NYC IB SA to LA IB FT

Hey everyone,

I accepted a 2023 SA stint in NYC at a BB. I am an athlete at a target school with a 3.8 GPA. My goal even before I decided on trying to get into IB was to get back to the west coast to be close to my family and where I grew up, not to mention I simply like it way more than the northeast.
Couple questions I am looking for opinions and insight on...

  1. Is it a bad idea to try recruiting for FT on the west coast? Should I simply stick it out and punch my ticket to the west coast through exiting to PE?

  2. If it isn't a bad idea, how should I go about getting a FT spot since I am interning in NY, and all my school alumni / connections are in NY? Looking for tips on who I should reach out to / when I should start building a network.

  3. I know there's threads from a few years back on the details of IB in LA, but if anyone has more recent insight to share, would love to hear it. Anything from which banks I should try recruiting at and why, what comp looks like at any level, WLB if it actually is any different from NY, etc.

Appreciate any help you guys can offer.

 

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