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Graduating Year Early
 

mactrader's picture
ST
 
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 on 4/21/10 at 2:43pm

I'm currently a junior at a decent target school. I have an S&T internship with a respectable BB this summer. I'm seriously considering graduating a year early (ie I would not return to my school for my 4th year in the fall). The reason being is that the tuition has become a huge financial burden on myself and my family. I have completed all the requirements to graduate a year early

I'd like to get an FT from the same bank and work there after graduation. I'm not sure how this would work because if I do graduate a year early then I won't be on campus in the fall for FT recruiting. Would I just talk to the recruiters about this over the summer when I intern? I would think that I won't be allowed to start full-time after I intern this summer and would have to wait till the following year.

Also, I was originally planning on double majoring but if I graduate a year early then I will drop one of my majors. Not sure if this would complicate things, but when I applied for SA position on my resume it said double major.

Any thoughts on my situation?

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breakinginnew's picture

contact HR and tell them that

AM
(Orangutan, 304
 
Points)
 on 4/21/10 at 3:01pm

contact HR and tell them that you are thinking about graduating early..or maybe discuss it if you have somoene at the bank you clicked with well...maybe you'll get lucky and they'll be in need of another headcount

Gekko21's picture

I would wait to talk to

(Neanderthal, 2,671
 
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 on 4/21/10 at 4:41pm

I would wait to talk to HR/other people you are working with until you are a few weeks into the internship. Depending on the bank, FT training takes place in July or August. If you prove yourself in those first few weeks there is a chance they might move you into the FT training program rather than finish up your internship. Worst case, you get a FT offer from them at the end of Summer, don't go back to school, and get a part-time job to hold you over until training starts again in the Summer.

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zer0zero's picture

A year off definitely isn't a

ST
 
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 on 4/21/10 at 5:04pm

A year off definitely isn't a bad thing dude. There's ways to bridge your income from when you run out of money from the summer until your FT start date and it's a great time to relax. Do some traveling, have some fun, life shouldn't be all about work.

dublin's picture

also in support of graduating

CD
(Gorilla, 684
 
Points)
 on 4/21/10 at 5:31pm

also in support of graduating early: a lot of employers/interviewers are actually pretty impressed with people that graduate early. i was in a similar situation - i finished a semester early to save on tuition because i had finished all of the requirements. to me it wasn't a big deal, i just did it to save my parents some cash. but when it came up in interviews, people seemed to really consider it an impressive feat. they also appreciated the sense of responsibility it shows when you do it to save your family money. i'd mention it after a couple weeks once you've gotten to know people at the firm.

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