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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC currently interested in a career in finance - will being a top athlete on a Patriot League team open doors? or just potentially with alumni from that school? thx![/quote]

Patriot League includes West Point and Annapolis. Besides Wharton, I really can’t think of a better launch into finance and consulting than being an Army or Navy athlete. That is a deep network.

But being an athlete at BU, Holy Cross and elsewhere definitely helps too.  A football player at this level has grit, discipline, teamwork - all the things the corporate world values.

Being a D1 athlete in the major team sports is a huge advantage in corporate America.
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No disrespect to the academies but one doesn't go there to set yourself up for a career in finance. They are such unique animals that you have to completely buy into the experience. Who knows what life will throw you during your four years in school plus the committed service time - you're likely not starting your civilian career until mid-late 20s. At that point it is very helpful, but if you are smart enough to get into an academy and really want finance/consulting, that is not the most direct path.[/quote]

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