Top Colleges for Wall Street Jobs

[Anonymous]

Saw this embedded in the Yale post. Thought it was interesting, worth discussing.

How accurate are these lists in your opinion? Surprised by the concentration but I guess I shouldn’t be.

https://www.collegetransi...rs-banking

https://mergersandinquisi...t-schools/

https://bankingprep.com/t...t-banking/

https://www.koppelmangrou...nking-jobs

[Anonymous]

Links not working. This chart was good:

https://www.koppelmangroup.com/blog/2023/3/15/best-undergraduate-colleges-for-investment-banking-jobs

[Anonymous]

Scumbag College

[Anonymous]

Why do people want these jobs? Lots of money? Really??? Sounds boring. There are so many better and more interesting ways to contribute to society and make a good living.

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Anonymous wrote:Why do people want these jobs? Lots of money? Really??? Sounds boring. There are so many better and more interesting ways to contribute to society and make a good living.

Money makes the world go ‘round. Money is fascinating. Finance is lucrative.

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Soulless twats

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Anonymous wrote:Why do people want these jobs? Lots of money? Really??? Sounds boring. There are so many better and more interesting ways to contribute to society and make a good living.

If you aren’t inheriting money, it’s the easiest way to afford “that life” (large well decorated/maintained house; summer beach home; private school; 1 ski vacation, and 1 spring break vacation and maybe Europe every other year for family trips to make memories and traditions; luxury cars; lots of help for a frictionless life) with limited money problems.

I’ve been there.
One of these jobs changed my life (from lmc to HHI of 4-8M per year)…..it’s much easier.

[Anonymous]

No UVA???

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Anonymous wrote:No UVA???

No it’s not a feeder to Wall Street in the same way the big names are.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do people want these jobs? Lots of money? Really??? Sounds boring. There are so many better and more interesting ways to contribute to society and make a good living.

If you aren’t inheriting money, it’s the easiest way to afford “that life” (large well decorated/maintained house; summer beach home; private school; 1 ski vacation, and 1 spring break vacation and maybe Europe every other year for family trips to make memories and traditions; luxury cars; lots of help for a frictionless life) with limited money problems.

I’ve been there.
One of these jobs changed my life (from lmc to HHI of 4-8M per year)…..it’s much easier.

Pretty much this. Life is a lot more pleasant when you're rich. It's not a surprise that a significant percentage of graduates from top schools go into finance or consulting. It might be boring. It might be soul-sucking. But unless you come from family wealth, you wouldn't turn it down either.

[Anonymous]

It’s limited to 6 bulge bracket banks. There are SOOO many more investment banks where people make tons of money. And where you have a better chance of actually making senior partner.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s limited to 6 bulge bracket banks. There are SOOO many more investment banks where people make tons of money. And where you have a better chance of actually making senior partner.

I think it’s about where they start their careers? Not end them as senior partners?

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Anonymous wrote:No UVA???

Not every thread is about UVA, dear.

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Anonymous wrote:Links not working. This chart was good:

https://www.koppelmangroup.com/blog/2023/3/15/best-undergraduate-colleges-for-investment-banking-jobs

This chart includes back office positions, which don’t have the prestige and pay DCUM wants. That’s why you see big state schools, and local schools like NYU and Columbia.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do people want these jobs? Lots of money? Really??? Sounds boring. There are so many better and more interesting ways to contribute to society and make a good living.

If you aren’t inheriting money, it’s the easiest way to afford “that life” (large well decorated/maintained house; summer beach home; private school; 1 ski vacation, and 1 spring break vacation and maybe Europe every other year for family trips to make memories and traditions; luxury cars; lots of help for a frictionless life) with limited money problems.

I’ve been there.
One of these jobs changed my life (from lmc to HHI of 4-8M per year)…..it’s much easier.

Pretty much this. Life is a lot more pleasant when you're rich. It's not a surprise that a significant percentage of graduates from top schools go into finance or consulting. It might be boring. It might be soul-sucking. But unless you come from family wealth, you wouldn't turn it down either.

I definitely would, and did, turn it down. Many people do. And I don't come from a family of wealth either.