NATHAN WEST

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Prospect · Underdog Archetype · Investment Banking Track

Columbia University · Track & Field 🏃‍ · Class of 2028

MAP Prospect Grade
8.7
Round 4–5 Candidate
High-upside profile with strong interviews and underdog drive

Prospect Info

  • SchoolColumbia University
  • MajorFinancial Economics
  • MinorN/A
  • Year2028
  • SportTrack & Field
  • HometownRexford, NY

MAP Profile

  • Fall Rank8 / 63
  • GPA3.5
  • Personality15. Underdog
  • Performance Strong résumé + interviews · several late assignments · Playoffs performance below expectations

Overview

Nathan is one of the most intriguing “Underdog” archetypes in the entire Diamond League class — highly motivated, deeply competitive, and used to doing more with less. His background tells you everything: a high school athlete without a coach, self-training his way into earning Division I recruitment. That same mentality shows up in his interview presence, where he consistently impresses with maturity, clarity, and quiet confidence.

His high ranking reflects strong early-season execution and exceptional interview performances, though it does slightly overstate his consistency: Nathan submitted several assignments late and did not deliver at the level expected during the Playoffs. Still, his résumé is one of the stronger ones in the class — with meaningful real estate private equity, investment analysis, and leadership experience across Project Destined, MAP, and Columbia Alpha Partners.

With more consistent follow-through, Nathan has the potential to significantly outperform his projection. He’s a strong, driven candidate whose best work often comes when his back is against the wall.

Strengths

Areas for Development

Projection

A 3-Star, Round 4–5 MAP prospect with meaningful upside — especially given his strong interviews and authentic Underdog DNA. Nathan’s competitiveness, drive, and adaptability give him a real shot to outperform expectations during the 2027 recruiting cycle. If he tightens his consistency and raises his technical polish, he has the ingredients to become a much stronger late-cycle investment banking candidate than his grade initially suggests.