Trending Content - Investment Banking Forum
Career Resources
WSO Free Modeling Series - Now Open Through
October 31, 2026
9 Free Financial Modeling Lessons
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.
+Bonus: Get 27 financial modeling templates in swipe file
+Bonus: Get 27 financial modeling templates in swipe file
High Finance Applications
Guaranteed
Get at least one offer GUARANTEED
- 1:1 support
- 92% success rate
- 2,000+ mentor network
- Unlimited Live bootcamps
- AI for resume + LinkedIn
- Networking automation tools
- HireVue simulation tool
- Full course library
- Private Slack community
- 20hrs of mocks
- + much more...
Anything related to demonstrating an interest in finance is fine.
Half the people on here will tell you to go work for a BB PWM branch, but you should honestly be aiming for something that's going to make you look interesting. For example, a buddy of mine worked at a fintech startup after his freshman year and is now going to IBD at GS/MS/JPM as a sophomore.
Will an internship as a mere freshman at one of the most widely recognized financial institutions in the US - as opposed to a dearth of any other possible options - help you with future recruiting?
"Common sense is not so common." - Voltaire
Thank you!
If you are interested in REIB, having an internship at Fannie Mae would look excellent. Even if you aren't it would be a pretty solid opportunity IMO.
Source: former non Fannie/Freddie GSE intern.
Beatae eius itaque itaque iure. Ratione aliquam laboriosam non. Qui laboriosam maxime commodi atque.
Aut nihil atque qui ducimus. Omnis nulla ducimus est occaecati commodi. Et molestiae quis ut vel magnam ut dignissimos provident. Deserunt blanditiis distinctio ut itaque voluptatem praesentium possimus.
Id fugit earum molestias. Modi molestias omnis et odit nesciunt ratione.
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...