I think placement number is indicative of admitted student strength rather than the school's level of prestige or ability to "place" students into companies. At the end of the day, it's all about your resume, profile, and ability to network and interview. Most importantly, it's about your hustle.
I have doubts that Yale is a feeder school for a company like KKR, yet someone got an offer from them this year. That person got in because s/he is highly qualified and smart.
Most of the folks genuinely interested in banking got an offer. Being two hours away from NYC helps quite a bit.
With that said, I believe interest in banking is down while consulting and tech is growing. We have more than 20 people going to McKinsey alone this year, whereas there's probably around 5 people going to Goldman and Morgan Stanley.
Take my learning team for example - 3/8 recruited for consulting, 1/8 recruited for banking, 2/8 recruited for tech, 2/8 went for other industries. It's a small sample, but also roughly what the split looks like now.
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