One of the main questions the BBs as well as boutiques asked me was whether or not I was graduating within a year. Note that this is important because firms hire SAs to potentially hire them full time, IF they do well enough during the summer.

 

I have the credits to graduate in 3 years (total) but my plan is to see how recruiting goes and then decide whether or not to opt for a combined masters program that my university offers.

In an interview I would market myself as a 3-year grad

 

I definitely think you'll be competitive. For the boutique M&A, you mention doing financial analysis of 450 companies. You better damn well know how to explain what you were doing - that would be really embarrassing in an interview. Not saying you don't know what you were doing, but just make sure you don't hype up anything because, while it might look good on paper, it will always come back to bite you.

 

Wow what an overachiever! Not saying that's a bad thing though. Everything looks solid, just make sure you can talk about everything really well and you have a good shot. BB Sophomore programs are probably more realistic than BB IB SA.

I know a few rising juniors who were able to get BB IB SA but they all said that they were rising seniors or lied that they would be graduating in a year. You have a great chance at a smaller IB SA though.

 
LloydBankfein:
Wouldn't a SA role in the MM be more valuable than a BB diversity program? Experience>Brand Name is my rationale

It really depends. Obviously a MM IBD SA role is extremely helpful if you want to eventually get BB IBD SA, but BB sophomore programs are quite hard to get into and are not just a brand name, and I believe most of the people that get in are able to get BB IBD SA as rising seniors.

I think when you say Experience > Brand Name, a more accurate comparison would be IB Boutique vs BB PWM. In that case, the boutique is better for most people.

 
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LloydBankfein:
Wouldn't a SA role in the MM be more valuable than a BB diversity program? Experience>Brand Name is my rationale

It really depends. Obviously a MM IBD SA role is extremely helpful if you want to eventually get BB IBD SA, but BB sophomore programs are quite hard to get into and are not just a brand name, and I believe most of the people that get in are able to get BB IBD SA as rising seniors.

I think when you say Experience > Brand Name, a more accurate comparison would be IB Boutique vs BB PWM. In that case, the boutique is better for most people.

Would you take a solid MM over a diversity program? And given my experience, do you think both are attainable

 

The start-up document imaging company needs to be expanded on. You risk having your resume discounted by the fact that some might not believe you/think it's a stretch. Add a few concise bullets and rework existing ones to try to a) make the business sound more legitimate, by explaining the start-up and b) quantify the operations, to make its existence more tangible. Other than that, looks like an impressive resume.

 

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