Harvard summer school for Finance stints
So, I'm considering dishing out around 7000 euros to go to harvard summer school. In the case I did, I'd probably be applying to the business valuation and analysis course.
My only interest in doing so is to have a marginally stronger resume for SA recruiting for 2012.
I know recruiters don't pay much attention to this kind of program since everyone is admitted, but still the cost of course is not a problem ( someone would pay it for me), and i already have an internship going on for the summer.
Do you think going would still be a useless idea? At least It beats staying here in continental europe doing nothing of importance.
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Care to elaborate?
7000 euro is a ton of money, i would say it's so not worth it. harvard summer school is not well regarded -- every one knows it's open enrollment, so you might as well pay 1000 euro to enroll in a community college course and learn the same stuff
Id say go to some university in nyc for the summer and network your ass off in the city... maybe take some Ibanking modelling coursework.... search for it on WSO! its pretty legit if your good.
its basically pre-banking.
I found some stuff but I'm not sure if it's what you're talking about. Can you point me out somewhere where i could get good "Ibanking modelling coursework"?
I found it pretty quick.
http://www.ibtraining.com/
They have good reviews, I would look into it even more because I personally never tried it out but really considered it when I was making a career decision.
Banking is where you want to go, then it really comes down to EVERYTHING ELSE you do in your life that will gear you up for the life ahead... classes are just screening process, seeing if people are smart enough to get an A- or A along the way.
Hopefully, this helps. While your here, subscribe to the Wall Street Journal and READ IT EVERYDAY! then you should keep track of a couple of sectors and companies in the market, understanding how they react to different market impacts. There is SOOO much you can do, and most of all, NETWORK NETWORK NETWORK!... that is key.
Thanks for the advice. But I'm not so sure about the IBI classes, because I fear that if you insert "financial modelling" in your resume, then you would get hammered with impossible questions. I remeber a post here on WSO of someone who attended those classes that said more or less the same thing.
Sounds pretty cool to me. It may not be particularly helpful in terms of resume building, but if you take a course on valuation that will be useful and spending a summer at Harvard would be legit.
I was in a non-business major and wanted to take some finance/accounting so I did one of those summer business programs at a top university. I actually learned quite a bit and had a good time. So long as the money is coming from mom/dad and isn't going to be an issue I'd recommend it.
Yea like i said, I didnt do the courses, but im sure your gonna learn a lot and probably meet/work some people who are entering the industry and probably get some sick networking opportunities.
you should do a combo of both, NYU/Columbia classes + Modeling classes... you should be hot shit!
I attended Harvard Summer School and had a great time there. There are a bunch of professionals in Mergers & Acquisitions class and you can leverage the chance to network if you are extremely hardworking and goal-oriented. If you want to learn finance for interviews, all the interview guides would be pretty enough. Through all of my interviews only PwC's partner asked me about this experience. A solid internship in a big name or IB related job would be much better. HSS is just for fun.
CFA Candidate taking Harvard Summer Courses - Guide please (Originally Posted: 06/04/2013)
I am a CFA Level II candidate (result awaiting), have an excellent track record academically (non-target school) with no work experience in Finance yet. I completed my under-graduation in Business Administration.
I come from part of the world where access to knowledge for women is much limited thus I am posting here to get answers from you guys directly. (Excuse me please if they sound bizarre, as I am absolutely new to the professional side of Finance industry).
Questions:
I aim to manage assets for a Hedge fund (Ideally), else a good IB in Wall Street/London, but I have heard: to reach this goal I must adopt career track of a trader. And Traders are normally quantitative. Is this true? Kindly comment on this. I'd like to know what's the right way to achieve my target. If you have a good strategy in mind, please shoot!
Post 2008 crises, what's the future of Finance Industry? Do CFAs fit better in the new shape; is it Quants that rock the boat?
What's the future of a CFA who's also a Quant? What's better: Economics or Quantitative track with a CFA charter?
How can (an international) CFA charter holder break the ice to get in Wall Street?
I am taking Economics courses at Harvard Summer School. Selecting the right courses is crucial. Kindly comment which ones are best to go for (considering my aim and background):
A. Economic History of Financial Crises (1637-2013) B. Emerging Markets: Asia and Eastern Europe C. Financial Modeling D. Negotiation Skills and Organizational Conflict Resolution
I have opted for A & B, however, I need guidance urgently about which ones are best out of these for my aims and current profile.
Each course costs $2,770. Thus considering that Financial Modeling options are also available from other credible sources at lower rate, I dropped the Financial Modeling option.
Comment and guide please. :)
I suggest you post your questions in the S&T section. It'll gain more traction there.
Harvard Summer School (Originally Posted: 04/15/2014)
If anyone on here has attended Harvard Summer School, I would appreciate a quick PM, as I would like to hear experiences and ask a few questions. Thanks.
I'm also interested
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