what about Bocconi University?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it’s on our list. We are down to Pitt, Bocconi, and Ole Miss.

what a list. Have u been to any of those three -couldn't-be-more-different places? Choose Italy if ok to live outside US of A. Ole Miss will be your easiest and least $ IF you can live there, visit if you haven't.

People here should be a little more respectful toward non-U.S. universities, but we could also be more respectful of the fact that the Pitt-Bocconi-Ole Miss poster was engaging in a little college list humor.

[Anonymous]

My S25 is looking at international schools and Bocconi is near the top of his list. There's a subreddit (r/bocconi) where you'll find a lot more useful insight than on DCUM. (And, side note, that subreddit is much more active among American students than the subreddits of other international schools often mentioned in DCUM like St Andrews.)

If I could go back in time, I'd apply there and spend weekends and breaks in the Alps, Lake Como, Venice, Cinque Terre, Rome, Florence, Tuscany, etc. It'd be amazing to be there during the '26 Winter Olympics.

Not sure if this has already been mentioned, but Bocconi is ranked T5 in Europe for Econ and Business: https://www.unibocconi.it/en/about-us/education-quality-rankings-world

Bonus: It's a 529-elegible institution

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Clearly you have already convinced yourself Bocconi is for you. Stop asking people here and getting irate when we say we have not heard of it. I worked for two of the companies you listed as top recruiters, including as a managing director for one of the big consultancies in the US and in the UK. Never heard of Bocconi. Not to say it’s a bad school, but it is a more unusual path.

And we are not idiots for never having heard of it. Just like in Italy, they may never have heard of Bucknell or Kelley - both of which do well placing people in finance.

Wrong. You are an idiot or live in an American bubble. I have worked for in NYC for 25 yrs, am American and never studied outside the us and yet, I have not only come across Boccconi grads, but given the world of Econ and Policy I work on, I obviously I have heard of Bocconi. If you haven’t , then there is something wrong with you. If you have never heard of Bocconi then what the hell are you doing on this thread ADDING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to the conversation other than you own limitations?

Well, good for you, I guess?

I am clearly not as smart or worldly or well educated as you are. But I do have an undergrad degree from HYPSM and a professional degree from a top 5 ranked school. And I have never heard of Bocconi. I have never come across a Bocconi grad.

Maybe that's just me and you are soooo much better than I am. But the fact that I have never heard of it, nor have others on here, seems like useful information when evaluating a school to go to. Name recognition matters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Clearly you have already convinced yourself Bocconi is for you. Stop asking people here and getting irate when we say we have not heard of it. I worked for two of the companies you listed as top recruiters, including as a managing director for one of the big consultancies in the US and in the UK. Never heard of Bocconi. Not to say it’s a bad school, but it is a more unusual path.

And we are not idiots for never having heard of it. Just like in Italy, they may never have heard of Bucknell or Kelley - both of which do well placing people in finance.

Wrong. You are an idiot or live in an American bubble. I have worked for in NYC for 25 yrs, am American and never studied outside the us and yet, I have not only come across Boccconi grads, but given the world of Econ and Policy I work on, I obviously I have heard of Bocconi. If you haven’t , then there is something wrong with you. If you have never heard of Bocconi then what the hell are you doing on this thread ADDING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to the conversation other than you own limitations?

DP. Wow. This poster must have a kid at Bocconi and is incensed that no one has heard of it. Amazing overreaction to what was a perfectly rational post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Clearly you have already convinced yourself Bocconi is for you. Stop asking people here and getting irate when we say we have not heard of it. I worked for two of the companies you listed as top recruiters, including as a managing director for one of the big consultancies in the US and in the UK. Never heard of Bocconi. Not to say it’s a bad school, but it is a more unusual path.

And we are not idiots for never having heard of it. Just like in Italy, they may never have heard of Bucknell or Kelley - both of which do well placing people in finance.

Pipeline to The Street!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it’s on our list. We are down to Pitt, Bocconi, and Ole Miss.

what a list. Have u been to any of those three -couldn't-be-more-different places? Choose Italy if ok to live outside US of A. Ole Miss will be your easiest and least $ IF you can live there, visit if you haven't.

People here should be a little more respectful toward non-U.S. universities, but we could also be more respectful of the fact that the Pitt-Bocconi-Ole Miss poster was engaging in a little college list humor.

Poor delivery though since half the thread didn’t get it

[Anonymous]

Sciences Po and Bocconi are a lot a like. People who matter in these fields know. But sure, most people don’t. But these kids aren’t hired by most people.

I’d have no concern at all about job prospects coming out of Bocconi, and it’s a great time to spend a few years in Italy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DCUM - Where you get college advice from people who have never heard of Bocconi.

True - like asking DCUM for advice about degree programs which are challenging, with strong alumni networks and in major cities (DC is not a major city - think NY, Miami, Boston, Chicago, Seattle, SF). For corporate or international finance, investment banking or PE. Don't ask DCUM either about ESADE, INSEAD, etc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why don’t you say it’s in Milan, Italy?

Also, I doubt more than a few people, if any, have heard of it here.

For such a group that pretends to be elite in the DC area, not knowing about Bocconi is ridiculous.

A student from my kids' high school went there, but he's half Italian.

[Anonymous]

A little known fact is that in English, “Bocconi” is translated as “Bucknell.”

[Anonymous]

BOCCONI is an amazing school.

DS graduated from Bocconi 3 years ago. Phenomenal program. Worldwide alumni base. Connections everywhere. He was recruited in his 3rd year by a Swiss based elite Investment group that invests all offer the world. His connections have been amazing. He has just been accepted LBS and is London now starting his program.

His stats were 1550, 3.9/4 GPA. He got into NYU, Notre Dame and USC . But selected Bocconi.

[Anonymous]

I'm an economist. The Bocconi grads I know are very bright, and, yes, I only know a few.

That said, university and work culture are very different in Italy. Given what my female Italian friends have told me, I wouldn't send a daughter to work there.

[Anonymous]

A handful of kids from Whitman matriculated there this year. Its a known quantity.

[Anonymous]

I know 2 Bocconi grads with PhDs and both are very bright and respected in their field. But yes it won’t have the name recognition in the USA for the most part.

[Anonymous]

I'm trying to get a sense of how competitive Bocconi undergraduate admission is. My DD is a rising junior and is interested in the school on the international relations/policy/econ track which I think might be a little easier to get into than the finance/business track. She is probably around top 20% of her class at one of the local BIg X private schools. Still working on the SAT (she's a junior) but right now it's in the mid 1400s. Parents are both European.