Hi MattfromMorocco,
I agree with the previous poster, hello212, that your logic isn't serving you well. A student I worked with had a similar thought, suggesting that getting a job in investment banking might be easier from Kellogg, because they placed fewer students in that industry than some of the other top schools. I had to dissuade him from thinking that way. It's upside-down.
Recruiters go to any school because they think they can get top talent, and spend more time and resources on the schools that have traditionally yielded better students. If McCombs historically served up better students to a recruiter than Stanford, then indeed, they would spend more of their time and resources on trying to lure McCombs students. Check it out -- are there more McCombs students at McKinsey than there are from Stanford or Harvard? I doubt it.
The other thing that you should consider is that even at Stanford, more than half the students land their jobs from outside of the Career Management Center. That means they use their own contacts or that of fellow students. If a school is less competitive, then you might also see fewer students from some of the top consulting or PE firms as your classmates.
In any case, go where you feel excited! Rankings are all over the place -- Tuck for example, is ranked anywhere from #1 to #18 depending on who you talk to -- which is why it all comes down to fit. But importantly, talk to students and recent grads from the schools that interest you -- they will best be able to tell you about their own trials and tribulations during the job hunt. If you are interested in finance, I wrote a blog post about it here:
https://masteradmissions.com/wp/2012/01/ ... n-finance/Hope this is helpful!
Best of luck,
Betsy Massar
Author of
Admitted: An Interactive Workbook for Getting into a Top MBA Programhttps://www.admittedmba.com