deepakg wrote:
Hi Lanter,
Just want to know what is the general impression about Yale.How is yale considered for finance(I Banking or PE). general impression is its good for non profit or Economics. Contrary to general impression statistics reveal more than 50% of class goes to finance.
Also, class profile is very small...How do general students there take it. On one hand it advantages you with a small class size, more cooperative people, you can know less no of people better but on other hand it leaves you with a small size of alumni to tap into.
Am confused whether to look for school with small class size or a bigger class size. Would be great if you could express your opinion. In hindsight do you regret going to Yale or think better if had gone to some other school?
Cheers
Yale is great because of the people so far. As far as class, they are loading us up with 6 classes and two seminar style courses through mid-October and then it slows down a little bit.
There is a large banking presence on campus. Just this week we had Bill Donaldson (founder DLJ and SOM) speaking on campus along with presentations from Citi, Merrill Lynch, Diversified Financial companies, and Exxon finance. As far as PE, there are a few firms that come to campus but not like IB. PE and VC are jobs you will have to work on yourself and network with Yale alumni. There are many alumni at PE and VC firms.
We love the class size. As far as networking, SOM works with former Law grads in business positions and they bring in a lot of undergrads who have an affinity for the university as a whole. This really extends our smallish SOM network.
I do not regret going to Yale as it is the right school for me. You have to find the right school for across all factors. I decided between Duke, Virginia, and Yale. After considering all factors, including a small class size, Yale was right for me.
One benefit Yale has compared to some schools is the proximity to NYC. I can take a 1.5 hour train ride to NYC on a Friday for Informational Interviews and to meet with alumni. In addition, you can stay at the Yale Club which makes NYC affordable with student rates.