Oh my goodness… I can hardly breathe… No, andrew, I did not mean “basic corporate finance” when I said “low finance.” I am very sorry to report to you that I was making fun of you kids and your talk of “high finance.” Sarcasm wasted… sigh.</p>
<p>I fully acknowledge that I don’t ever 100% know what I am talking about, and firmly believe that no true learning takes place until one finally realizes how much they *don’t *know. But it is clear that YOU know, even at your tender age, 100% about finance, both high AND low, so of course I shall defer to you in all matters financial - how would little 'ole me know anything about important financial matters??? (Note: more sarcasm, but only in the fondest way possible!)</p>
<p>I am, as always, so impressed with Georgia Girl, who has provided you with useful information while I entertain myself by teasing you! You kids should just ignore my silly posts and get back to your dreams of high finance. Enjoy!</p>
<p>As a group, these so-called Masters of the Universe created a series of allegedly esoteric financial instruments designed to unlock hidden wealth. These products were then pimped with increasing leverage to fellow hedge funds, investment banks, private equity groups, pension funds and anyone else blinded by promises of wealth beyond the dreams of avarice. Soon, like a fast moving cancer, these completely illiquid derivatives had wormed their way into every aspect of the financial system.</p>
<p>In truth these stalwarts of high finance either lacked the intelligence to truly understand the risks inherent in their products or chose to ignore those risks in an attempt to satisfy their rapacious greed. This Ponzi scheme soon imploded bringing the world economies to the brink of financial collapse. Humorously, having failed to realize the truth any street corner bookie understands always lay off your risk these financial geniuses then turned to the US government to bail them out. We are all still paying.</p>
<p>I hope that helped clear things up.</p>
<p>“Give a man a gun and he can rob a bank. Give a man a bank and he can rob the world.”</p>
<p>Marshall’s not in that group of Business schools that send tons of kids to Wall Street. If that’s your dream, don’t go to Marshall. There are more suitable schools for that; almost all of them are East Coast. However, Marshall is a leader in global finance and corporate opportunities. Seven people on my dorm floor will be interning in China as freshmen over the summer. So if you want to be a hotshot on Wall Street ala Bud Fox, don’t come here. If you want to work on Asian markets, or on the West Coast, its perfect. I, for one, don’t want to work on Wall Street or live on the East Coast, so I’m happy going to Marshall and moving to Hawai’i.</p>
<p>Thank you alamemom and georgia girl–you ladies are always so informative and helpful.</p>
<p>Two points about Marshall school of business and USC
Most “high finance” or “CEO” jobs require a graduate degree. Undergrad is a stepping stone.
College should be ENJOYABLE and one of the best 4 years of your life. College should be chosen not only for academics but also for everything else that it has to offer. I have seen many students chose a school because “it has the highest ranking” and they have been miserable for four years(or so unhappy they have to transfer). Miserable students often have suboptimal grades and interview poorly.
Choose the school that fits you as well as providing an excellent education. Rankings are just numbers.</p>
<p>Who says you can’t work on Wall Street or get into HBS with a USC undergraduate degree? It seems like many of you have unrealistic expectations on what it takes to be in the big leagues.</p>
<p>As far as student organizations go, Marshall has tons of student orgs ranging from consulting, entrepreneurship, ibanking, engineering+biz…</p>
<p>The Marshall Student Governments website has a lot about this: [Marshall</a> Business Student Government](<a href=“http://scmbsg.org%5DMarshall”>http://scmbsg.org)</p>