<p>I need to clear some confusion up. Emory’s business school is very good at what it does (coming from someone who thinks Bschools are borderline worthless).
I say Emory is not a target. It’s a semi-target. Pretty much, when the economy is good, they recruit here and hire from us. When it’s not, they cut us off and fire us. Someone I work with right now had an internship with Goldy… But then they revoked it during the crash we had 5 years ago. Not an Emory grad but an anecdotal example of what happens. A couple of my friends work for Goldman. And I know people who work for JPMorgan and someone who works for Bank of America. So the top jobs are definitely possible.
But the difference is that you have to be the very best (top 10% or so) here to get those jobs. While mediocre Penn students (but, let’s not kid ourselves, they’re smarter than the mediocre Emory students) will be handed those jobs.
[Goizueta</a> Business School - 2008 Placement Statistics](<a href=“http://goizueta.emory.edu/degree/undergraduate/career_management/placement_statistics/2008.html]Goizueta”>http://goizueta.emory.edu/degree/undergraduate/career_management/placement_statistics/2008.html)
This is the start of the 2008 recession. The big companies (Goldy, Citi, Credit Suisse, BoA, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch, UBS) hired some people… But it’s really only the top 3 or so students each (and you have to wonder how many of those kids had parental connections… since, let’s be real, some Emory students have pretty ridiculous backgrounds).
[2009</a> Placement Statistics](<a href=“http://goizueta.emory.edu/degree/undergraduate/career_management/placement_statistics/2009.html]2009”>http://goizueta.emory.edu/degree/undergraduate/career_management/placement_statistics/2009.html)
2009 stats… Recession. Some things happened:
- They stopped publishing exact numbers. IDK if this is because they weren’t that impressive or it was because they were planning on doing it anymore.
- Chicago isn’t on the top hiring cities list. pretty big deal since it’s a prime destination for every 22 year old in the world.
- A lot of big names (Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, UBS) have disappeared
- More tier2 destination (the term tier2 being used kind of in the way Uchicago is tier2 to Princeton. Theyre still opportunities that most would die for.)
Jump forward a couple years
[Placement</a> Statistics](<a href=“http://goizueta.emory.edu/degree/undergraduate/career_management/placement_statistics/index.html]Placement”>BBA Employment Success | Emory University Goizueta Business School) - Good list, but numbers aren’t given. I think people are coming back now that the economy is healing up again.
Bottom Line:
Yea, we are a semi-target (I’d even say that we are one of the highest semi-targets), but if the economy tanks, we are going to be cut. If you’re an elite student here, you’ll have no problem getting jobs.
[FAQ:</a> What are target, semi-target and non-target schools? | Wall Street Oasis](<a href=“http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/node/106490]FAQ:”>FAQ: What are target, semi-target and non-target schools? | Wall Street Oasis) is a pretty good idea of what I’m talking about. Notice how it’s a FAQ - not a user with no reputation- that says it. And notice how they straight up say back and middle office positions (not the glamorous front office positions).</p>
<p>Now, I want to take a minute to also say that PWC and Deloitte love Emory, especially for their Atlanta office. And they’re extremely good companies. Best Accounting companies. But for stuff like Consulting (which they dabble in), they’re not really considered the elite. accounting in general isn’t as “elite” as S&T and banking and stuff. So I definitely think people should come here if they wnat to end in ATL. But a history major with a 3.8 at Duke is going to beat out a Bschool kid with a 3.8 from Emory for a position in NYC. That’s all I’m saying.</p>
<p>In terms of placement and prestige, I would say Emory is somewhere around 15. Which is a wonderful place to be. The education here is great and people shoudl come here. We place people in great situations. But it’s not handed to us like it is at some places. And people need to know that. You cant come here and half ass it and expect to end up at Morgan Stanley.</p>
<p>I don’t know how to get Emory as good as Wharton (it isn’t now, that’s for sure). I think a lot of it has to do with (dare I say it) the student body of one school just flat out being more intelligent. A lot of it has to do with connections (we’re still new). The BSchool education is excellent, as far as B Schools go. But Goldy, JPMorgan, Credit Suisse, etc are literally filled with Penn grads. Who hire more Penn grads. Who happen to be connected to the professors at Penn who help them identify more Penn grads to hire.</p>
<p>We just need to wait for more Emory grads to filter to the top of companies. It will happen. We’re young still and it takes 20 years of work to get to the top.</p>
<p>I think the OP should do Emory instead of UIUC, fwiw. But only if she is willing to put in effort.</p>