Help. I need to Bankify myself

Where are you going for your MBA? Networking is more important than your two suggestions although I would recommend enrolling in a financial modeling class if your school offers it.

read Monkey Business and accidental banker, respectively. there are others, but you start with these two.

*Accidental Investment Banker

where are you getting your MBA? That will play a large role. Certified in Excel? Not sure what that would do.

Thanks for the feedback guys. I'll be applying to the top finance schools: Wharton, NYU, Chicago, Columbia . . .

I've read Monkey Business and Accidental. I have a few contacts too and will continue to network.

I guess I'm trying to get feedback on WSO about acquiring technical SKILLS and KNOWLEDGE to aid me when I start. Books (Accidental) and magazines (DealMaker) only get one so far.I'll take the Series 7 soon, but that's not so relevant to M&A.

Any further comments would be appreciated! What can I do to be developing i-banking SKILLS?

THanks

I-banking "skills" will not get you a job. Getting into a top MBA and networking your ass off as soon as you get there will. All relevant skills and knowledge can and will be taught on the job. How do you think these anthropology majors from NoName U are able to land analyst positions? Good luck.

No amount of modeling practice will prepare you for the job. Each model will be different, sometimes radically so, and you won't really learn until you work on the job. Want to be successful in banking? Much more important right now to network and kick ass in your MBA apps, because that will have much more of an impact than reading up on excel and building practice models.