re: Economics Book Club (EBC): Book 4 Starts Aug 21 (The Smartest Guys in the Room)

Not to be a broken record, but depends on what you want to do. Want to work for an infrastructure-focused private equity fund? Will need to work in NYC or London, so will need to go to a school that has international relevance. Want to work in corporate development/M&A for a company? If in Louisiana, for example, a degree from LSU can be just as beneficial as anywhere else for the most part. It's all relative.

I suggest you survey the various areas of finance and I'll be the first to give you the no-BS response you're looking for. I've worked in numerous areas of finance across the Southeast and have worked with people from all the major finance markets in the world (sans Asia), so have acquired some decent perspective. Someone like Greg who posted in this thread earlier will also be able to help.