Summer before college

I just graduated high school and will be going to a top target school (in the us). This is the summer before college and I’m wanna know what I should do if I wanna break into ib.

Specifically the best firms (gs, jp, centerview…)

Heard the clubs r harder to get into than the school. Need to network with club members before college to get support/referrals in the club. Need technicals and behavioral like lbo model dcf and accounting down (bare min). This is from a hypsm kid ik who will be working m and a at gs.

Is it true it’s very hard to break in despite being from a super target school if u don’t get into the clubs?

I currently have done nothing (no technicals and no behavioral nothing). Is there anything I should do?? I j feel like there’s no structure and specific target I should work to.

Also, assuming price isn’t an issue should I buy a finance recruiting coach like wallstreet mastermind?

Thanks yall! 🙏

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Name the school. But also realize lil bro its gonna be slight. If you go to a top target and stuff you will more than likely land something nice. But Id network with club memebers now and try to be their friends and seem thoughtful and learn about finance right now before I hit campus. 

 
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if you go to a top target it's really not difficult to break in and you will almost definitely get into the industry. However, these clubs will definitely help. If your school has greek life, I'd join that as well, my fraternity had a ton of IB guys, and if you were in the frat you could get into pretty much any club with minimal effort as well as having technical and behavioral question banks and a spreadsheet of all alumni in the industry for referrals.

 

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