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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the business professor:
I have been at GS for the past five years and Blackstone five years before that.  I can definitely tell you that the work in IB and MA, while they are not easy, is not that difficult at all.  Anyone can do this job, regardless of the school you attended, if you have some analytical skills. You can major in some liberal arts and take some math classes to build up your analytical skills and you will be fine.  Working at GS is like being in a meat grinder with long and grueling hours and not everyone is cut out for this type of environment.  "connection' will very much trump the school where you attend.  I've seen this countless during my time at both GS and Blacktone.
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Of course if you have a rich daddy or have great connections, that's the best.  Alumi network is great too.
Also we are not talkking about some cases you know or I know.
For average people like us, target schools are the next best thing.

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This is exactly correct. There's only so much networking at help and it ultimately depends on some random employee taking a liking (out of whatever reason) and agreeing to pass the resume along for a single company, if the student doesn't have familial or family-friend connections. That does not happen very often in real life.

Meanwhile at top schools, all the companies [i]come to the students[/i]. The student can focus on doing well in college or, for the most top ones, just finishing college, and the companies flock to interview the students. That is the difference for high finance and consulting. [/quote]

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