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?

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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.

 

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

 
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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.  

 

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

 

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