what internships could I realistically land next summer?
Incoming UChicago freshman studying Econ. Looking for an honest read on what's actually in reach for next summer versus what I should stop thinking about.
Education
- UChicago, Economics, Class of 2030
Experience
- PE Summer Analyst, lower-middle-market independent sponsor: source and screen targets, analyze CIMs and financials, built multiple LBOs, built an internal AI sourcing/outreach workflow
- Founder, AI analytics platform for investors: benchmarked several hundred companies, bootstrapped to real recurring revenue
- Equity Research Intern, ~$1B+ AUM fund: DCF and P/NAV models, wrote research reports across several sectors
- Corp Dev Intern, software firm: sourced targets, reviewed CIMs and financials, built DCF and comps
Leadership
- Chairman, student investment board (~$70k portfolio)
- Investment club leader, econ/business concentration leader, econ competition captain
- AI committee, two varsity sports
Questions
- What's realistically targetable for Summer 2027 given the goal is eventually healthcare/biotech coverage at a top EB?
- If you were in my seat, what would you actually prioritize recruiting for? Freshman analyst programs, a boutique, staying at the sponsor, or something else entirely?
I know freshman recruiting is timing and networking dependent. Less interested in a strategy lecture, more in a calibration of what's actually within reach versus what isn't happening yet.
Congrats on UBS!
Credit Suisse
tbh just repeating any one of those is more than enough for a freshman summer internship and better than the majority of students have their freshman summer. i'd recommend just trying to get a repeat internship at one of those - i'd recommend choosing the PE firm or the ER is also a great option and if you find the work more interesting then go for that.
also not to speculate about your situation, but if you landed those internships as a high schooler im assuming its due to rich/well-connected parents just go ask them if they can land you another internship freshman summer lol
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