Applying to Summer 2018 SA positions early?

Is there a point of applying to the 2018 SA positions now rather than say in early to mid august? Just curious as to why some banks would release applications this early on while students are still doing their sophomore year internship

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Guys, I'm reading threads where people already got multiple summer BB SA offers?

How is this possible when I thought SA recruitment hasn't even started?

I also heard that London SA IBD recruitment has definitely started and is late into the process because they are finished in Dec. so they're taking applications right now.

 

It is very early for SA applications. Most are due in late January. Use this time to network and build a network so that when you do apply your application will not enter a black hole.

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Not sure about the U.K so I cannot comment. However, in the U.S, submitting an app early doesn't really help at all.

"Look, you're my best friend, so don't take this the wrong way. In twenty years, if you're still livin' here, comin' over to my house to watch the Patriots games, still workin' construction, I'll fuckin' kill you. That's not a threat, that's a fact.
 

A friend at my school already has an offer for a Summer MM but he was accelerated due to a study abroad for next semester. Maybe that's why?

 

^ above. I heard only some firms do that like Goldman. Jefferies, MMs usually don't do that apparently. I'm actually going abroad too gah. I hope this doesn't disqualify me for regular US recruiting in Jan.

Can anyone else confirm for the UK?

 

You're at Princeton, relax. You'll get access to the best, and they'll come to you. Better situation than having to actually bust your own ass to get what you want.

I am permanently behind on PMs, it's not personal.
 

For OCR I don't think it helps to apply early. Often times the school's system will just send all the resumes to the employer once the deadline passes so the employer may not even see/know that some applications were submitted early.

 

the pre-select option means that they provide a listt o your career services, and at a certain date, your career services will put up a list. It'll say something like "You werea pre-select for xyz bank." and then give you details. Otherwise, you could be an alternate. or, it'll say "You have not been pre-selected at this time. please continue submitting resumes"

 

This is a similar question that I want to ask. If resume drop is from between January 1st to February 1st, does it make a difference when during that time that you send in your resume?

 

I'm at a target...just to elaborate, there are some positions labeled "pre-select" with the typical Jan-Feb. start/end drop dates. But there are some other positions labeled "job postings" for BB/HF internships that have drop dates starting now and ending in Jan-Feb (for example, MS has a typical posting, but also a "job listing" for a SA in S&T). Anybody know what I'm talking about?

 

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Take it for all it's worth.
 

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