<p>I-banking is about relationships. Without relationships, I-banks flounder.</p>
<p>When BB I-banks recruit a kid from Harvard, they typically don’t care what he studied at all. They want to see he is willing to work hard, socially normal, and most importantly, well-connected. Being a Harvard alum opens doors, which facilitates business/political relationships, which an ibank cannot do without. </p>
<p>Coming from Emory, it assumed you won’t be well-connected. So long story short, Emory is nowhere-ville.</p>
<p>Check out the following link. </p>
<p>[Brown</a> and Cornell are Second Tier - Percolator - The Chronicle of Higher Education](<a href=“http://chronicle.com/blogs/percolator/brown-and-cornell-are-second-tier/27565]Brown”>http://chronicle.com/blogs/percolator/brown-and-cornell-are-second-tier/27565)</p>