MSc in Finance candidate for 2020

Hi, everyone! I will try to keep this short.

I am about to start an MSF STEM program this fall and have no internship experience in the field. I used to work every summer in between my undergrad to support myself and save up for a great graduate school in the States (I come from Eastern Europe). I wonder where I should put my focus so as to increase my chances of getting a full-time opportunity right after graduation?

Right now I am trying to get into the Private Equity Fund of my school (which I heard is very hard) and/or sign with a company giving a part-time internship opportunity to students. The problem with the internship is that they even make you pay for study materials and people that I have talked to say that they either found it completely useless or even think it is a scam.

Pros: hard-working, 3.94 GPA, great references from school, one of the best schools on the Balkans Cons: no internship, school is unpopular in the States

Thank you!

1 Comments
 

Et porro vero autem commodi et dolorem quisquam. Tempora quam repudiandae consequatur tempore pariatur. Non harum dolor molestiae consequatur iste. Sapiente aut accusantium fugiat sit eos repudiandae quibusdam. Et eligendi et quae voluptatem perspiciatis et eius.

Hic pariatur at ratione rerum. Reprehenderit deserunt vel fuga quia.

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (68) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
6
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
7
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
8
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
9
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
10
numi's picture
numi
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”