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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you mean Wall Street and IB type jobs? If so, this analysis may be helpful:

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

The site includes all the Ivies along with NESCACs Amherst, Williams, Middlebury, Hamilton and Bowdoin. I'm not sure about the athletic component of this though.[/quote]

That list is of limited use. Because there is a bias for bigger schools. And it doesn't differentiate the types of jobs. Baruch is high up the list and they do get jobs at banks. But [b]there is a difference between a glorified bank teller and M&A at Goldman.[/b] Note that there are kids from Baruch who do end up in pretty high level jobs. But most are mid-office. And there is no shame in that. But[b] it isn't what Harvard alums are gunning for.[/b][/quote]

Precisely. Ivy kids want the top, and often have a better shot at getting it. Athletics does not play into the TOP roles they seek[/quote]

That's wrong.  Do you guys just make stuff up?  I would say that more than 50% of the people I've interacted with at Goldman (as a client) were college athletes.  This is just either cope, mendacity, or ignorance.

https://www.aol.com/articles/athletes-key-hiring-pool-goldman-090102072.html

https://fortune.com/2026/02/22/meet-retired-olympic-champions-second-careers-goldman-sachs-no-financial-expertise-office-experience/

I mean 80% of their recent CEOs were proud college athletes.

"It is a way to differentiate yourself," Jacqueline Arthur, Goldman's head of human capital management, previously told Business Insider about why athletes are compelling applicants. "These qualities are not just transferable but powerful and directly applicable to the dynamic environment of financial services."

And, it isn't just Goldman.  Finance is filled to the gills with athletes from top schools.  It is a well known thing in finance.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/data-backed-advantage-hiring-student-athletes-don-philabaum-oehrc

“Athletes understand what it means to be part of a team. They are disciplined, competitive, and they know how to handle pressure. Those are the people you want in your organization. " --Jamie Dimon

So, if you had any industry experience, you would know this is a phenomenon.

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