Breaking In - Possible for me to swing IB with this background?

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Cornell: Poli sci major, minors in biology and management; GPA = 3.3 Internships: political risk at Exxon, summer R & D intern at Eli Lilly pharma

Question: Is it possible for me to swing IB with this background? What about consulting?

PS sorry if I sound like a noob, I'm sort of new to this

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GPA seems a little low, even for accounting (which generally requires a lower GPA than IB and consulting). but if you get lucky and swing an interview or 2, its all on how you connect with the interviewer from there

 
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What year are you, assuming junior? IB is possible though it's gonna be tough for OCR given that you have no actual finance internships and aren't an econ/aem major. But definitely apply as you have some interesting experiences and would maybe get some interviews.

As a Cornell person who recently went through SA and FT recruiting for consulting, its gonna be extremely tough unless you do some insane networking. Consulting places put a huge emphasis on GPA and even with a 3.5+ I still found myself dinged at most places, its just extremely competitive. PM me if you have any specific questions, I'd be happy to answer

 

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