Questions from an International student

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<p>Several qsns here:

  1. Are graduates of those LACs with good quality of education but in the mid of nowhere(Carleton, etc) really difficult to get jobs in the east(NYC)? For locals it may be easier, as in you guys may have relatives in NYC(jst take it as an example, i am refering to large economic centers), or more friends there that will make you easier to first fit into the environment then find a job, but for international students such as me, i am thinking that if i graduate from a college in the mid-west(grinnell, carleton, etc) and the college is unknown to companies in NYC, why would they make so much effort listening to me explaining the reasons of attending these schools(well to me mainly its because of the Financial Aid) and how will I be able to even get settled in NYC if i dont know anyone there?</p>

<p>I am asking this because i am intending to do econs major and work in relative fields, and plan to do MBA after working for a few years. my dream is entering those famous IBs, such as MS. but currently i am only admitted and offered FA by those mid west LACs.</p>

<p>2.Is there any more option to enter IBs other than the plan I stated-- do econs, work, get MBA— as in can i go to a famous grad school right after graduation and study in relative fields? if yes then what shall i study while in grad school?</p>

<p>3.Prestige thing again. I am also admitted by university of cambridge and imperial college. I am not going to do econs there but the majors i applied are fine with me. I just want to ask that how much advantage, if any, would i have if i graduate from these two schools than schools like Carleton, Grinnell, if i want to work in NYC or in the east.</p>

<p>4.Something about America: whats the ratio for the income for the same job in NYC and in say, twin cities in MN, or cities in IA?</p>

<p>I really thank you a lot if you can give answer for any of the qsn above—i am from a very poor family in Korea and hesitating about the choice of college, so every cent of the money my family spend on my education has to be planned carefully. I cannot afford to play with my final choice, and its the same reason for me wanting to go to NYC to work, if there is significant diffs in the salary.</p>

<p>Anyway Carleton and Grinnell would be absolutely unknown in my hometown-- people may think they are lousy schools if i hold the degree from them without any grad degreee.</p>

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<p>Go Cambridge or Imperial, i suppose u applied maybe finance or engineering courses? since you’re talking bout prestige, those two are much more prestigous! and you could work in the UK branch of great IBs, don’t forget London is still the world greatest financial service hub, NYC is the world greatest business hub, unless $$$ is the main problem… then you must weight the experience vs the money.</p>

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<p>There are loads of job opportunities in places like New York for graduates of top liberal arts colleges. And, for that matter, for exceptional students from state universities, mid-level private universities, and everything else. Your college does not determine your job future or hiring ability, its what you do while you are at whatever college you go to that matters. There are slacker Harvard and Yale grads with crappy gpas who are much worse off than exceptional students from… I don’t know… Oklahoma State or whatever.</p>

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<p>I believe that the Carleton class of 2007 is sending 4 students to work at Goldman Sachs. Carleton has been sending increasing numbers of grads to top banking institutions, in NYC, San Francisco, Chicago, LA, Hong Kong, DC, Tokyo, China… those are just people I can think of off the top of my head from the classes of 05 & 06. Many of them are international students who major in Econ. Maybe normal people on the street don’t know Carleton, but people who hire other people know of Carleton.</p>

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<p>Really Thank all of you for your reply. I’ve made up my mind with Carleton.</p>

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<p>I’m not going to lie; Carleton does not have spectacular name recognition in the NYC business community. I had over 50 law firm interviews and can’t say that more than a handful of the people I spoke to knew anything about Carleton. On the other hand, there are a lot of Carleton grads working in NYC, especially in finance, and it seems like a more and more popular destination. The alumni club is also one of the largest and most active. Carleton has also recently launched a “business scholars” program aimed a students with interests similar to yours:</p>

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