Amherst vs Davidson..

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Anonymous wrote:The ignorance shown by so many in this thread reminds me why this country is such a mess. With the angst and nastiness on top of it.

Good luck to the OP. You hopefully have two great options. Despite what the trolls say, you can’t go wrong.

People disagreeing with your opinions on a small liberal arts college lead you to the conclusion that America is collapsing…wow.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter just finished her freshman year and Amherst and I was really impressed by the job placement for seniors graduating this year, particularly in finance and consulting. It’s also just a pretty great place with nice people (but bad food! Like really bad. So take note if that’s important)

What a shallow thing to be impressed by. Some people actually save the world or help in making it a better place.

Agree; but on this site, it's all about making money.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter just finished her freshman year and Amherst and I was really impressed by the job placement for seniors graduating this year, particularly in finance and consulting. It’s also just a pretty great place with nice people (but bad food! Like really bad. So take note if that’s important)

What a shallow thing to be impressed by. Some people actually save the world or help in making it a better place.

Agree; but on this site, it's all about making money.

It’s directly relevant to OP’s query.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter just finished her freshman year and Amherst and I was really impressed by the job placement for seniors graduating this year, particularly in finance and consulting. It’s also just a pretty great place with nice people (but bad food! Like really bad. So take note if that’s important)

What a shallow thing to be impressed by. Some people actually save the world or help in making it a better place.

Agree; but on this site, it's all about making money.

It’s directly relevant to OP’s query.

We know. It's the DCUM way.

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Amherst has a history. Emphasis is on the history. I loved the school when I toured it 25 years ago and, yes, at the time it placed many grads on Wall Street and in consulting plus many more.

But do they really still do these days? I don't know. Seems like many of their DEI enrollment changes aren't going to be kids hungry for Wall Street or corporate America. Parents are relying on what they remember from 20-30 years ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Amherst has a history. Emphasis is on the history. I loved the school when I toured it 25 years ago and, yes, at the time it placed many grads on Wall Street and in consulting plus many more.

But do they really still do these days? I don't know. Seems like many of their DEI enrollment changes aren't going to be kids hungry for Wall Street or corporate America. Parents are relying on what they remember from 20-30 years ago.

nope - the kids from Amherst and Williams who wind up on the street or at MBB get there because of daddy’s connections, not on campus recruiting

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Regarding all this “The Street” nonsense, NE schools send a lot of people to Wall Street because it’s in the NE and finance is a major regional industry. But, that doesn’t say much about the quality of NE schools or any other. If Wall Street was in Dallas, would we swear by SMU because they send a lot of kids to “The Street”? If OP’s daughter likes Davidson, go there. Davidson has a well-publicized boot camp they offer every year for students with a passion for “The Street,” and they all get jobs. Just because Davidson sends fewer kids to Wall Street - mostly because it’s not a regional employer - doesn’t mean that Davidson doesn’t provide a good education or that kids from there have no hopes of a Street job. It just ain’t so.

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Amherst may place more finance kids on Wall Street but that doesn’t mean that Davidson grads aren’t getting great finance jobs in NYC- or Atlanta, or DC. Both are great and it should come down to fit for OP’s kid.

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I hear Bucknell is a highway to The Street.

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By current analysis, Amherst appears as a notable Wall Street and IB feeder school:

https://www.collegetransitions.com/dataverse/top-feeders-banking

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Anonymous wrote:Amherst has more of an athlete vs. non-athlete divide. Go Davidson.

lol, that isn’t what I hear from the Davidson athletes I know.

Yes, Amherst is that bad.

My college age kid has several friends who are recruited athletes at Davidson, lacrosse and another sport. They claim they only hang with other athletes so my guess there really isn't a difference on this point.

Greater proportion of athletes at Amherst. Greater proportion of special interest groups at Amherst constituting the 60% of non-athletes. There is no middle. Totally different dynamic created than Davidson. My “guess” is that you do not know Amherst, so stay in your lane.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Amherst has a history. Emphasis is on the history. I loved the school when I toured it 25 years ago and, yes, at the time it placed many grads on Wall Street and in consulting plus many more.

But do they really still do these days? I don't know. Seems like many of their DEI enrollment changes aren't going to be kids hungry for Wall Street or corporate America. Parents are relying on what they remember from 20-30 years ago.

Their sizable population of athletes includes plenty of finance bros.

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Any athlete from Amherst who wants to wind up on the street can get there - alumni are rabid and second only to perhaps Williams in terms of loyalty - it is tantamount to a cult. I’ve never met anyone from Davidson during my time on the street so can’t speak to the efficacy of a Davidson diploma in this regard

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Anonymous wrote:Amherst may place more finance kids on Wall Street but that doesn’t mean that Davidson grads aren’t getting great finance jobs in NYC- or Atlanta, or DC. Both are great and it should come down to fit for OP’s kid.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Amherst has a history. Emphasis is on the history. I loved the school when I toured it 25 years ago and, yes, at the time it placed many grads on Wall Street and in consulting plus many more.

But do they really still do these days? I don't know. Seems like many of their DEI enrollment changes aren't going to be kids hungry for Wall Street or corporate America. Parents are relying on what they remember from 20-30 years ago.

Walk me through why you believe a person of color at a top college would be less interested in finance? This sounds like outrageously racist stereotyping.