> Worth noting is that these firms go after mediocre Ivy graduates.
The banks typically hire around the top 1/3 at Ivies, even higher these days given the economy. My friend, a 3.9 physics major at H/Y/P chose banking over research, and so did a lot of his similarly well-qualified classmates. Hard to turn down a job where your starting pay is about what a mid-career researcher with a PhD makes.
The banks typically hire around the top 1/3 at Ivies, even higher these days given the economy. My friend, a 3.9 physics major at H/Y/P chose banking over research, and so did a lot of his similarly well-qualified classmates. Hard to turn down a job where your starting pay is about what a mid-career researcher with a PhD makes.