made a non-traditional path into IB, but.....
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on 5/8/12 at 10:43pm
This question is mainly for IB analysts who have gone through PE recruiting or anybody currently working in PE. I recently landed a FT analyst position in IB coming from a non-traditional path as in graduating from a non-target after serving in the military. How do PE firms view candidates that are not the "cookie cutter" 23-24 year old who completed 2 years of banking after graduating from a target school? More importantly, are SAT scores still a factor? I haven't taken the SATs, but I have a 3.9 GPA





SAT doesn't matter much. It
SAT doesn't matter much. It helps in college but for you I don't believe they will help. GMAT might help though.
How did you get into school
How did you get into school without the SAT? Did you take the ACT or any other kind of standardized test?
Was it a community college?
Was it a community college?
"A man generally has two reasons for doing anything. One that sounds good, and the real one." - J.P. Morgan
ironically...some PE firms
ironically...some PE firms still look at your SAT score
Transferred to a state
Transferred to a state university after 2 semesters of community college, no ACT either
Curious as well, similar
Curious as well, similar background as the OP
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