I want to work in Wall Street - in a firm like Goldman, JPMorgan, Blackstone, etc.
What business schools should I look at? I had assumed NYU and Columbia, but then somebody told me about Chicago? Can you do an MBA in Chicago and then go to Wall Street afterwards?
My stats:
25/Male/British
3 years work experience (corporate analyst)
Expected GMAT score: 720
B-School -> Wall Street in 2013
Posted Jul 15, 2013 11:09
What business schools should I look at? I had assumed NYU and Columbia, but then somebody told me about Chicago? Can you do an MBA in Chicago and then go to Wall Street afterwards?
My stats:
25/Male/British
3 years work experience (corporate analyst)
Expected GMAT score: 720
Posted Jul 15, 2013 14:56
Yes you can, but Columbia and Stern are much easier routes. Booth and Wharton are also worth considering.
Posted Jul 17, 2013 17:15
That sounds reasonable. For the Stern program, would you recommend doing one of their finance specializations - I see one in "Financial Instruments and Markets" that looks fairly relevant.
Posted Jul 17, 2013 18:43
Sounds wise.
Posted Aug 07, 2013 12:30
It's not really clear-cut. Look at the firms you are targeting and see where their people do their MBAs. For instance, this isn't a scientific study but I looked at a bunch of NYC-based senior managing directors and department leads at various Blackstone operations and found this breakdown of which business schools they went to:
No MBA: 28
Harvard: 13
Wharton: 6
Columbia: 4
Stern: 4
Kellogg: 4
Booth: 3
Georgetown: 2
Pace Lubin: 1
USC: 1
Wisconsin: 1
Stanford: 1
Rutgers: 1
UCLA: 1
MIT Sloan: 1
Arizona - Eller: 1
No MBA: 28
Harvard: 13
Wharton: 6
Columbia: 4
Stern: 4
Kellogg: 4
Booth: 3
Georgetown: 2
Pace Lubin: 1
USC: 1
Wisconsin: 1
Stanford: 1
Rutgers: 1
UCLA: 1
MIT Sloan: 1
Arizona - Eller: 1
Posted Aug 09, 2013 14:51
This is very helpful, thanks!
Harvard seems like a pretty safe bet, at least for this firm. I'm actually surprised at the percentage who don't have an MBA!
Harvard seems like a pretty safe bet, at least for this firm. I'm actually surprised at the percentage who don't have an MBA!
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