Too late?
Hi,
So I am currently in the first year of my master's program at a target university (for IB as well) in a humanities major (went here straight out of undergrad), and over the past few months have only realized how much I love finance. I would like to become an investment banker in FSG or FIG, or possibly do equity research, but is it too late?
I have no finance internship. I have only taken a few financial classes, published papers (one of them won #1 in the US), and been in research labs.
I have opportunities to take finance courses in tandem with my humanities courses at this university, but should I just drop this master's and pursue a degree in finance or JD and then switch from law to finance, or am I too late, and I should just stick to my humanities path?
So guys, do I have a real chance to get into IB?
I know reading posts on this forum makes you feel like you wasted all your life. But not everyone had the guidance or exposure growing up to explore different subjects and it is okay to discover it a bit late.
I personally discovered IB less than a year ago as a Masters student with no prior finance experience. But, I am still trying my best. Because not securing it is better than just not trying at all.
I almost had an in by getting a private equity internship in New York but then due to visa timelines in the US, they went with the second candidate. So I am continuing again from scratch.
My advice to you is don't quit. Reach out to people. If you have true interest, bankers will see and acknowledge it. You might have a higher probability by reaching out to people at a MM bank, but also try the BBs and EBs.
It will feel like you are failing a lot, but remember it only takes one person/place to believe in you.
Lastly, I don't know what you mean by private equity research because PE and ER are two different things. For ER in general, there are firms like Jefferies who even have career shift programs for people with 2-5 years experience to pivot to equity research.
So there are always possibilities. But the only way to ensure failure is to never try at all.
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