Please help! Looking for internships as a Sophomore?
I want to pursue a career in investment banking. I am currently a sophomore with Econ & Fin major with 3.7 GPA from a state school (not well ranked). Additionally, I have the following extracurriculars:
Investment manager (well in 6 figures)
CFO (startup)
Class President
Few other little things...
I know that traditionally investment banks hire juniors for analyst internships, but are there any investment banks that have programs for or hire sophomores? (I know JP Morgan and DB have programs)
Also lets say if I don't get an analyst internship, where else could I intern to have a better chance of acquiring an internship next year?
Thank you very much.






I had a roommate in a dorm I
I had a roommate in a dorm I lived in when I interned in NYC 3 summers ago who had a GS internship as a sophomore, so I know they have a program too.
Other than that I would say just network. Find a list of boutiques and try and reach out to someone at the company. Cold email if you have to. State school or not, with a 3.7 and the list of EC's you have, someone should be willing to at least talk to you. Try your best to find alums, and you should be able to find something, even if it's small. As long as you get exposed to IB, it'll give you a good starting point for interviews next year.
I would agree with you, but then we'd both be wrong.
Look at MM or Boutique IB's
Look at MM or Boutique IB's in your school's area and find out if any alumni work there. Find them on linkedin and send them an email asking if they need any help.
Thank you very much. I am
Thank you very much. I am currently making a list of the boutiques and the alumni that I need to contact.
I'm on the same ship as you..
I'm on the same ship as you.. coming from non-target with a gpa a little higher than yours and similar extracurricular.
I've applied to barclays and JP Morgan. I wanted to apply to more but I started applying a bit late. I'm going to go the route of cold emailing boutique firms.
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