Shouldn't the cousin be best placed to figure it out? Doesn't he have any non-Goldman Sachs friends? If cousin thinks it's low probability, then student shouldn't torque his whole life around emulating the cousin at a lesser school. |
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? |
Fairfield |
I preferred to call the Bucknell poster "pipeline" as they usually lead with "Bucknell is a pipeline to The Street" |
Maybe he means Sesame Street. |
To be so young and so soulless… |
You can do very well if you stay and move up in the ranks. Top compliance and other senior back office folks make millions as those are senior positions. Just that it will normally take 20+ years to get there…your hours actually go up as you get more senior…you usually start at 40 hours but then you are probably 50-60 if you are getting to Director Level. You won’t see $10MM+ bonuses like bankers and traders…but you also won’t get the axe as quickly as some of those folks. |
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 |
Sorry to hear that, OP. |
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. |
I am laughing as well. Even Bucknell students would rather go to Notre Dame. |
This is silly, he's 17. He's still a kid. Tell him to get an internship during college and see what it's like, then he can decide if it's for him. I can probably count on one hand the people I know who ended up in the career they wanted when they were 17. |
Trinity College would be a target. |
Oh! Been wondering how to get there! Maybe he can tell me. |
Bucknell marketing team has its A game on. |