JPM MMBSI in Chicago as a Sophomore
I have this offer. My goal is IB for my junior summer. Should I take this offer or look for a no-name boutique IB? Please let me know your thoughts.
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I would take this. It is technically within commercial banking but you will get some IB experience, just at a corporate client and middle market level, definitely easy to spin into IB at JPM or elsewhere. Front office at a BB is a huge get for your resume and Chicago is a bomb city. You can also get a boutique internship part-time during the school year if you want some IB, but this is a good place to be sophomore year.
Take it. You're far ahead of the curve relative to all the AM Sophomore kids or even those without any offers.
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