[ecshafer]

Graduating from a SUNY school, Jane Street gave me an interview and a fair shake. I didn't get the sense of elitism there. There does happen to be a lot of really smart engineers, mathematicians and scientists going to Harvard, MIT, etc.

There are places that without that Ivy League or Target School degree you don't hear back, I don't think Jane Street is one of them.

[andrepd]

JS absolutely does filter on school though.

[laidoffamazon]

Might be different with a SUNY PhD or another trading firm on the resume.

I don't think they'd ever call someone like me back, not that I'd ever be able to pass a coding round with them.

[pclmulqdq]

There are some firms that are very elitist in terms of their resume review requirements. You should note that for a place like Jane Street, "Harvard" helps, but it won't get you an interview. Someone who has done well at USAMO or IMO or has meaningful open-source contributions and goes to SUNY or a community college will generally have a better chance than a run-of-the-mill Harvard student. The median Harvard Math/CS student isn't getting an interview at Jane Street.