afraid my assault may have ruined my chances of getting into IB.
Hey, fully aware of this title sounding incredibly strange, but I need a little bit of advice on where to go from here since I think my personal situation is a little unusual. I'm a rising junior currently from a non target, and earlier this year in late January I was sexually assaulted by a classmate. The reason I bring this up is not to get pity, but because I'm really unsure where to go from here and what my next steps are. This event obviously brought down my grades, I'm currently sitting at a 3.46, as well as put a halt to my networking calls and basically any work I may have wanted to do for my career. Once again, WSO is not my method of therapy, I'm truly not looking for any condolences, I'm just not really sure where I can go from here. I have a few contacts I recently reached out to connect with, as well as currently emailing smaller boutique firms in the area, but otherwise I'm basically starting all the way from 0. Should I transition into another career in finance and circle back to IB later? I was dead set on this and was really making progress before the event (managed to contact quite a few alumni who placed really well) but my gpa is on the lower side, paired with me being from a non target. For obvious reasons I don't want to mention any personal issues during interviews if I even manage to get any at this point
Bumping this so others can see it and offer advice, but I'm so sorry, what happened to you was horrible.
There are a lot of paths to the industry, more than people think in college.
My advice to young people is to take whatever opportunity you can get, do very well at it and doors will open up. You may or may not get into banking there easy / traditional way but generally people that want it and do well at whatever they start out doing find a way. Seven yets into your career, it won’t make a difference if you started out through the trditionl routes or found your way in later. The two most successful people in my junior cohort (20+ years later) were the least traditional. A few months of being inactive or not getting the grades don’t need to impact you.
Really sorry to hear that happened. I (male) cannot relate but have struggled with depression, alcoholism, probably bi-polar disorder (also not looking for sympathy). For me, I knew I could overcome what I inherited genetically and what I had gone through if I dedicated myself to becoming the man I always knew I could be. This hopefully doesn't sound reductive, and maybe isn't helpful, but I tried to envision everyday what kind of person I would be proud of being. It took me many years to make progress, and a shitload of regression, but it helped me stay disciplined, not let painful memories or crippling anxiety shut me down. Idk if this helps. I used to get panic attacks during networking chats and interviews and I just swallowed it down.
It's 5am my time. I have been up since 4am because of nightmares of the past. I understand how suffocating it can be.
MD above is right. there are a lot of paths to this industry. For now, I would focus on just getting to a point where you can handle the stressors of college (demanding curriculum, going day by day, not letting the trauma leak into everyday life). I know, much easier said than done. Focus on each individual assignment and class. Get your GPA up, and from there focus on getting a corp fin or related role. You can lateral with work. It may just take more time, which is fine. Life isn't and shouldn't be linear. This forum can reduce the human experience to a pissing contest of prestige and the "optimal path". There is no optimal path. Keep your head up.
If you’re at a target / semi target, 3.5 GPA (just round up and put one decimal point) is fine. As long as you network and have people remember to pull your name out of the stack of applicants it won’t matter (source: I had a 3.5 and worked at a BB and UMM PE firm).
You could take a gap year and focus on recovering mentally and then come back and re-recruit. You can also just delay graduation by doing an extra semester part time so you can intern the summer after what would have been your senior year. After that semester you could join your firm early or you could take 6 months to go on an adventure (highly recommend this option).
Lots of options and you’re still in control of your own destiny.
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