Incoming Analyst, school online, what now?
Hi everyone - I'm an incoming analyst at a BB and given that my school is online, I have no idea what to do. Im extremely bored, working ~30 hours a week, and have completed the WSO PE Guide and all of Wall Street Prep. I can't take the CFA in June and I want to prep to start IB and hopefully recruit PE. I've read a few PE books (not technical, just the background about the industry and the major players). Does anyone have any idea on what I can do to set myself up now? I'm at a non target so getting people from PE firms on the phone has been a bit challenging,
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why cant you do CFA? Also complete the FINRA exams
It's too late to register for June 2020 (if it even takes place) and I know I won't finish all 3 levels
If you're starting at a BB, why can't you just reach out to former analysts at the bank you'll be joining who are currently in PE? Your network is now larger than where you went to school.
Would that be appropriate? Im not sure how my group views PE recruiting so I'm not sure if it would bite me in the ass down the line if my MD finds out.
You're definitely one of those guys who thinks he'll pick up a girl by explaining how to do an LBO.
You're going to get crushed for the next two years. Coming from a non-target, you should be stoked. Enjoy a little please before you actually start having responsibilities and realize that life after college isn't as amazing as you thought it would be.
Not quite. I had to grind my ass for over 3 years to get into IB and would prefer to get ahead so I don't have to do that again on top of IB.
sounds like you are looking to grow your skillset in something more focused / complimentary to your role and future path, that will help differentiate yourself vs your peers, by doing something they are not doing?
You're telling me girls don't get wet when they hear you're the second coming of Henry Kravis?
Thats actually funny as fuck lol we all know Kravis pulls
The generational difference here is amazing. There are countless threads similar to OP’s and there are always several higher up guys telling the undergrad to ‘party’ and ‘enjoy’ his freedom or whatever. Most of these guys were WASPy, relatively wealthy, fraternity members,etc. who had the time of their life in college. The reality today is IB is now opening up to very different groups and for many of these kids college sucked big time with crappy social lives and no money.
The conception that life after college isn’t all that glamorous or whatever is often spouted by guys who are no longer living that animal house or atleast social life in college. For many people life after college is when their life finally begins to have some meaning where not only money becomes less of an issue but social life moves beyond the rich kids in greek orgs, they can actually start building to a career, and give back to their family.
Well said. SB’d
well said, but de-motivating ppl like that IMO don’t deserve a response. they come off as laizze-faire and comfortable
This in general is a good observation but please realize that life after college gets hard for everyone. There's a stark difference in having to work and having the stress of a job compared to being in college. I didn't party at all in college and didn't really enjoy myself in college at all but this life after college really hit me hard and I wish I was in college again.
I don't mean to pull the intern card on you, but truly when you actually start working a real job full-time, you'll realize how different it can be. No fault of your own. Trust me, I would have written something similar when I was your age and at your stage in life.
I can see where the VP is coming from. College is supposed to be the best time of your life, at least for most people. I couldn't afford to go to school far away so I decided to go to a school where one of my relatives lives and lived with them so my experience was far from "fun" and coming from a no name school I had to put all of my free time outside of work and school to get to IB. There's a reason why everyone in the industry says just have fun during your senior year and I wish I had that opportunity but my goal is PE and I'm willing to work hard to get there, especially given my background.
It sounds like you'll already out perform most of your analyst class, so there is probably nothing substantial you can do. Maybe GMAT if you're looking for a data point.
Assuming your technicals are serviceable, being well read is probably the second most important thing for an analyst Having things in common with your analyst class and making friends is incredibly important to networking and leading an enjoyable social life. Before I started, I watched a ton of popular movies that I never had the time for, read a couple books, watched some sports (not a great example rn) and doubled down on my hobbies. Non of this makes you more interesting, but it allows you to join in on conversations with people you might not otherwise have a connection.
Oh yeah, I just realized that since you're SAT score is low, you could study for the GMAT and have that to cancel out your SAT. Just remember it's only good for five years in case you're applying to b school
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