Apr 15, 2007

Undergrad advice, given my background

I'm currently a sophomore in college, and I have a few questions about what it takes to get an internship or FT offer at a BB. Before I ask my questions, here's some background information:

Sophomore at HYPS
Economics major
GPA: 3.3 departmental, 3.0 cum.
Varsity athlete (Sept. - Jun. training, and I will remain on the team until I graduate)
No previous finance work experience
Summer plans: LSE summer program

My question is concerning two different scenarios: (i) I fail to bring my departmental and cumulative GPAs up much further from where they hover right now, and (ii) I apply with a 3.5 departmental and a 3.2 cum. How might my chances be for a summer internship next year, and for a full time offer senior year if I fail to secure a summer internship but work in finance elsewhere? Besides the obvious, bringing my GPA up as much as I can, what can I do to increase my chances? Also please note that first semester of freshman year is hurting my cumulative; without it, my cum. is just above a 3.3.

Thanks for your help.

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Frank Slaughtery

19y

maybe write a note in your cover letter or somewhere how the rigors of being a varsity athlete were a huge strain on your time and made it difficult to succeed academically

banks love varsity athletes

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Mr. Determined

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Do they really love varsity athletes?

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randomwalk09

19y

Thanks for the advice. Are you currently in banking or are you just basing that on your athlete friends' experiences in getting internships?

Also, how would a bank view a 3.7 departmental coupled with a 3.1 cum? I'm only in my first departmental course this semester, and if I can swing an A or A-, it would put my departmental GPA up there.

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