inroads to ibanking from graduate school

I have been on WSO for some time now but never needed to post. I am trying to find out how many of you found your positions in ibanking. Through internships/recruiting etc.

currently i am a grad student doing an MBA/MSF at a middle of the run business school. I did my undergrad in poly sci (thinking i wanted to go to law), and decided that law school was not the direction i wanted to go. I worked in financial planning for two years and decided to go back and make the transition to ibanking if possible.

just looking to learn from some of your strategies, thanks!

BK

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