Did High School mess up my chances for IB?
Hi,
In high school I took 11 AP exams. Now I go to Northeastern, and they accepted nearly all of them for credit. That means that I am already a second-semester Junior despite only being on campus for a total of 8 months. This class standing seems to put me out of range for any freshman/sophomore internships, but also leaves me under-qualified for any summer analyst roles.
What is your advice? Should I just use NU co-ops and the alumni to try to lateral into IB after I graduate, or push out my graduation and try to get an IB internship and then try for an SA position?
Thanks
I have a 3.96 GPA, some EC's, and 2 summer finance-related internships in a Fortune 100 company in the Northeast
Delay Graduation
No, LOL. you're way ahead of everyone else relax just graduate on time.
No one cares what your class standing is based on credits. Everything is standardized based on graduation date.
Pick up a minor and take minimal hours to delay graduation. Network your way into out of season internships - spring/winter/fall. Shit like that.
Companies don't care about your # of hours, just time between internship and graduation. e.g. a Junior internship means that you will be looking for a full time role in ~1 year because you have 2 semesters left. A sophomore internship means you aren't expecting it to convert to a full time offer.
I echo the recommendation to pick up an additional major or minor and have your college education last 3 years. You need the additional time to network, gain internship experience and mature, all three of which will greatly improve your chances of landing a full-time IB position.
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