I go to a non-target university and have not secured any internships. If I learn to financial model in excel (eg: DCF, M&A, IPO, LBO ETC..) will this increase my chances of getting a graduate Intership
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It all depends on your GPA, extracurriculars and signs of ambition. Learning how to do models is useful but defo not something they look for when they give your resume a first glance.
My tips would be:
-try to keep your grades as high as possible
-try to find extracurriculars (board years, committee's, university positions (like 'head of student counsil' or something)).
-write a killer of a cover letter
-network. Go to career events across the country and just talk to people
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