Rising senior in high school - what can i do to break into IB?
Hi WSO! I'm currently a rising senior in high school, applying to colleges this november, and I was wondering what I could do early on to commit to IB.
It may seem a bit early, but because of my AP/DE credits, I'll be starting with 3 semesters worth of credit, meaning i'll graduate in roughly 2.5 years. In addition, i've had many people on this forum mention that it's easier to get into IB earlier - so here's to me hoping I don't get flamed in the comments
I'm currently planning on EDing to NYU Stern - I could probably get into a higher ranked school if I really wanted to, but Stern seems to be the best option considering their IB feeder status and prime location (i'm not getting into harvard/penn lmao).
In addition, I'm also considering UC Berkeley (its like 20 minutes away from where I live), but my 2yr situation will probably result in me ending up in L&S and not Haas - in the case that i'm at a target school, but not in the business school, what can I do to break into IB?
Thank you!
Graduating that fast is actually going to work against you since it means you're meant to be recruiting for junior year summer internships (which most people do in mid-soph year aka 2.5 years before they graduate) as soon as you start college, which you're nowhere near ready for because no one really gives decent internships to highschoolers.
In this case, would it be better to graduate in 3 yrs instead of 2.5? Meaning i'd try and get internships 0.5 year after I enter college (and 2.5 years before I graduate). The reason I wanna graduate early is because many of these feeder schools are very expensive lmao.
Go to Stern for 4 years. Do internships.
Idk what state you are in but if you end up not getting into your top choice you could go to a state school that will take your credits so technically you can graduate in 3 years. Then what you can do is recruit freshman year as a "sophomore" to some of the lower BB/MM. Then extend your graduation and then rerecruit for better banks or even buyside.
But this means you're gonna have to be pretty ready coming into freshman year, but I think you'll be able to enjoy your 4 years more since you wouldn't have to stress too much for recruiting after your freshman "sophomore" year
This is a great idea i'll consider! If I recruit into lower BB in my first year (posing as a sophmore with the credits I have), will it be easier to get into higher BB when i move into my second?
Also, word of advice this is a great question to ask but make sure you post anonymously.
In the future you will have general questions that you want to remain anonymous and not be searchable on LinkedIn.
get into a target
Take some time and actually enjoy college.
Target > bs freshman finance internship > soph ib
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