How important is the internship?

I will be a senior next year and I am looking to get into i-banking but I am not sure whether I have any chances. I am top 10% in a top 10 school with math and econ major but I have no work experience except for being research assistant at our business school. So would that diminish my chances? Also, I will be graduating after summer school, i.e end of june. Would that be a big problem? Thank you for the help.

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Agree. There are definitely some people who manage to get a FT gig without any W/E, but it is usually through networking and a top school (which you are). Definitely get SOMETHING on your resume outside of academia. Network your ass off. Take some IB-related course like dealmaven, simply to show interest in finance. join clubs at school related to IB...

 

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