making a list for a finance econ major

[vague pivot]

making a list for a finance econ major

[languid spruce]

I'd say that list is comprehensive but also very reach heavy

A few notes:

1. USC, UMich and some of the UCs on there are not targets, arguably not BC either;
2. What in particular about GTech appeals to you as an econ/business/finance major?

And just to be sure, is cost a factor

[vague pivot]

Which UCs should I change to reaches?

[vague pivot]

Not really

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I’m in state btw

[languid spruce]

SD/SB? UC admission has been very wack in recent years so I'm relatively conservative on that

[vague pivot]

I’m looking to add more targets and eliminate some reaches too

[scarlet plover]

umich oos target lol

[sudden linden]

i cant see ur original list, but im planning on finance and econ major as well and I thought it would be helpful to share mine

[sudden linden]

and for ga tech, my main goal is private equity /investment banking, so a common route for that is industrial engineering and then consulting and then private equity, every other school is finance/econ tho

[narrow kestrel]

are u instate for UTA

[sudden linden]

im in georgia

[sudden linden]

uta is realistically a hard reach, when i made that list i didnt realize how hard it is oos

its like 8% or sum

[languid spruce]

I think OOS at-large acceptance rate is likely around 10%, CoLA is typically more admissible so probably 12-15%, give or take

Still competitive enough to be a reach, but maybe not entirely "top"

[languid spruce]

That is interesting! If you do like GTech and can handle the STEM heavy rigor, go for it

[narrow kestrel]

yea and its mccombs aswell prob lower than that

[narrow kestrel]

deffo do emory

[vague pivot]

I’m trying to eliminate reaches n add safeties I’m not sure tho

[narrow kestrel]

too many safeties imo

just do 3 safeties max

[sudden linden]

that seems like a lotta colleges to apply to

but take that w a grain of salt

as idk much

at all

[narrow kestrel]

nah finance is one of the more competitive majors for admissions

[narrow kestrel]

also USC, UMICH and Boston College are moving into reach range

pretty sure their business schools were single digits for acceptance rates this year

[sudden linden]

ik umich (especially ross) is insane

idk if ur trying for investment banking or what (thats what I am) but they have the third highest recruitment

this is practically my college list

[sudden linden]

this is the list of investment banking feeder schools

[quartz condor]

USC already is, the rest are low reaches

[quartz condor]

Purdue is not a safety

I’d advise you switch out some of your schools for ones on the list wobblysoup sent, since ib puts schools as a priority for recruitment

[narrow kestrel]

this is not 100% accurate btw

its the peakframeworks one and was done a few years ago

also its not really per capita placements

cuz somewhere like UTA is absolutely massive compared to dartmouth but has similar total placement numbers

[vague pivot]

What are the last 2 columns

Like % of?

[vague pivot]

For NU they don’t really have any business or finance majors so are u applyin econ?

[sudden linden]

hires

[sudden linden]

yur

[sudden linden]

waut my fault

[small iris]

Nice list. If you goal is IB, try to stick to feeder schools only. Prestige matters a lot for IB.

It really depends on your goals. If your goal is strictly IB, I'd emphasize the importance of going to a target. If I was going to redo college apps, I'd do it a lot differently

Publics I'd consider: UCLA, UC Berk, UNC, UVA, Umich ross, UT Austin

If I had a choice to narrow it down, it'd be UC Berk, UVA, Ross, Austin

Private: Any ivy, any top 10 name, any top 15 name really

I go to a semi-target think (UVA/UTA/Vanderbilt) and still ended up with an investment banking offer at a name brand bank think (DB/UBS/RBC).

but I have to admit, being at a super target/target that is known to produce IB grads is definitely a leg up.

You can run the risk of running out of alum, at a semi target, especially at "top tier firms" like the elite boutiques

It's possible to break into IB from a semi-target/non-target, but it requires a lot of effort especially if you want to maximize your chances. If you are truly set on IB, I'd become as involved as possible, stack ur resume, network a lot, and know your technicals cold in college.

The reason why I say prestige matters is because this industry is run on connections. It's not about "what you know"; it's about "who you know." The likelihood of you being able to build stronger and better connections from a feeder than a non-target is higher and easier.

You'll see that IB doesn't hire necessarily based on merit.

Additionally, I'd also think about whether you really want to do and why you want to do IB. I think about it a lot still. I think a lot of kids that I know, say they want to do IB, but then don't think about the other side about what IB entails. When I was applying to college, I thought IB was the stock market, and boy I was wrong.

[sudden linden]

Would u mind if i dm u so i can talk more?

And that is all so extremely helpful

Thank u sm’

[small iris]

@sudden linden sure

[kindred lance]

tbf we are also larger than other schools

[sudden linden]

lol

[small iris]

umich ross solid af