Incoming Freshman @ NYU Stern Graduating in 3 Years
I'm an incoming freshie to NYU Stern and due to Dual Enrollments/ AP Credits I'll graduate in three years instead of four. How does recruiting for IB work? Are there any advantages/disadvantages to graduating a full year early?
IB recruits by graduation year so you’d have to recruit your first year which isn’t ideal considering you’d balancing a whole new academic/social environment, club recruiting, and networking, etc.
How do I go about recruiting first year?
Look up "nyu akpsi investment banking" on google and read through the first link's deck. Explains the process pretty well and specific to stern.
To recruit as a freshman, you'd be competing against sophomores who have a year's worth of a leg up on you in terms of experience, networking, campus involvement, and just general polish. If money isn't a huge factor, I would highly recommend tacking on an extra major or minor and taking 3.5 years to do your degree. That way, recruiting isn't affected. I could have done 3 years, but I pushed to 3.5 years for the reasons I described above + social reasons. Granted, I went to my state school on a scholarship so money really wasn't the factor I'm assuming it might be for you at NYU.
would save about 100k by graduating in 3 yrs compared to 4
Graduate in 3.5, save yourself 50k, and don't screw up your first job/the start of your career lol. Stern has great opportunities, but it can get really competitive. I really don't think you can compete well with folks in the class above you. It's nothing against you, it's just really, really hard.
take a gap semester/year and do an internship - you're going to be in trouble trying to recruit for banking as a freshman, you're going to basically have to start networking a month or two into school. Or look into consulting since that gives you an extra semester and summer to prepare
Don’t listen to these people — I graduated in 3 and recruited early. I’m at a Special Sits shop now, definitely an above median outcome even at a place like Stern.
People on here talk like recruiting is some impossible task. It’s not, just lock in. Get something small / off-cycle freshman fall to show interest. Reach out to a bunch of people to network. Prep behaviorals and techs, doing p much nothing else over winter break.
If you do that, it can work. Then you can chill for the next two years, graduate with a good job, and have an extra $100k you can use towards anything else.
It never hurts to try. If you try your best, I don’t believe you’ll fail. Even if you do, you can then push to 3.5/4 more prepped than your peers.
I'd caution on the last part. May get auto rejected if you apply two years in a row as the system thinks you are trying to scheme the system with grad dates even though you are not.
this. plus IB is so networking based, you're going to basically burn your connections the first time around + potentially not be able to recruit for the same banks/groups that you got some traction with the first time
Any recommendations for the smaller off cycle roles you recommend?
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