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As the standalone bulge bracket investment bank becomes a thing of the past, what will be the affect on the prestige and position of the dominant middle market banks (Lazard, HL, etc.)?

What are my chances at a top MBA program? I'm currently a senior at a ~100 ranked state school.

Projected Final GPA: 3.97

WE: I worked at a nonprofit in Washington, D.C. the summer after my freshman year (all expenses paid). For the summer after my sophomore year I worked at a mid-market commercial bank as a lending intern. I was offered a job from the bank that I'm thinking about taking.

Perks of resume: I'm graduating in 3 years with ease. The University pays me $5000 per year because of scholarships (National Merit, Byrd, etc..). The only EC in undergrad was one year as President of the largest student organization on campus.

GMAT: I'm a good test taker and made a 33 on the ACT in high school so I don't think 750+ will be hard to do.

Is it possible to work as a credit analyst in the middle-market lending group for a few years at a regional bank and jump to a top MBA?

I was wondering how fellow (fall) interns are doing at the moment. I'm interning with a large bank in the real estate structured finance division, but things suck big time here. Despite the fact that the bank is still doing very well, there's hardly any new deals coming through because of the market circumstances. Which means that I'm doing nothing half of the time. I have already offered my services to other teams, but I'm only doing a couple of small assignments for them.

Are there any other bored interns counting the days out there? People in real estate banking who'd like to share their experiences?