I-Banking break in advice

Gentlemen, I am a recent college graduate that is currently studying for his MBA and MS in Finance. I am going to school full time, Drexel University, and have a full time job with the government. I will soon have a full time job with a private wealth firm. I still have 1 1/2 years in my program to go. I will graduate with a 3.9-4.0 and have the goal to work for a bulge firm in NYC as an I-Banker. I am sending out a request to recieve any information, tips, or actions to take in order to obtain and I-banking job in the Big Apple. I am 22 and graduated undergraduate in 3 years (from a 4 year institution). I believe that I am an impressive canidate for an I-banking job but have no contacts in the world of I-banking. I want to learn everything I can and hopefully have a job when I graduate. By that time I will have 2 years experience in a private wealth management firm and 1 year experience in the government. I am mainly interested in an M&A position. Please help in any way possible.

Thank You, Andrew [email protected]

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Well you've obviously already missed Summer Analyst ops. I don't know how you're halfway through your first year of your MBA (I guess they start in winter?). Good luck, sounds like you're screwed to me!

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Yea Drexel has two starting times, I started in the Winter. And what do you mean by Nontarget MBA? And i'm not asking if I'm SOL, obviously I have missed some opportunites however, you make your own luck. I'm asking how I can get out of SOL status and into Kinda outta luck. It took me until January to realize that I-banking is what I want to do.

 

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