Kid wants to work on Wall Street

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Anonymous wrote:Someone has to do the back office jobs. That's where Bucknell fits in. As they say, it's a living.

What kind of pay and working hours do these mundane (?) back office jobs have?

Not great pay, typically 50- maybe 70k entry, little career progression, and typically 50-80 (this is rarer) hours per week. It’s like an elevated stressful typical job

Again…this isn’t true…there is career progression for college educated kids. There are quite a few HS grads / Associate Degree back office jobs that are basically hourly jobs which are different.

Yeah, this is who Bucknell grads have to compete with for the back office jobs.

And those kids with two year degrees, still going to night school, usually get the jobs and get promoted. They have a tremendous work ethic (didn't spend four years drunk at Bucknell).

I’m a different poster and I’m not a Bucknell fan tbh but it’s really not that bad.

Fwiw:

My friend’s son went to Bucknell and he’s at a very well respected private equity firm after moving on from a large bulge bracket bank. I think he’s 27 or 28. Doing really well living in New York. But he’s super outgoing and very frat boy.

I have no idea how atypical his outcomes are though.

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Anonymous wrote:Wait. So OP posted the question at 11:31 AM, and then literally within one minute the "Bucknell/The Street" poster just happens to have read it *and* responded...

...and then in the next 45 minutes there are seven more posts about Bucknell?

Yeah. It's really sad. Maybe it's all being done by Bucknell admissions office.

The Bucknell kids go to The Street poster is nuts. A third rate school.

No, you're nuts. Bucknell is ranked #30 among LACs. It's within 5-10 spots of W&L, Colgate, Haverford, Colby, and Bates. How in the world is that a third rate school? Does each tier only have 5-10 schools or something?

Colgate is leagues ahead of Bucknell though.
Leagues.

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Anonymous wrote:Wait. So OP posted the question at 11:31 AM, and then literally within one minute the "Bucknell/The Street" poster just happens to have read it *and* responded...

...and then in the next 45 minutes there are seven more posts about Bucknell?

Yeah. It's really sad. Maybe it's all being done by Bucknell admissions office.

The Bucknell kids go to The Street poster is nuts. A third rate school.

No, you're nuts. Bucknell is ranked #30 among LACs. It's within 5-10 spots of W&L, Colgate, Haverford, Colby, and Bates. How in the world is that a third rate school? Does each tier only have 5-10 schools or something?

Do you really think Bucknell is at all comparable to any of these colleges?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wait. So OP posted the question at 11:31 AM, and then literally within one minute the "Bucknell/The Street" poster just happens to have read it *and* responded...

...and then in the next 45 minutes there are seven more posts about Bucknell?

Yeah. It's really sad. Maybe it's all being done by Bucknell admissions office.

The Bucknell kids go to The Street poster is nuts. A third rate school.

No, you're nuts. Bucknell is ranked #30 among LACs. It's within 5-10 spots of W&L, Colgate, Haverford, Colby, and Bates. How in the world is that a third rate school? Does each tier only have 5-10 schools or something?

Do you really think Bucknell is at all comparable to any of these colleges?

USNWR thinks so.

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Anonymous wrote:Wait. So OP posted the question at 11:31 AM, and then literally within one minute the "Bucknell/The Street" poster just happens to have read it *and* responded...

...and then in the next 45 minutes there are seven more posts about Bucknell?

Yeah. It's really sad. Maybe it's all being done by Bucknell admissions office.

The Bucknell kids go to The Street poster is nuts. A third rate school.

No, you're nuts. Bucknell is ranked #30 among LACs. It's within 5-10 spots of W&L, Colgate, Haverford, Colby, and Bates. How in the world is that a third rate school? Does each tier only have 5-10 schools or something?

