Anonymous wrote:No one that relys on wall street for employment is voting for trump. Boring stable moderate is preferred. Trump is way too unpredictable and ignorant to provide stability.

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Anonymous wrote:I graduate a “third tier” MBA part time MBA program at 29 but already worked in a Wall Street in A corporate function . I had connections and I did so a management training program on Wall Street at 23. I had interview to be a trader and investment banker.

I recall Morgan Stanley my trader interview was all tall white Catholic good looking guys from rich neighborhoods and a lot played Lacrosse and a lot of Georgetown, Villanova or Boston University graduates.

My FX more quant type interview at a European IB more Phd or quants nerdier guys.

I made it second round snooty bank and was told congrats I got furthest in interview process from a local third tier MBA program,

Morgan Stanley I finished whole interview process and HR told me I look good to be hired as a Securities Lending Trader trainee. My mgt training program I was assigned sec lending and was did the ops and back office for it three years from 23-27. But Morgan Stanley had a huge loss and did a hiring freeze next day. I never got the job.

But remember without a fancy MBA I only hit that far at Morgan Stanley as I am six foot two inch, Irish Catholic, had several person references and knew the product and an MBA.

Some of the rich kids landed that job at 21 out of Amherst or Georgetown. And I got no job. No one else wanted me with a third tier MBA.

The right school, sport, looks and connections are important.

Not bitter or anything as I have friends who did graduate right college but graduated spring 2002 or 2009 when no one hiring so that also sucks

Thank you for being honest also, yes HYP are not the only target schools and honestly most won't see a difference in the first ranked school and 20th ranked school.

Anonymous wrote:I graduate a “third tier” MBA part time MBA program at 29 but already worked in a Wall Street in A corporate function . I had connections and I did so a management training program on Wall Street at 23. I had interview to be a trader and investment banker.

I recall Morgan Stanley my trader interview was all tall white Catholic good looking guys from rich neighborhoods and a lot played Lacrosse and a lot of Georgetown, Villanova or Boston University graduates.

My FX more quant type interview at a European IB more Phd or quants nerdier guys.

I made it second round snooty bank and was told congrats I got furthest in interview process from a local third tier MBA program,

Morgan Stanley I finished whole interview process and HR told me I look good to be hired as a Securities Lending Trader trainee. My mgt training program I was assigned sec lending and was did the ops and back office for it three years from 23-27. But Morgan Stanley had a huge loss and did a hiring freeze next day. I never got the job.

But remember without a fancy MBA I only hit that far at Morgan Stanley as I am six foot two inch, Irish Catholic, had several person references and knew the product and an MBA.

Some of the rich kids landed that job at 21 out of Amherst or Georgetown. And I got no job. No one else wanted me with a third tier MBA.

The right school, sport, looks and connections are important.

Not bitter or anything as I have friends who did graduate right college but graduated spring 2002 or 2009 when no one hiring so that also sucks

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Anonymous wrote:Not affiliated with either Columbia or Princeton but I have to say NYC seems more enticing than a boring NJ suburb.

Princeton is a lot nicer to live in than morning side heights, especially if you are an athlete.

Columbia students look like bug people — it’s weird.

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Anonymous wrote:What’s the scope of Wall Street employment? Does the list include I-banking only or does it include BS commercial banking jobs or worse yet back office and admin? I would assume the latter because that’s the only possible explanation for schools like SMU, UVA and W&L being on this list.

I went to W&L (graduated mid 2000s) and there is a direct pipeline to Wall Street from the C School there. Many many kids going into I banking. I know a good number of classmates who are in private equity or at hedge funds. I am not in that industry at all, but it is a known thing and many banks recruit heavily on campus.

Yes, Washington and Lee grads have a good foot in the door- they do extremely well. I've known about this for years. Yes, I am in the industry.

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Anonymous wrote:What’s the scope of Wall Street employment? Does the list include I-banking only or does it include BS commercial banking jobs or worse yet back office and admin? I would assume the latter because that’s the only possible explanation for schools like SMU, UVA and W&L being on this list.

I went to W&L (graduated mid 2000s) and there is a direct pipeline to Wall Street from the C School there. Many many kids going into I banking. I know a good number of classmates who are in private equity or at hedge funds. I am not in that industry at all, but it is a known thing and many banks recruit heavily on campus.

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Anonymous wrote:Not affiliated with either Columbia or Princeton but I have to say NYC seems more enticing than a boring NJ suburb.

Princeton is a lot nicer to live in than morning side heights, especially if you are an athlete.

Columbia students look like bug people — it’s weird.

Anonymous wrote:DS played golf for Clemson University and majored in business. After graduation, he also attended MBA at Clemson. He got multiple job offers from GS, JP Morgan, etc... He is making a lot of money at the age of 29, enough to retire in about five years.

Anonymous wrote:Not affiliated with either Columbia or Princeton but I have to say NYC seems more enticing than a boring NJ suburb.

Anonymous wrote:What’s the scope of Wall Street employment? Does the list include I-banking only or does it include BS commercial banking jobs or worse yet back office and admin? I would assume the latter because that’s the only possible explanation for schools like SMU, UVA and W&L being on this list.