Breaking into Hedge Fund/ Equity Research/ Buy side Finance

Hi guys. I am undergrad at a semi-target school and have a GPA of 3.45, which will be above 3.5/6 after this semester. I have an internship for this summer at a financial services company in Chicago. I am interested in working full time after college at a hedge fund/ PE/ Equity Research right after college. I am not as aware of the industry and the recruiting process, so just looking for some advice. Thanks!

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Apply to internships, hedge funds like Point72 and citadel do internships for undergrads. Not as hard to get offers for as you might think but definitely not trivial.

 

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