I chose Michigan over_______

bahamutscale
Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:27:08 +0000

Ross places roughly the same percentage of its students into top 10 IBanks and top 5 Management Consulting firms.



Last I checked, the proportion was heavily in favor of Wharton, especially for top IB and M/B/B. May I ask where you got this ‘same percentage’ information from?

Anyway, here are some eye-openers to those who think that Ross is somehow only ‘a little worse’ than Wharton. Keep in mind that Wharton has around 570 students per class, while Ross has around 360. They are also statistics for internships. If we’re talking full time positions, Wharton would be even more favorable.

…Wharton…Ross
Blackstone:…4…0
UBS:…11…6
JP Morgan:…10…2
Goldman Sachs:…18…8
Morgan Stanley:…12…3
Lehman Brothers:…11…6
Merrill Lynch:…6…5
Citigroup:…15…11
Bank of America:…7…6
Ernst & Young:…4…13
etc., etc.

Anyway, these statistics should tell you something. We lose in all areas except accounting. Arguably, the bulk of the wealthy individuals come from IB and consulting firms so it is natural that most Wharton students do not aim for that industry.

More importantly, however, is the fact that the statistics I posted for Wharton comes from ONLY ONE CLASS YEAR while the statistics I posted for Ross comes from THE ENTIRE SCHOOL. That’s right, one class year can out compete an entire school. That’s what it means to be the preeminent business school in the world. (Yes, I realize adding sophomores doesn’t change much since 2nd year internships are still hard to find, but please bear with these statistics.)

Also notice that Blackstone, a leading private equity firm, only recruits from Wharton and not Ross. Private equity pays A LOT! One must be insanely intelligent and ambitious to land a a job in PE while only in college. Additionally, many of the Wharton students land their jobs in key financial locations, especially NYC. Ross tend to send kids to Chicago and other branches of companies.

On a final note, Wharton includes advanced join degree programs such as Huntsman and J. Fischer that sets itself apart from the competition. Simply put, Wharton is much more mature than Ross and her equivalents. Almost everything we have, Wharton also have them. The same cannot be said the other way around. Now that is distinction.