top 3% gpa?

LazyKid
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:43:18 +0000

Just wondering, what is all this talk about financial analyst? I didn’t think they made that much.



They make a lot. For front office at Bulge Bracket. (IBD or S&T at top I-bank) For finance, the firm you work at and the position you get matter a lot in terms of prestige, compensation, and exit opportunities. Back-office or mid-office positions are no where as lucrative or prestigious as front office positions, even within the same bank.



prelaw - it is a crap shoot on if you will even have a job.
so if you go prelaw and your dad does not have a firm, then just be dedicated to getting the degree, because even coming out of HYS, there may not be work



Going to a T6 law school in a good economy is a very good bet. T6 = HYS, Columbia, NYU, UChicago. T6 law school is still a very reasonably good bet even during this economy, which is the worst since the great depression, because the majority of students from T6 law still get BigLaw. The drop in BigLaw placement takes noticeable effect outside of T6. Then again, even T10 law is still a very good bet. Outside of top ten law, it becomes tricky. The only alternative I would even consider passing up on a top 6 law school is if I get front office at a top BB. (I-banking position at Goldman or MS) And, even then, I will probably choose T-6 law.