Originally Posted by Brian

A simple linkedin search debunks this nonsense about CA being so prestigious and elite that they only accept oxbridge types. These are just a random sampling of people I found online who are working in CA now.

Out of the 7 random profiles, only 1 came from MIT (somewhat comparable to oxbridge), the rest all appear to have academic backgrounds in normal universities or colleges. Even the 1 MIT guy did not join CA after his MIT MBA, he went to a number of places first before joining CA.

Another thing is CA has a ridiculous number of people calling themselves Directors or Managing Directors on linkedin for a mid-small hedge fund firm. Most are probably just Analyst/AVP types in large investment banks.

I personally don't think a Cambridge/Oxford/Harvard/CBS/Insead type fresh from school will join CA as their first or second job.