Analys or Associate

Ok so I go to a school that actually gets IBD recruiting! Anyway. I am in research during the day (Full time) and by the time I finish my masters (non-MBA; business related), I will have 2 years of full time work experience. However, this would be "non-finance" and more so market related experience. Do I apply for analyst or associate positions? I am thinking that I would have a decent shot at Analyst positions, but I am not so sure about Associate positions though. I could stretch my degree another year and have 3 yrs of Full time W.E. or would that be foolish?

Is there a such thing as being too qualified for analyst positions?

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Well to be more specific. I do real estate research and I am working on a Masters of Science in Real Estate and DB and Lazard comes to my campus, along with other banks, so you still think i should apply for analyst?

 

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