<p>@rjkofnovi
You may have seen it that way, but others simply do not. The midwest is a mostly a prestige free place where Depaul grads get hired along with northwestern and michigan grads. Having lived in Chicago, Wisconsin, and briefly Michigan, most people can hardly even tell the difference between BIG ten schools (barring nebraska). Even most hiring managers I’ve talked to (yes I know, this is anecdotal) have very little preference from one BIG school to another. I’ve interned at big banks in Chicago which have recruited from a variety of schools. This isn’t the northeast where you have to go elite or bust. </p>