Investment Banking Summer Analyst

I came from a non-target which had zero alum so I got a referral from the company I was doing a corp dev summer internship for at the time and was able to score an interview after a brief phone screen. BDA Partners seems to be very very fit based and while technical skills are valued, the VP's and MD's really want to see fi you're a fun/not boring person. Analysts and associates seemed to ask most of the technicals (M&A finance and accounting) but in general seemed to want you to do well. Be very well prepared to know the answer to the question "why M&A?". Also know your resume inside out.