| Deciding between job offers before graduating, Marcus Dunlop '08 is now an investment banker at Goldman Sachs in New York City, which he describes as "the big city of dreams." |
| Your hometown? |
Maywood, Illinois, where I attended The Proviso East High School, the home of the Pirates. |
| Why Wesleyan? |
Great opportunity to learn in a well-respected institution, with small classroom sizes, a big-school social life (state college town), and to play football at the collegiate level. |
| Your major? |
Economics and Business Administration. I have always pictured myself as a businessman, so it was an easy choice. |
| Favorite professor or favorite class? |
Portfolio Management taught by Elisabeta Pana. In the class, students manage a real dollar portfolio. The proceeds help fund the general scholarship fund. It was exciting to know it was not a simulation; I was investing real money! |
| Biggest thrill? |
Winning!! I'm really competitive, so winning at anything excites me, but winning football games is the best. Winning the CCIW Championship in Football as a senior was the ultimate. I am blessed I had the opportunity to experience that thrill. |
| For fun? |
I’m simple and a poor college student so I hang out with friends laughing, playing cards, throwing darts…and doing college kids’ stuff. I would love to travel and see the world, but I’ll have to wait till I have the funds to do so. |
| The best? |
Chicago skyline |
| Favorite book? |
The Pursuit of Happyness by Chris Gardner |
| Favorite band? |
Jay-Z and the Blazetts |
| Favorite movie? |
American Gangster |
| Favorite quote? |
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." Robert Frost |
