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Sneaking into investment banking.

Points) on 9/12/08 at 4:41pm

If you're currently a sophomore this year, couldn't you say that you're trying to graduate one year early and apply for SA positions for Summer 2009? Technically, it wouldn't be lying -- you're saying on your resume that you're "expecting" to graduate in 2010 (although whether or not you actually do, that's another story). Is there any way you could get fucked for doing this and has this been done before?

Just throwin it out there.

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When I go to my student

by Jay Buhner was sweet

(Monkey, 42

Points) on 9/12/08 at 4:53pm

When I go to my student account on my school's website, it has under Student Information: expected graduation, May 2009. So, essentially the school expects everyone to graduate in four years, and you have to register with the school if you plan to do otherwise.

I would only try it if you summered at a bank that you had no plans of ever returning to for full time or of getting a reference from ever in the future. So no, I would not recommend doing it.

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I've seen it done a few

by bananapeel

(Chimp, 8

Points) on 9/12/08 at 5:03pm

I've seen it done a few times. The end result? One SA-ed for two consecutive summers, which blows. Who wants to work their ass off to get an offer to work their ass off to get an offer? Another was pressured to graduate early by HR which ended up not being possible, looked like a huge tool, and didn't get an offer. Subsequently left banking.

You're young, work at a 9-5, hang out with your friends and get hammered every night.