I Accepted an Offer at a MM Bank for Summer 2025, What do I do Now?
Hey guys,
I am a sophomore from a super non-target and just broke into a MM IB! (PSC, Baird, HL, Etc.) Exciting... right?!? Well, it hasn't sunk in yet, and it probably won't until a year from now. While I am very involved on campus, I have an excess load of free time now that would have been used to study technicals, behaviorals, or learn how to build out models. What should I do for the next 16 months until I start my SA '25 role? Any insight would be helpful.
Thanks
Drink
Don’t you have hobbies or something?
How the fuck are we supposed to know what you like to do?
How tf do u already have an offer
Shit ton of offers are out
Bro what
know ppl have offers since jan... times different now
Didn’t know the mm were hiring squids nowadays too. Go drink a beer, go to the gym, make some friends, touch some grass
bump
go enjoy college like it was meant to be enjoyed, ruin your liver and wake up on sunday hating yourself
Go do literally anything other than banking. Drink, party, make bad decisions (don’t get arrested), travel, go to the gym, talk to a female woman.
Essentially, go do the things you won’t be able to do once you’re in banking. Whatever you enjoy pal.
Like 3-4 months before your internship, touch up on techs, excel, and ppt.
Enjoy your college years, they end very quickly.
Glad you clarified for OP.
very important nowadays
deferred mba apps
Nice man - just enjoy college and make more friends, learn interesting stuff, watch movies, read etc
The older version of me would say - start a side hustle biz just for kicks, *or* come up with a solid trading trading strategy, *or* learn an addt'l skill (generally speaking, a few ideas to consider).
The younger version of me - take more Vegas / Atlantic City trips (depending on where you are - from now until the when role kicks off, at least two, if not more), and also at least once hit some kind of vacation spot with warm weather and a decent exchange rate to the US dollar (maybe do one-and-one of each and see which is preferable).
Also, whatever you do, you gotta do Spring Break trips (if you haven't been doing so already) drag at-least one person out with you (it would be better if you have a Crew can fall back on if that might be a possibility). It doesn't matter what's happening now, or whether you are-or-not prepped in some way, just put everything on hold and effing go!!
Other than the above:
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Same here. I stopped playing video games during Winter Break when I realized I was fucked if I didn't start prepping. Nice to be back home for Spring Break with an offer and be able to load it back up haha
beat it
Congratulations on securing a position, likely not easy given your background! Here are some ideas for you, but honestly, it might just be worthwhile focussing on school, yourself and a few of these basic things below (not all of them). You're going to miss having free-time when you start working FT---and you'll kick yourself if you had the opportunity to travel, take a long break, or do something that your employer wouldn't be OK with.
Remember, the key is to strike a balance between preparation and personal growth. Enjoy the journey and best of luck in your future endeavors! If you want some additional help in order to impress from day one, let me know.
Get laid
Keep grinding technicals in case you have to re-recruit for FT. Gotta be prepared
Enjoy college while you can- have fun and keep learning/ building your skill set. Whatever you do, don’t get arrested, lol.
Train for and run a marathon
Well, Ill just combine two previous comments to make sure you understand:
Drink & Get Laid
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