Colgate is leagues ahead of Bucknell though.
Leagues.

don’t have a horse in this race but Bucknell kids at my PE firm have outshined Colgate kids pretty easily - on par with Davidson and W&L imo

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait. So OP posted the question at 11:31 AM, and then literally within one minute the "Bucknell/The Street" poster just happens to have read it *and* responded...

...and then in the next 45 minutes there are seven more posts about Bucknell?

Yeah. It's really sad. Maybe it's all being done by Bucknell admissions office.

The Bucknell kids go to The Street poster is nuts. A third rate school.

No, you're nuts. Bucknell is ranked #30 among LACs. It's within 5-10 spots of W&L, Colgate, Haverford, Colby, and Bates. How in the world is that a third rate school? Does each tier only have 5-10 schools or something?

Do you really think Bucknell is at all comparable to any of these colleges?

USNWR thinks so.

Haha. Get into reality.

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Anonymous wrote:Wait. So OP posted the question at 11:31 AM, and then literally within one minute the "Bucknell/The Street" poster just happens to have read it *and* responded...

...and then in the next 45 minutes there are seven more posts about Bucknell?

Yeah. It's really sad. Maybe it's all being done by Bucknell admissions office.

The Bucknell kids go to The Street poster is nuts. A third rate school.

No, you're nuts. Bucknell is ranked #30 among LACs. It's within 5-10 spots of W&L, Colgate, Haverford, Colby, and Bates. How in the world is that a third rate school? Does each tier only have 5-10 schools or something?

Colgate is leagues ahead of Bucknell though.
Leagues.

don’t have a horse in this race but Bucknell kids at my PE firm have outshined Colgate kids pretty easily - on par with Davidson and W&L imo

I don't believe you. Name the firm. None of these schools has enough presence at any firm that anyone could make comparisons. If you said Harvard grads outshine Wharton grads, I'd believe it because there are lots of grads from both schools on Wall Street. But you've listed four small colleges that don't have much presence on Wall Street. I personally don't know of anyone from either Bucknell or Davidson. You're making stuff up. Just stop.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait. So OP posted the question at 11:31 AM, and then literally within one minute the "Bucknell/The Street" poster just happens to have read it *and* responded...

...and then in the next 45 minutes there are seven more posts about Bucknell?

Yeah. It's really sad. Maybe it's all being done by Bucknell admissions office.

The Bucknell kids go to The Street poster is nuts. A third rate school.

No, you're nuts. Bucknell is ranked #30 among LACs. It's within 5-10 spots of W&L, Colgate, Haverford, Colby, and Bates. How in the world is that a third rate school? Does each tier only have 5-10 schools or something?

Colgate is leagues ahead of Bucknell though.
Leagues.

don’t have a horse in this race but Bucknell kids at my PE firm have outshined Colgate kids pretty easily - on par with Davidson and W&L imo

I don't believe you. Name the firm. None of these schools has enough presence at any firm that anyone could make comparisons. If you said Harvard grads outshine Wharton grads, I'd believe it because there are lots of grads from both schools on Wall Street. But you've listed four small colleges that don't have much presence on Wall Street. I personally don't know of anyone from either Bucknell or Davidson. You're making stuff up. Just stop.

What's your beef with Bucknell, anyway? Did you or your kid not get in or something?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait. So OP posted the question at 11:31 AM, and then literally within one minute the "Bucknell/The Street" poster just happens to have read it *and* responded...

...and then in the next 45 minutes there are seven more posts about Bucknell?

Yeah. It's really sad. Maybe it's all being done by Bucknell admissions office.

The Bucknell kids go to The Street poster is nuts. A third rate school.

No, you're nuts. Bucknell is ranked #30 among LACs. It's within 5-10 spots of W&L, Colgate, Haverford, Colby, and Bates. How in the world is that a third rate school? Does each tier only have 5-10 schools or something?

