Chances for Rising Senior Applying to top Finance/Economics schools

Your stats are solid, and put you within the range for all of the schools listed above. As you probably know, getting into IB/high finance it really matters what undergrad school that you attend. While there are plenty of State U students who make their way into IB, they have to hustle. There are new programs that many banks use to diversify (URMs, LGBQ, Military), it looks like you wouldn’t qualify for any of them. Even within the top schools, getting an IB offer is not easy.

I seriously would consider you take a closer look at Chicago. Their IB placement is better than most of the schools on your list (with exception of Wharton, Harvard and Princeton). There is a new degree called Business Economics which has attracted interest because the undergrads take classes at Booth. Plus you have the option of applying EA Chicago, along with ED1 Wharton and EA MIT. If Wharton doesn’t work out, you can convert the EA into ED2. This dramatically increases your chances. Chicago has really done a nice job of making the curriculum more friendly. It also seems to hit your criteria of being in a big city.

Finally one last question: are you applying to NYU CAS, or NYU Stern? Asking because NYU has the ED2 option as well.

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