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Is it even possible to break into the London IB market for european (male) bachelor student's?
It seems like if you don't get a spring week and then convert it, it's really unlikely.
You'd have to get a pretty decent intership after your first year to have realistic chances (and assuming you go to a targeet + top grades) but even then, you're still competing against master students also coming from continental european targets with way more experience, and don't forget about the dei hires who managed to get a spring week. 

It seems like almost everyone who breaks in from continental europe does a masters or takes longer to finish their bachelor by doing off-cycles, I think i haven't found anyone on Linkedin who did their bachelor in three years and managed to break in w/o spring week. 
 

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Comment above is a slight exaggeration. It's possible but just not very likely. If you are good and have strong experience and grades you might get some interviews here and there and I have seen people land in undergrad but objectively the numbers are not in your favor. I would still try but I'd keep this in mind and already start making masters plans.

 

i haven't started uni yet so i still have some time, currently doing a credit research internship, from what i've heard not to relevant for m&a but might be able to frame it as relevant to land a spring week.

Thanks for your reply

 

From HSG, I see every year bachelor students securing summer internships and FT jobs by the time they graduate. It’s harder but very much possible

 

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