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How does Baruch College Prepare you for Investment Banking?
Any Baruch College Alumni?
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Michelle’s Answer
Hello, Ryan !
This is a great question. I have heard only good things about Baruch College - The Zicklin School of Business and that it is a popular University among the SUNY system. I didn't attend Baruch, but hopefully I can provide some information to you about it that will lead you to attending an orientation so you can make a decision about attending there for a Finance Degree.
Baruch doesn't offer a Major in Investment Banking or Banking but those subjects are included in their Finance Major for a Bachelors Degree. Baruch places Finance Major students in a Training Internship (for students enrolled in daytime classes) in your Senior year. You get 3 credits for 20 hours a week work at the internship, the credits do not count towards your major and you can only do the internship for two semesters.
To begin with, you'd have to take Finance 3000 Principles of Finance as a prerequisite for your finance classes. The three required major courses at Baruch are Statistical Analysis for Economics and Finance, Corporate Finance, and Investment Analysis. Elective courses include Financial Accounting I, Financial Accounting II, Real Estate Finance and Investment, Real Estate Capital Markets, Investment Strategies in Property Markets and Valuations and Underwriting of Securitized Real Estate. There possibly are seminars on Investment Banking and general ones that have segment topics of banking but the major is centered on a Finance path. Check with the school about the non-course presentations about banking at Baruch.
So Baruch can help you for a future career but it's going to be determined on what you put into it, too. Visit the school for an orientation and see what you think and compare it to other schools, too. I know that I really like the area Baruch is located in. I worked in Chelsea and used to pass Baruch all the time. It's a great area and very easy to get to by subway or bus.
I hope that this helps a little and I wish you all the best !
This is a great question. I have heard only good things about Baruch College - The Zicklin School of Business and that it is a popular University among the SUNY system. I didn't attend Baruch, but hopefully I can provide some information to you about it that will lead you to attending an orientation so you can make a decision about attending there for a Finance Degree.
Baruch doesn't offer a Major in Investment Banking or Banking but those subjects are included in their Finance Major for a Bachelors Degree. Baruch places Finance Major students in a Training Internship (for students enrolled in daytime classes) in your Senior year. You get 3 credits for 20 hours a week work at the internship, the credits do not count towards your major and you can only do the internship for two semesters.
To begin with, you'd have to take Finance 3000 Principles of Finance as a prerequisite for your finance classes. The three required major courses at Baruch are Statistical Analysis for Economics and Finance, Corporate Finance, and Investment Analysis. Elective courses include Financial Accounting I, Financial Accounting II, Real Estate Finance and Investment, Real Estate Capital Markets, Investment Strategies in Property Markets and Valuations and Underwriting of Securitized Real Estate. There possibly are seminars on Investment Banking and general ones that have segment topics of banking but the major is centered on a Finance path. Check with the school about the non-course presentations about banking at Baruch.
So Baruch can help you for a future career but it's going to be determined on what you put into it, too. Visit the school for an orientation and see what you think and compare it to other schools, too. I know that I really like the area Baruch is located in. I worked in Chelsea and used to pass Baruch all the time. It's a great area and very easy to get to by subway or bus.
I hope that this helps a little and I wish you all the best !
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ron’s Answer
Hello Ryan, this is a very good question. I am a SUNY graduate myself. I have been working in Finance for 30+ years and can attest to Barch Zicklin having a very good reputation. It is well thought of among NY public universities and can lead to a bright future in the Finance industry in general if you work hard, apply yourself and do well. All the best in your future endeavors
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Thomas’s Answer
Though I'm not an alumnus, I do know others who attended Baruch but not for investment banking reasons. They were focused on similar interests in the financing and investment world, not specifically investment banking. However the curriculum of the BBA program looks like it would provide a solid foundation in this field. There is the Zicklin undergraduate program which offers a Finance BBA. Sounds like you have your career goal in mind already, and you have time to prepare. I would encourage you to take any advanced math you can to prep for this degree, but don't forget about about history courses for strategy and human behavior! best wishes for success !
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