I am a freshmen from a small school in the midwest with almost no ties to IB. I have been cold emailing and calling places in Chicago and New York, but it is very dry and often do not hear back.
I have an off cycle sell side internship at a LMM firm doing 50-60 deals a year, but I am having trouble getting some decent connections. Any thoughts or suggestions on what to do?
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Start reaching out to banks early, build connections, and keep in touch with them throughout the process. I'd suggest you start LMM -> MM -> BB/EB to make sure you have a few safeties, but certain processes like SocGen, Truist, BNP, Lloyds are certainly doable regardless of school if you start now
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