<p>Here’s the thing: recruiting at a school for IB means you’ve got a great shot - and that is the way to go - and the more heavily recruited your school the better. </p>
<p>For HF/PE - reputable, larger shops - you want to be in the top schools that I mentioned above. While a few of these shops might recruit at a few other schools, the fact is that unlike IB, these shops don’t bring in 50, 80 kids a batch, therefore, they can be far more selective and while someone might occasionally break in from outside of the core schools I’ve listed, you have a much better chance there than at other programs even if they recruit from there.</p>
<p>It’s possible, of course, just less likely and with more difficulty. Dartmouth is a great school and I would say just 1 tier below, which is why I am not surprised in the least that they see some action. That said, there is still a difference and that is all I was trying to say. I don’t want someone thinking that going to a good school means breaking into PE is easy, or even breaking into IB for that matter. </p>
<p>Again, to the op, you need to see this as an investment. An honors program at a good school is not the same as attending a great school. Columbia, Cornell, Duke, Northwestern are great schools and that is, in my opinion, where you should go for the most exposure to IB and then, down the line, the schools that will open more doors post IB because work experience matters but even after 2-3 years in IB, for B school, PE, etc, your U Grad still counts. </p>
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