[tame whale]

What’s PE

[severe surge]

Private Equity

[tame whale]

Ohh

[magic needle]

are any of those jobs accessible without top schools?

ive been thinking finance

but i wanna have time to travel and also probs wont get into an ivy

[severe surge]

yes they are but they are exponentially harder to enter

[magic needle]

are the hrs in PE as bad as IB?

[severe surge]

HR in IB isnt even "that bad"

i'd say they are around the same culture wise

[magic needle]

alright ill keep that in mind

seems like a nice field but the hours though 😭

[severe surge]

rough at the start but it gets better

[magic needle]

I guess that’s how they filter people out and keep the best?

[severe surge]

kind of

most people exit though for more lucrative and less intense positions

[amber cedar]

any examples?

[severe surge]

Private equity venture capital ( later stages ) hedge funds high level corp fin roles

[real bane]

go to uta

[amber cedar]

austin or Arlington