It’s well represented in NY finance. To say otherwise is a lie.



The top recruiters include, among other:

Accenture
Amazon
Bain & Company
Banca d'Italia
Competition and Markets Authority
Deloitte
European Central Bank
European Commission
EY
FTI Consulting
Generali
Iason Group
Intesa Sanpaolo
IQVIA
J.P. Morgan
KPMG
Marsh & McLennan
McKinsey & Company
Oxera Consulting Llp
PwC
Societe Generale
The Boston Consulting Group
The Brattle Group
The Goldman Sachs Group

I learned something today, as I am in finance (I was an econ major at a T10 uni, and spent early years at GS) and have never heard of it. Not saying it is not well regarded, but in my 30 years in the field in NY and DC, I doubt I’ve met a grad.

But starting from the assumptions that it is an excellent econ program and that your son intends to base his career in the US, I mention 3 things for consideration.

- much US based company internship interviewing occurs on campus soph and junior years, your son will not be as positioned for those internships

- there is value to peer connections made while in college if intending to work in a field like finance, and your son would lack much of that network

- I’d look into if his class choices will be limited, since he could only take those taught in English. (tangentially, I would question the quality if professorship at a university that primarily teaches classes in a language not its home language)

Very good school and will generally do very well for placement into finance roles in the EU. That said, I would not consider it a target stateside. Of course it is possible and there are always exceptions, but if your kid’s goal is IB/S&T/AM/whatever in the US then there is a degree of difficulty involved and a strong domestic business program is probably more reliable.

Michigan, Haas, USC, UCLA, UVA, Emory, IU Kelley, BC are a few that come to mind that are (slightly) less selective than the usual Ivy+ finance targets but have strong placement.

Anonymous wrote:It's one of Italy's best universities. if your kid wants to come back to North America it won't have the same recognition, but if she has an interest in Italy/languages/working in the EU, I'm sure it's a good education.

BS. It DOES have the name recognition in the US for the employers that matter. Jimmy’s mechanics service is not it….

It's one of Italy's best universities. if your kid wants to come back to North America it won't have the same recognition, but if she has an interest in Italy/languages/working in the EU, I'm sure it's a good education.

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it’s on our list. We are down to Pitt, Bocconi, and Ole Miss.

This is nuts. Kids that go to Pitt/Ole Miss are not the type that would do well at Bocconi. Bocconi is a small, highly theoretical school filled with kids who went to scientifico high school in Italy. These high schools are five years and hard to get into. The kids who go are brilliant.

Madeira has sent girls there, but they always send girls to international universities every year. I spent a semester in Italy in college. What’s not to love about living and studying there? I say go for it.

I hear it offers a direct pipeline to La Borsa.

Anonymous wrote:Great pipeline to La Strada.

😂😂😂

Great pipeline to La Strada.

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it’s on our list. We are down to Pitt, Bocconi, and Ole Miss.

lol

In bocca al lupo…

Trying to decide between Yeshiva and Liberty. Any thoughts?

You could always consider an exchange program at Bocconi, while attending a US university. My DC attends Tulane and their business school has a semester abroad at Bocconi. I am sure a lot of other schools do as well.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do they want to do international work? Are they planning to live in Europe/italy indefinitely? It will be tougher to network with American companies from abroad, obviously. Why not do one of the dual programs?

BS. It not tougher….unless the kid is looking to work at some no name company.

There is not ONE elite US investment company that hires ECON majors that would not know about Bocconi. Not ONE.

DP. Of course it is tougher to network. That doesn’t mean you can’t find a good job. The PP said the former, not the latter.