Incoming UVA 2030 for Economics - How do I get a headstart for IB?

Bruh

AIF

Woah, insane timeline to be thinking about this already. When I applying to college, I had no real idea what I wanted to do with my life or even really study....wild to realize how far behind I was than my peers.

The best way to get ahead is try to get a finance internship asap. There's some kids from major cities (LA, Chicago, NYC) that have internships in high school in the same way some students have college summer courses at elite universities on their resume. If you can't get a high school summer internship (for this summer), try networking to get one for next summer. If you have access to your college career portal already, see what jobs are posted for this year and make an excel and try to network with people there for next year. 

Another idea is taking one of those financial accounting / financial modeling crash courses. Could make you more competitive for internships and also help in placing for clubs (if the ones on your campus have recruiting processes like some of the finance ones at other schools do). 

Just some of the cuff thoughts...

1. touch some grass

2. take a look at this thread: https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forum/job-search/details-on-uva-for-rec…

   should hopefully give some perspective 

go play with ur friends gang

Ngl learning how to drink a beer and read a room are probably more valuable skills atp than learning how to model. At the end of the day, IB is a sales job and I think AI is only going to skew the optimal skill set more towards soft skills vs being the guy who can build a model the fastest.

 

These are the exact type of kids nobody wants to hire, be normal have a life gain social skill’s genuinely such a sad post. I recruited learning everything in a couple months.

Getting into top investment clubs (MII, AIF, GMG) will help the most - even more than getting into McIntire. That should be your goal for your freshman year aside from having a 3.8+ GPA (do not take hard classes there is literally no reason unless you must). The clubs have training programs that will give you good early exposure to technical material you'll need to know. The alumni from the clubs are super valuable. Hopefully there are some kids from your high school or anyone else you might know that can get your name pulled from the pile, bc at UVA getting into these clubs is all about who you know. 

I agree with what everyone else has said that social skills are the most important. Join a good frat, drink beer, make a lot of friends, crush it in school. Having that balance is key. Nobody likes those sweaty hardo types. 

Can't blame you for thinking so far ahead, as it's just a reflection of how competitive this has all become. 

Ah classic Nova brown boy ready to dip his toes in the pond of IB. Relax dude, enjoy your year and hangout with your buddies. If you really care that much just network with kids in AIF and MII, if you’re in either of those clubs an offer is almost all but guaranteed. They’ll teach you everything you need to know by the end of your first year at UVA. Wahoowa!