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Spamtown
3 years
United States
2024
Score: 710 GMAT Classic
GPA: 3.33
Pre-MBA industry: Commercial Banking
Post-MBA industry: Finance: Investment Banking
McCombs
Full Time MBA
Full Time MBA
Round 1, 2024
AcceptedDec 14, 23
ScholarshipNone
1 year ago
8 Jan 2024 12:01
2 years ago
17 Aug 2023 05:08
Currently a second year Corporate Banking analyst at a bulge bracket bank. Looking to use the MBA to transition into IB, and eventually Private Equity.
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TheMBAEdge
2 years ago
28 Sep 2023, 10:23
Opportunities from McCombs tend be focused in Oil & Gas Banking in Houston, although there are a tonne of them and I personally feel it will be less competitive than NY Banking. If you dont have an O&G inclination would suggest looking at Johnson, Stern which tend to be feeders in top tier IBs on Wall Street. From a profile standpoint it should be fairly easy to transition from Corp Banking to IB.
PE / HF tend to be focused in NY so maybe keep that in consideration and quite a few of them tend to sector agnostic.
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bb
2 years ago
28 Sep 2023, 17:41
Nice username! I learned something new! Been to Austin many times but have not heard of Spamtown until I googled it now.
I would probably recommend Darden as a more proven IB/Finance career school. It is on par with McCombs and can rival it even if you are getting the in-state tuition in TX.
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bb
2 years ago
28 Sep 2023, 17:42
P.S. Have you considered perhaps working for a few more years? Perhaps 4 or 5 and getting a few promotions and then heading to a place such as Booth, Wharton, etc if your career track is steep enough? I wonder if having a bit more experience under your belt will make your attractive as a hire for IB/PE?