2024 grads- job placement
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Anonymous
| DS just graduated from Uchicago in CS and Econ, currently looking for work and failing. |
Anonymous
Middlebury! They didn't have any internship experience before the offer, but they took a few courses in computer science and had multiple years as a peer writing tutor for the writing center. The perfect position for her. |
Anonymous
| SLACs are doing well and non-CS…. |
Anonymous
| DC goes to a out of state public university and is going to Boston for biotech research with a BS in Biochemistry. 3 summers of internships and 4.0 |
Anonymous
| T5 LAC, studied IR and already has an amazing apartment back here in DC! |
Anonymous
You skipped over the job part |
Anonymous
That's great! congratulations! Right now it is halfway of the summer internship, do companies already start to make full time offers? |
Anonymous
| Friend's son, CS from Brown, no job yet |
Anonymous
It actually is near the end for most…all my kids’ friends working at Google, consulting, IBanks are done either end of July or first week August. |
Anonymous
| W&M grad, Environmental science/public policy, FT work for a government contractor doing environmental assessments. |
Anonymous
 Yes- how is student paying for amazing apartment??
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Anonymous
The math/finance/modelling parts of the job anyone with an above average IQ can figure out/be taught (and these are the easiest things to teach in-house). It is the lateral thinking, communication, creative narrative making (presentation) & relationship building that really drive success (with a lot of hunger & drive). Some engineers & finance majors can do this, but SLAC liberal arts majors (especially athletes) have been great bets over the years. Look at the CEO's of major banks - I believe most are liberal arts majors (many SLAC). The technical stuff can be taught, but if you leave the person with a CEO or CFO on a site visit (with 2-3 hours of car time alone), can they keep the conversation going? Do they have gravitas? Is finance changing, yes, but decisions on IB mandates still rest with individuals. The trading floor will be more of the domain of the CS & quant jocks (but things like OTC derivatives still require the 'charm and bully' skillset as structured products have to be sold). |
Anonymous
On the hill as a policy analyst |
Anonymous
Was DS1 an athlete? The athlete SLAC liberal arts major to IB path seems quite common. |
Anonymous
Do most kids find their internships through school? |