Colgate is leagues ahead of Bucknell though.
Leagues.

don’t have a horse in this race but Bucknell kids at my PE firm have outshined Colgate kids pretty easily - on par with Davidson and W&L imo

I don't believe you. Name the firm. None of these schools has enough presence at any firm that anyone could make comparisons. If you said Harvard grads outshine Wharton grads, I'd believe it because there are lots of grads from both schools on Wall Street. But you've listed four small colleges that don't have much presence on Wall Street. I personally don't know of anyone from either Bucknell or Davidson. You're making stuff up. Just stop.

What's your beef with Bucknell, anyway? Did you or your kid not get in or something?

You're doing a complete disseervice to others by making things up to try to boost a school. It seems like this entire chain might just be a setup by a Bucknell booster posing as an OP. But if OP is a real person with a real question, you making things up to promote a school is wrong.

Bucknell might be a fine school, but it's no 'pipeline to The Street" as the relentless booster keeps posting on DCUM . You're embarrassing yourself and your school. And you're trying to deceive parents looking for helpful advice and experiences.

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9 pages in 12 hours. Wow

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Anonymous wrote:9 pages in 12 hours. Wow

And 90% of it all from an annoying booster spreading lies

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why?

I don’t think I know a single HS kid who wants to work on Wall Street unless their parents or close adults already are.

Kids are usually more romantic. They know they need a job and need to find a major that will get them a job. But they are usually looking to 1. Be in a helping profession (doctor, teacher, social worker); 2. Be the smartest one around (collect advanced degrees); 3. Be in a follower of their passion (theatre, math, French poetry); 4. Be an entrepreneur (specifics not needed) and 5. Be like mom/dad or not be like mom/dad.

I had a similar thought. Or if they have grown up poor, or if the parents are pushing them

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Anonymous wrote:Why?

I don’t think I know a single HS kid who wants to work on Wall Street unless their parents or close adults already are.

Kids are usually more romantic. They know they need a job and need to find a major that will get them a job. But they are usually looking to 1. Be in a helping profession (doctor, teacher, social worker); 2. Be the smartest one around (collect advanced degrees); 3. Be in a follower of their passion (theatre, math, French poetry); 4. Be an entrepreneur (specifics not needed) and 5. Be like mom/dad or not be like mom/dad.

I had a similar thought. Or if they have grown up poor, or if the parents are pushing them

Poor kids don’t even think about or know much about Wall Street careers. This is an athlete/upper middle class interest

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Anonymous wrote:Why?

I don’t think I know a single HS kid who wants to work on Wall Street unless their parents or close adults already are.

Kids are usually more romantic. They know they need a job and need to find a major that will get them a job. But they are usually looking to 1. Be in a helping profession (doctor, teacher, social worker); 2. Be the smartest one around (collect advanced degrees); 3. Be in a follower of their passion (theatre, math, French poetry); 4. Be an entrepreneur (specifics not needed) and 5. Be like mom/dad or not be like mom/dad.

I had a similar thought. Or if they have grown up poor, or if the parents are pushing them

Poor kids don’t even think about or know much about Wall Street careers. This is an athlete/upper middle class interest

yeah, I guess you are right - I am thinking that it seems sort of devoid of values for a kid to think like this, but I could excuse it if the kid grew up in a poor family and was scarred enough to want financial security for their family as an adult
it seems pretty shallow if a 17-18 yr old kid raised UMC is into tihs because basically they have gotten the message that $ is what matters. that feels much less forgiveable when the kid is still suppose dto be in an idealistic phase

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Anonymous wrote:if he can improve > 1500 or 34+, I would take a shot at ND or BC - those two place very very well on wall street. If stats stay the same maybe target Villanova, Cornell or Northeastern - all great options!

Cornell is easier than BC?

lol. right?
these people are idiots here. This site has deteriorated.

whoah - deep breath Andy Bernard! truth is they probably are peers in terms of Wall Street placement - and looks like cross admits are split pretty evenly too on parchment.

They are not and never will be. What's with the BC bros on this site? Alway pretending the school isn't ranked 40.