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Request: London Success Stories
Hi all, I’m a UK monkey that is soon going to graduate without any high finance exp. I enjoy reading success stories, especially those that offer insight into how the non-target approached it. However, almost all networking success stories seem to be from the US. Is the UK that structured so only...
Figured I should introduce myself
How's it going WSO . Been trolling around here for a few months now picking up tons of knowledge from the various posts/forums, figured I should introduce myself and start trying to connect with some of the well-informed people on here. In a few sentences my deal is that I'm a recent graduate from a...
Q&A: From State School to MM IB Vice President Without an MBA
WSO Community, I wanted to take the opportunity to leverage my experience to be helpful with a Q&A. By way of background, I attended a state school, broke into MM IB as an analyst, left banking to work at multiple private equity firms, then returned to banking. Currently, I'm a VP at the MM IB firm...
Concerned about 2020 Summer Analyst Recruiting - 2.7 GPA, Non-Target
Hello, I have a 2.7 GPA at a non-target school, and am a sophomore. I am heading into a BB PWM internship for this summer, and I am concerned I will be completely blown off by firms when applying for Summer Analyst 2020 positions due to my low GPA and unimpressive university. I have an explanation...
How to get to a target uni for Masters coming from BA non-target (UK)
As the title suggests, I am currently in a UK non-target university for my Bachelors degree and I would like to do my masters in a top uni (INSEAD,Bocconi,Oxbridge, LBS , M7 etc). I am in my second year and I am on track to get a First class degree or a high 2.1. I have been a WM intern for 6 months...
Q&A: Non-target > > > Big 4 Valuation > > > Boutique IB Analyst
Hey WSO , I've been a forum lurker for a little over 4 years now and felt like it was time to contribute to the community. My background: As the title says, I went to undergrad at a non-target where I majored in finance and economics. Had internships in boutique restructuring consulting and in a Big...
Advice for people wanting to crack into REPE from non-target
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Template for Emailing professors about internships/connections
Does this seem like a reasonable email to send to a professor? I had this professor, but I do not know him well. Email: Subject: IB Opportunities Coming from (school/non-target) Hi Professor _____, This is _____, I was a student in one of your ____ classes this spring. I hope you are having a great...
Non-Target, 3.0 < GPA, non-finance major, to ER
Background: I went to a non-target, had a 2.7 GPA, and didn't study finance in college. Ended up landing a job in ER . I apologize in advance that I have failed to contribute as much as I should to these forums. WSO was one of the main tools I used and find myself looking at boards plenty often. My...
No Luck in Securing a Summer Analyst Position (Female)
I'm currently a rising senior at a non-target college in NYC . I have a 3.93 GPA, Boutique IB experience from last summer, Active in clubs- the president of the trading club & VP of another business club, leadership experience, volunteer work. My resume has been verified as "perfect" by bulge...
What banks are more accepting of non-targets?
Hey guys, does anyone know of any banks that are more willing to take on non-target finance majors as summer analysts? I have been building a decent network, but with limited alumni, my networking is mostly cold emails and LinkedIn connections. I've gotten some positive feedback and had my resume...
No name boutique or Big 4 TAS to get to private equity?
This is my first WSO post. I'm finishing my sophomore year at an SEC school with a 4.0 GPA and a double major in finance and accountancy. When I was in high school, I didn't even know what investment banking or private equity was, and planned to start in Big 4 auditing, switch to private accounting,...
Going from non-Target to Private Equity
Does anyone have experience with breaking into PE MFs straight out of a non-target undergrad? If so, could you provide any advice or testimonials? Assuming the answer is no (which it more than likely is), which non-HYP targets do PE HFs recruit at?
How do I get started on networking before I start college?
I'm headed to a non-target in the fall so I pretty much need to be the real deal in order to break into IB straight out of undergrad. How can I network with people before being in college? Pretty much anything helps.
Q&A > Non-Target > Search Fund & AM internships > BB AM 1st year - FI > (Think Wellington, Fidelity, Blackrock)
Hey Monkeys, WSO was a huge resource for me navigating through and eventually breaking into the AM industry. Thought I'd throw an Q&A for all the grinders interested at AM who aren't at target schools. Went to a small non-target school in Boston. When I say non-target...think smaller and less known...
A Story of Persistence: If I Can Make It, You Can Too
Background: Rewind back to October 2011. I was a Senior at a fairly prestigious state school, but it was a non-target university. I was graduating with a major in History, and I believed I wanted to go to Law School eventually. My father and mother both went to Law School and it seemed inevitable...
Roast my resume- Very non-target IB
Roast my resume-- I am just starting my senior year. I am at a very non-target school. No banks recruit, and no banks within 300 miles(think Wyoming, Montana). Applying to banks has been tough. I have networked a ton but have barely got 1 interviews set up. No alumni to talk with in the industry. I...
