Week on Wall Street: a.k.a W.O.W. That's a lot of
Charles McKinley '03
Issue date: 2/20/02 Section: Features
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So how do you tell the difference between an IBI student and the rest of the class? Look in the Atrium on Jan 2. Yes, the truth is we (all 70 of us) made some sacrifices to participate in the rigorous Investment Banking Immersion that officially commenced on January 4, but the consensus report (predicted using the Monte Carlo technique) is that we all benefited greatly.
While our friends were wallowing in misery as they applied SPF 10 to whoever was lying next to them on that island off the coast of Belize, we began three days of intensive lectures delivered by Professor Yaniv Grinstein on the subject of corporate financial policy. At the conclusion of the last lecture, we loaded onto the bus or packed into cars to roll into a Week on Wall Street. This production, made possible by Dr. Al Biloski, was nothing less than an inside tour of the top names in investment banking, including Lehman Bros, Citigroup/SSB, Goldman Sachs, UBS Warburg, JP Morgan, CSFB, and banking law firm Skadden, Arps. Each presentation centered on a review and analysis of a prominent merger, acquisition, or debt or equity offering executed by the hosting firm. We heard a first hand account of the details that are hard to discern from financial reports.
In addition to the impressive success of the entire week, there were many personal successes along the way. Many of us made invaluable contacts with key individuals, others learned essential concepts that better prepared them for pending interviews, and some even landed highly coveted offers before the week was done. In such a difficult economic environment the Week on Wall Street has served as an essential component to representing the students of Cornell to the premier investment banking firms as among the best candidates of any school. Our thanks to Dr. Biloski, Professor Grinstein, and Professor Bob Haas for their enormous effort and dedication in organizing Week on Wall Street and ensuring its success.
While our friends were wallowing in misery as they applied SPF 10 to whoever was lying next to them on that island off the coast of Belize, we began three days of intensive lectures delivered by Professor Yaniv Grinstein on the subject of corporate financial policy. At the conclusion of the last lecture, we loaded onto the bus or packed into cars to roll into a Week on Wall Street. This production, made possible by Dr. Al Biloski, was nothing less than an inside tour of the top names in investment banking, including Lehman Bros, Citigroup/SSB, Goldman Sachs, UBS Warburg, JP Morgan, CSFB, and banking law firm Skadden, Arps. Each presentation centered on a review and analysis of a prominent merger, acquisition, or debt or equity offering executed by the hosting firm. We heard a first hand account of the details that are hard to discern from financial reports.
In addition to the impressive success of the entire week, there were many personal successes along the way. Many of us made invaluable contacts with key individuals, others learned essential concepts that better prepared them for pending interviews, and some even landed highly coveted offers before the week was done. In such a difficult economic environment the Week on Wall Street has served as an essential component to representing the students of Cornell to the premier investment banking firms as among the best candidates of any school. Our thanks to Dr. Biloski, Professor Grinstein, and Professor Bob Haas for their enormous effort and dedication in organizing Week on Wall Street and ensuring its success.