Can people in 5th year MBA programs recruit for associate?

I saw someone on LinkedIn who did a 5th year MBA at their undergrad school, and they started as an IB associate right after graduation. They did summer associate after year 4 of UG. 

So this doesn't apply to me at all, but do people who do these types of programs normally go straight to associate if they're able to recruit?

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No. At most, they will start you as a second year analyst.

Source: I run ASO recruiting at my bank.

 

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