Q&A: Research Analyst at Event-Driven/Special Sits HF directly from "non-target"
I've been a frequent reader of WSO for the past few years and I thought it might be helpful to anyone interested in a similar career path as mine. I definitely gleaned a lot from others here so hopefully I can answer some questions people might have. Background: 2nd Year Research Analyst at a top 5...
Advice for a High Achieving Non-Target Student
I am currently a senior (Finance major) at a Non-Target school expecting to graduate in December of this year with a 3.85 GPA. I was a very poor student in high school and ended up having to go to a fairly mediocre school (ranked in the 400s by US News) due to my lack of effort. I've done really...
Will employers care about my low community college GPA?
Hi, I've got an issue here. I went to a community college and graduated with an associates degree, my GPA was ~3.2. Then I transferred to a non-target school and now my GPA is almost 3.8. I have 3 more semesters to go before I graduate (fall 2017, spring 2018, fall 2018). As I understand I have to...
Non-Target to Bain/BCG Intern
Hey WSO , Since this site has been instrumental in helping me break into Consulting from a non-target, I wanted to share my experience with the community. Hopefully this post will be helpful to someone else looking to break in to Consulting, as many previous posts have been for me. To provide some...
Q&A: Non-target to target transfer; BB IB & buyside offers
Hi everyone, this site provided immeasurable help in my journey to break into finance. I realize this post may only apply to a small group of monkeys, but I think I can be most helpful by discussing my transfer process and decision to switch schools at the undergrad level. Since the deadline for...
3 Tips for Non-Targets
Well I did it. I landed an offer to be a summer analyst at an investment bank. Breaking into I-banking from a non-target may be a more common occurrence these days, but it is certainly still a challenge. Here are three pieces of advice that definitely helped me in securing an offer. It’s not what...
Q&A: From State School to IBD to MM PE
Mod Note (Andy) - this Q&A originally went up last December but @THE PsYcHoLoGy" wrote and said he could still answer questions WSO , I joined this site during my junior year of college, and it has proved to be a great resource time and again. There is a wealth of information on this site ranging...
Advice: Current situation -> Top MBA -> MBB:
Current analyst 2 years out of undergrad at an F50 (think Boeing, United Technologies, GE) working within it's professional services unit. Getting exposed to consulting and really enjoy being a position that requires the capacity to be client-facing and highly analytical...plus, I think I enjoy the...
UCI business economics vs. UCSB econ/accounting
Hello everyone. I'm a sophmore at a California CC getting ready to transfer. I'm very interested in entering investment banking upon graduating. I will be applying to UCB, UCLA, USC, and Pomona College as far as in state schools. I can also TAG (transfer admission guarantee) with UCI or UCSB. SInce...
NON-TARGET RECRUITING PROCESS
I am a currently a junior at a complete non-target in NY with literally 0 alumni working in Investment Banking. I have done a few boutique IB internships and about to start a PE internship in the spring. I have used the search function a million times to find quality information about non-target...
How I Landed a FDP Offer from an Unknown School
Let me first begin by saying that for most of my time in college, getting into a FLDP at a F500 firm has been my goal. I am very intrigued by the exciting, fast-paced life and lucrative pay of the IB world, but the 80-100hr work weeks and the fact that the company doesn’t “make something”...
Recent non-feeder school humanities graduate needs advice on breaking into WS IB
I took a few wrong turns in life. I recently graduated with a liberal arts degree from a Top 50 state university notable for engineering, business, and science (read: not liberal arts). That should set most of the stage. Skip the section between the horizontal lines if you don’t want the details....
Need advice for picking college
Hi fellow monkeys, I am an incoming freshman and an international student, and I have 1 offer I am considering: full aid at a no-name non-target in the mid-west. The school has a dual degree program with Columbia and I am confident I can get in. I'd study Operations Research for 2 years at Columbia...
Need career advice badly please help
I am going into my senior year and getting worried about next year. My deam is investment or corporate banking or sales and trading . Unfortunately due to my 3.3gpa from a non target I'm not sure any of these are possible. I have worked in wealth management for 3 years and am finra licensed. I'm...
Non-Target --> MAcc --> Public FInance?
I graduated from an extremely non-target undergrad with a degree in finance. Since then, I've worked at a small bank for a year assisting in the management of the bond portfolio which is heavily weighted toward munis. I'll be getting a Master of Accounting at a respectable program and graduating in...
Experienced Finance Professional, Non-Target - How Can I Break Out?
Hello all, I've been following the site since finishing grad school last year, and couldn't think of anywhere else I can get some no-BS real commentary and input. I've been working for a major defense contractor for the last 5 years after graduating with my undergrad and recently finished my MSF ,...
