an aspiring stockbroker

midas · #1 11-09-2005, 10:31 AM

Call-

A few questions and comments:

1. How are your son's grades and test scores?

2. He should try to get into a good under grad business school. Wharton, Boston College, UVA, Michigan, UCLA

3. I think it's too earlier in life for your son to say he wants to be self employed - when he graduates, he will need training and real world experience then he can be self-employed.

4. I agree with other comment - think of a stock broker like a car salesman and you'll have a better perspective on the job. FYI, I don't think you need a high school diploma to be a stock broker.

CallYNotRaise06 · #2 11-09-2005, 05:20 PM

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1. How are your son's grades and test scores?

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he has a 3.7 gpa and a 27 ACT score.

midas · #3 11-11-2005, 01:09 AM

I never took the ACT tests for college but I'll assume that's a good score. He should apply to all those colleges on my previous list and add University of Chicago and Notre Dame as well. Any undergrad degree in finance or accounting with a GPA of 3.3 or higher from one of those schools and no doors will be closed to your son once he graduates.

FishHooks · #4 11-11-2005, 04:41 AM

i believe a 27 is about the same as a 1150 on the SAT, could be wrong, but I believe it's in that range.