Prospects in IB

Hello everyone,

What are the prospects of breaking into IB as a former high level collegiate student athlete at a top west coast school, but a degree in something other than finance? Does knowing people/having connections really make that big of a difference? Or can one still get a BB or EB IB internship without the finance degree, connections, etc.?

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I just finished my athletic career as a fifth year (due to injury one year), and I used my fifth year to do graduate school in non finance related master's program. I currently have one more quarter of classes left to finish my master's, but am on the verge of getting a finance related internship during the fall while I finish up.

 
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I currently have one more quarter of classes left (pretty light load of classes) during which I am planning on getting a finance related internship.

 

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