Non-Target School Success Stories (dedicated to those who worked harder to break into BB's)

Question

This thread is dedicated to graduates of non-target universities who made it into the coveted investment banking departments of our favorite bulge brackets.

If you fit this description, please respond to this thread so we can pay homage.

derivstrading · Accepted Answer

Calling all Non Targets: Share your story (Originally Posted: 01/24/2011)

Here is the idea: I am looking to put together an interview series with people who have managed to break into the industry (currently working or holding offers) and that have overcome the odds and have gone to a non target school. This series of interview will then be published on my site for free as a resource for future non targets to hopefully get a better idea of the possibilities and methods that people have used in the past to gain entry into the BSDest industry.

If interested then PM me.

FrankerZ · Answer

Non target State school, broke in to a B.B. for me it was just starting really early. I had 3 investments internships before my junior year. One of the firms I interned twice and made some really strong connections on the buy side. I also did a ton of calls and actually took the bankers advice. I feel like often for networking we reach out for “professional advice” but honesty just want the person to vet us. I took advice like a project and would update bankers on how things were going.

rooster · Answer

Non-target Success Stories (Originally Posted: 05/06/2010)

We may not have gone to HYPSW, but where we went to school you bet your ass there was a designated bar to hit for every MTWTFSS. Although our alumni database has enough MDs at BBs to count on two hands, our hottest sorority has more 10s than your entire school.

bwils29 · Answer

Guess that makes me a rocket scientist.  SW Louisiana State grad to a BB.

Did all 5 of the above mentioned items and cold called banks after googling people's numbers.  Just asked them to at least give me a phone interview.  That led to a live interview, which lead to a superday.

Not impossible to get in, but once you are in, you realize how lucky you got because the whole process can be a crap shoot.

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Non-Target School Success Stories (dedicated to those who worked harder to break into BB's)

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