New to it all, but want to get ahead.
Hi WSO community, I am writing this post as a freshman majoring in Finance at a state-school in the midwest. I am new to this website/community so if I screw something up just let me know. After doing my fair share of research, I have come to the conclusion that a career in investment banking is by...
Non-target to BB IBD SA Offer as a Sophomore
I have been an avid reader of WSO for the past couple of years and the stories that I have enjoyed reading the most are about non-target kids breaking into Wall Street. I always looked at them with admiration and dissected every article to gain the most valuable information possible to use in my...
Help a brother out...
Hey Guys, I am a 2015 electrical engineering graduate looking for a job in finance. Currently sleeping on my friend's couch in NYC looking for opportunities and networking. Details: Born and raised in Georgia attended prep school and then decided to study abroad for college in India Achievements and...
Destroy my Resume - Have 1 Day (Non-target sophomore)
Hey guys, I'm going to a networking event tomorrow and really want to fix up my resume. I've made some serious changes, but I feel like the wordings of a couple of lines are a bit weird. Can anyone offer some advice on the overall resume (format, any weird things you spot), but also some comments on...
Non-Target Investment Banking MM SA chances?
Hey guys, I'm a junior at a non-target and I had a horrible freshman year (a lot of personal problems), which is reflected in my GPA. I'm going to try hard and network my way into a MM IB SA position, but i'd just like to know all of your thoughts on my chances given that I do network. I assume BBs...
What are my chances of getting into an MM bank?
Hey guys, I am a non-target rising senior with a 3.4 GPA looking to break into IB . This summer I have been doing a PE internship where I haven't done much modeling between 1 or 2 DCF's. I did a lot of research and sourcing and this fall I will hopefully be an M&A analyst intern at a M&A advisory...
rensselaer polytechnic institute
Hey I will be a sophomore at RPI this fall as an electrical engineer and was wondering how well known RPI is in the IB world. I have a 3.35 in a pretty rigorous engineering curriculum ( I know I am a freshman but RPI is known for grade deflation) and was wondering whether I should transfer or stay...
Gap Year Before Junior Year - Fall Internship & Spring Travel
Hi Guys, My goal, like most of the young guys here, is to land interviews and ultimately a SA intern role at a bb . Lately I have been considering taking a gap year before my junior year to help me get there. I'm coming from a non-target where I was undecided for a semester. On top of that I had no...
Accepted an Offer! - How non-targets can "make it"
Hey everyone, (Edit: Got a number of PMs here - Added my responses below the rest of the post) I recently accepted a BB offer, am from a non-target, and thought I should contribute something here on WSO given the help and advice I have received from others. However, I did not want to do the typical...
The Greatest Font Ever
This is easily the nicest resume font I've ever seen. WHAT IS IT???
Is Tufts a Semi-Target?
Hi guys. I am a high school senior right now and I've been rejected to all of my target/semi-target schools, except a waitlist at Cornell's School of Hotel Administration. I may get into Cornell as a guaranteed transfer for sophmore year though. However, I also got into Tufts. Is it worth going to...
Desperate Former Hedge Funder Seeking Rising Senior Summer Analyst Internship - Will Take (Almost) Anything Front Office
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Non-target, no summer internship, what do I do with my life?
So I applied for a 100 IB and F500 internships online and didn't get an answer. Now I know networking is very important for somebody like me who goes to a school ranked in the 160's on U.S. News. Well, it looks like I'm going to get a part-time job at the mall just so I have something to do over the...
Moving from Corporate Finance to Private Equity
I have been a member of this site for quite a bit of time and honestly have let things fall on the back burner with my job and relationship taking priority for me. I know I am not the first and won't be the last one to do so. I have been in my current position for little over a year working at...
Join me on networking trip from Chicago to NYC, I got RT $1 Megabus tickets
Leaves Thursday 3/5 11:59 PM, comes back Monday 3/9 2:30 PM. Accommodations not set yet. Poor as fuck so I'm reaching out to some friends for available couches, checking Couchsurfing, and possibly looking to split a cheap Airbnb space with someone. Message me, don't be shy! I currently have two...
Introduction - Non-Target D1 Athlete, Entrepreneur, DCM Intern
Hey guys, I've lurked here before and thought I'd finally make an account. This sub-forum doesn't seem to get much traffic, so my long introduction might seem out of place. I'll go ahead anyway though and follow the custom of introducing myself.
SEC vs Liberal Arts
I am a freshman at a top LAC(williams/amherst) with a 3.6 gpa.. I know I'm in a solid position for finance recruiting but I dislike the social scene at my current school and would like to transfer to Vanderbilt. What are peoples thoughts on this move? I know vandy will be a much better college...
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