Currently an engineering intern, but am more interested in IB. Are engineering students generally looked down upon at all? And would it be feasible for me to spin this internship into a story for why I want to do IB? Like I want to interact with others more, learn more about company fundamentals, etc.
| +137 | UBS Catastrophic Q1-Q3 26, M&A -17%, Outside Top 10 in Americas, EMEA & APAC | 37 | 1d |
| +59 | PWP acquisition by Piper cancelled | 22 | 4h |
| +29 | Evercore poaches Baird DC Defense Team | 18 | 17h |
| +28 | Houston banking Gods ? | 16 | 2d |
| +21 | Normal for lateral process to go +2 months? | 4 | 1d |
| +21 | Best Houston Banks for Culture in 2026 | 14 | 13h |
| +17 | Lack of talent in IB! | 19 | 4h |
| +17 | Internal lateral from coverage to M&A (focused on coverage) | 4 | 18h |
| +15 | How standard is weekend work in IBD? | 7 | 10m |
| +15 | Discussion Transaction Experience in Lateral Interviews | 3 | 3d |
Career Resources
Get instant access to lessons taught by experienced private equity pros and bulge bracket investment bankers including financial statement modeling, DCF, M&A, LBO, Comps and Excel Modeling.
Depends on school (target vs non-target) but generally no one cares what you study / an engineering major with a good GPA can be a plus.
Diversity of thought is valued for sure.
As for story, engineering at a high level involves building a toolkit and using it to solve complex problems. In a sense, banking (and really anything but for the sake of argument you can stick to banking) is similar. I came in with a similar STEM background and said something along the lines of I wanted to do something quantitative where I could build (models) and interviewers seemed to resonate with my story
How does it differ by target vs non? I was under the impression that for target, it doesn’t matter, you’re already seen as smart enough, and non target if you have a good gpa it can help you be seen as smart enough even though you go to a worse school. Is that right?
Distinctio mollitia vero nesciunt quaerat. Veritatis placeat dolorem quia deleniti enim non. Error sed quidem aperiam rerum.
Dolorum placeat expedita ea est sint autem aspernatur. Aspernatur ipsa rerum dignissimos. Libero doloremque et earum. Sunt qui sunt ut perspiciatis. Voluptas architecto nostrum alias non aliquid ea.
Sequi et ut aut voluptatem asperiores et in odit. Molestiae aut perferendis omnis eius ut occaecati aliquam.
Est nesciunt velit minima ad. Consequatur ut quam similique eum sunt minus. Dolor minus et omnis quo non omnis. Maxime natus tempora qui placeat dolores rerum ratione. Voluptas reiciendis placeat quas iusto qui eum eaque. Nihil quis nisi eaque cupiditate.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...