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Is Analyst essential to get into top MBA? |
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I agree. I was an I |
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02/04/2000 |
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It's definitely possible to be recruited into an Associate program at any of the bulge bracket firms, post MBA, for people without any prior IBanking experience. In fact, many of the Analysts I knew choose not to return to banking--so it's not as if former analysts make up the majority of any Associate class. If you go to a top graduate school, it doesn't matter if it's law or business, then more than likely you will be a strong candidate. (I know several Harvard Law who were recruited into Goldman.) Remember, with so much talent flowing to the dot.coms, Ibanks and consulting firms are dying for talent. I would even venture to say that graduates of Top 10-Top 15 are all now sought after.
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I agree. I was an IBD analyst and I should say that 9 out of 10 associates who had an MBA were not analysts before B-school.
If anything most IBD analysts choose not to return after their MBA because they were traumatized.
Last but not least, b-schools see way too many applications from IBD analysts.. They go for candidates with more diverse backgrounds.
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