<p>jdb - I’m currently at a non-target (but trying to transfer) and I’ll give you a brief rundown of what you can expect.</p>
<p>Non-targets get absolutely no recruitment from IB, at least my school doesn’t and we were ranked in the top 60 in businessweek’s rankings of ugrad b-schools. Any chance of getting into IB for me would have to be through extensive networking. That said, I do know a girl who is interning with JPMorgan in IBD. However, she attended an event in California called the Alpha Cases (gathering of schools across the country that compete in a work-study case) and spoke with the recruiter there. The recruiter was impressed with her credentials and ended up landing her an interview and eventually an internship. Obviously, she networked and had an exceptional resume but her desire for the field is what attracted the recruiter.</p>
<p>Anyways, by going to a non-target, you’re going to have to really network and get your name out there. If you can get into Fisher Futures, obviously you’d have a much better shot but still a lesser chance than students at targets/semi-targets.</p>
<p>By going to a target/semi-target, you don’t have to network nearly as much and the recruiters find YOU, rather than vice-versa; awesome right?</p>
<p>My advice would be to go to OSU and see how you like it. If after one semester you feel that transferring to a target/semi-target would be ideal, by all means give it a shot. Personally, I’ve spoken with students who transferred to targets/semi-targets from non-targets and they all agreed that it was the right decision. Simply put, you get more opportunities at a target/semi-target while not networking nearly as much.</p>