What Would You Do In My Position?

My thoughts:

1. Transfer to a better school (you're only a soph so not out of the question)

2. Notwithstanding your ability to transfer, do the double major in finance--network you ass off and try to get a boutique IB gig this summer (most likely will need to be unpaid)

3. A. Continue networking the entire summer; ASU has a huge alumni base so I'm sure there are some guys on the street--that should give you a decent shot for BB SA your junior year

4. Go out and party, it's thursday night.

Double Major and Network, it sounds like you're on a decent track, but definitely look to Alumni for help.

How do you rise through the ranks quickly while still in school? Are you like the master chief intern?

Yeah, how are you working full time?

Thanks for all the suggestions so far!

I don't think I will be transferring despite the fact that it will make IBanking likely. I have thought about it, though, and I just don't see myself spending money for undergrad (especially out of state money) when I'm getting an education for free at ASU.

What I'm hearing is that I might still have a chance. That's relieving to hear. If I don't secure an internship this summer in finance, do the chances substantially decrease, or is IBanking still a possibility if I network? Also, it seems most people are against the Masters in Finance and for the double major. Is there a particular reason for this?

Flake/helpmepleasthx, I work 30 hours a week (short of full time). I go to classes at nights and in the early mornings. I started out as an intern, and started working outside the internship on a variety of things, one of them being the excel spreadsheet mentioned above. The excel spreadsheet really helped the office, and therefore really propelled me, and I was hired on part-time (20 hours a week) to take over the position of a full time person. Then the speechwriter for the elected official (politician, i'd prefer not to name, but a prominent one definitely) was away on vacation, and I stepped in and wrote a speech. The politician liked it, and so I became his speechwriter taking over the speechwriters job while keeping my other responsibilities. Then while speechwriter/doing my normal job, I took on grant writing and have been on the grant writing team (team of three) bringing in over $100,000 to the agency last year. I then was invited onto a board for police officers - I'm low on the totem pole here, obviously... consists of sheriffs, etc. - and do everything that entails (mainly we help fallen police officers families). I also manage a coalition to help veterans in court, with psychological disorders, and get jobs - i'm mostly behind the scenes here, though.

So that's my story in government for the most part. I pretty much outed myself to the fullest extent, but now you have an understanding of where I am coming from. Maybe you will be able to help me relate some of that to the industry for interviews!

Thanks again for all the input, and please keep it coming!

If you get rich with the connections you've built, could definitely run for office one day...

Take more math classes (stats, calculus, etc.), one or two accounting classes, and gun for MIT master's in finance. If you get a good GMAT you can get in considering your 4.0. If you don't get in MIT, then consider Vandy, WUSTL, LSE. If you work 1 more year or so i'm sure Princeton's MSF would be possible (your GPA certainly won't be the barrier). Transferring schools is effective but you lose time to those who already have a network to get banking jobs and you lose that 4.0, I wouldn't do it, I think a 1 yr MSF is a much better option for you. While looking at MSFs if I were you i'd still be networking hard trying to get an internship or FT, if you don't need the MSF then why get it.

p.s. as for the dble major, i'd do it only if I knew I wasn't geting an MSF, an undergrad finance major then an MSF is nothing but an exercise in redundancy.