Undergraduate Looking for Advice
Hey guys,
I heard about this forum from another place so I figured I'd check it out. I'm currently a second-year undergraduate student at Rutgers University. I had no thoughts about i-banking until this year, I was pretty much a dead-set pre-medical student and I was pretty focused on getting into medical school. Unfortunately my family has ran into serious financial hurdles and whatnot and (this actually took time away from school a bit and my grades dipped slightly) I changed trajectories slightly and am shooting now for i-banking. I only know two people in the field, one is from Princeton and the other from Columbia (both undergrads who got their MBAs at Wharton).
My biggest fear right now is: How impossible is it to break into i-banking without coming from a target school? What does one DO to break into the field?
I currently am a Molecular Biology major with a Chemistry minor and I do research. My GPA is a 3.650. Should I give up? :(
Thanks for all the help.
You're still young. Seek an internship, perhaps in finance. Get involved in clubs, hold a leadership position. Start networking early....there's plenty you can do, but only you can do it. You got to work the odds in your favor, just need to work harder because you're not coming out of a target.
Use the two people you know and ask them if they can give you referrals. I understand that you are fairly close with them, so they could be a great asset going forward.
a 3.6 gpa in a quant field like chemistry is pretty impressive, and shows you have the mental horsepower for a banking job. rutgers isn't an awful school, and i am sure there are plenty of alumni working in nyc IBD. so get a directory, and start contacting them about internships. also, think about taking the gmat- i bet you could get a 700+ on it. a good gmat score on your resume will help quell the banks' skepticism about your going to a non-target. (you must get a 700+ in order to put it on your resume btw)
a 3.6 gpa in a quant field like chemistry is pretty impressive, and shows you have the mental horsepower for a banking job. rutgers isn't an awful school, and i am sure there are plenty of alumni working in nyc IBD. so get a directory, and start contacting them about internships. also, think about taking the gmat- i bet you could get a 700+ on it. a good gmat score on your resume will help quell the banks' skepticism about your going to a non-target. (you must get a 700+ in order to put it on your resume btw)
a 3.6 gpa in a quant field like chemistry is pretty impressive, and shows you have the mental horsepower for a banking job. rutgers isn't an awful school, and i am sure there are plenty of alumni working in nyc IBD. so get a directory, and start contacting them about internships. also, think about taking the gmat- i bet you could get a 700+ on it. a good gmat score on your resume will help quell the banks' skepticism about your going to a non-target. (you must get a 700+ in order to put it on your resume btw)
sorry for multiple posts- server is messed up
Everything is possible, but odds are against you.
You have two options: networking or 1-year Master's program @ target school. Right now I'd recommend: * read www.bankonbanking.com * get a Doostang Premium and apply for every single finance related internship (accounting, audit, consulting, banking, wealth management, whatever you can get.
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