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Hi All,
Just wanted to gage what some folk are thinking about where I'm aiming.
Tier 2 Rx Firm (Gugg/Roth type, neither one of the firms but general area. Standard deal size is 500mm+, with mix of debtor and creditor deals.)
3.8 GPA from T100 Business School, Finance Major
5 Internships focused on Asset Management, Private Equity, Banking, and Academic Research.
Proficient in Python and SQL
Non Diverse
No SAT/ACT score. Family reasons that really kind of fucked up my college dreams.
Where I'm aiming:
5bn+ AUM Distressed Credit/PE funds or New Funds with small teams looking to make a big name of themselves.
Just looking for a place where I can make a difference. I'm genuinely interested in finance, and while I'm happy where I am I want a place where I can quickly become apart of the big boys table and start developing my own connections in the industry. What I am worried about is head hunters. I know that if I get into a room with these people I'm positive I can show them my abilities. I just can't think keep thinking about the things holding me back.
Thoughts? Advice?
Bumb
You posted this tomorrow - why are you bumping
2/10 in NYC
6/10 in Chicago or other smaller markets
Can you walk me through your rationale? What fund size do I have a chance at in NY?
When I was recruiting for banking SAT scores didn’t really matter, so why does it here?
Ignore title-- could you be more specific? Gugg/Roth is a pretty wide range....
Not the above poster but agree with the assessment - really a combination of Tier 2 firm + school (assuming you're in the bottom half, that's getting into deep non-target territory) + SAT score will lose you some firms. You need to downsize your fund expectations.
Look on LI and see where your group's alums tend to place - that is likely your range. PE recruiting goes so quickly that firms tend to pull from the same groups year after year. Not to be rude, but you're not special / don't have unique abilities for PE recruiting... anyone going into IB, and especially RX given the intricacies of recruiting there, is incredibly capable. You have to lose the "I deserve X fund size" mentality. You can lateral up down the road if you're a star.
It's pretty well-known that IB does not care about SAT but PE does. Getting close to graduation so not sure if you have enough time, but one way to eliminate this issue is a good GMAT (730-750+). A mediocre SAT score isn't the end of the world but just saying "I have no SAT score" is going to be an auto-ding with some HHs / firms.
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