Advice for rising Columbia freshman
Hi there,
I was recently admitted into Columbia’s class of 2025. I will be studying econ-math (may switch to applied math), and am wondering if any of you have any advice on how to break into the industry asap. I’m also wondering if you have any advice on how to approach landing relevant internships right from freshman year, or anything else I should know about the recruiting culture at Columbia.
Thanks so much for the help!
Focus on getting a good gpa and laid freshman year
Lmfao bet. Always good advice
I don't go to Columbia, but if you really want an IB internship for freshman year, you could try to learn some basic accounting and corp fin concepts then just cold email tons of small boutiques in NYC.
Around what time in the year should I start emailing boutiques?
Prob around November or December I’d say.
Thank you so much!
Would it also be worth it to email alumni who work at banks?
Would it also be worth it to email alumni who work at banks?
Would it also be worth it to email alumni who work at banks?
Would it also be worth it to email alumni who work at banks?
Yes but wait until right before your sophomore year. It's hardo to email as a freshman and they can't help you at that point
Dont follow pick up artists. The more topics and well-rounded your knowledge is, the better you'll do with women. Take the time to explore your passions (weight lifting and finance doesn't count), so when asked what are you up to you can say I did "x". Social skills are important, highly recommend joining clubs, especially toastmasters where you can work on your speech skills and get to mingle with different types of people.
Social skills + well-roundedness + experience (some of it will be painful and will help you improve if you have the right mindset) = women killer
glhf
As an international student from a non-target LAC who landed an SA offer, here are my 2 cents:
Freshman year: Make friends and establish your social circle ASAP. It will change as time goes but not putting yourself out there early on will make your freshman year miserable, try to avoid it. Especially after this pandemic everyone will be thirsty for human interactions, take advantage of it. Take easy coursework and keep your GPA high. Go out at least 2x a week, party with friends, go hiking, whatever you're into. Develop hobbies, mingle with people and work on your social skills a lot.
Sophomore year: Grind hard, email absolutely everyone you can find on LinkedIn, try to secure a boutique IB or F500 corpfinance role for the summer. Memorize wso 400 guide over the winter break and craft a memorable story of who you are and why you want to get into banking. Come February, apply to every bank of your liking as soon as the apps open. You're at a target school - if you have a somewhat decent sophomore internship + know your story / technicals, you should have no trouble getting at least a few offers.
Junior year: Have fun, maintain high GPA, rock the internship and get a return offer.
Senior year: HAVE FUN, make sure you don't fail classes and manage to graduate. Other than that, do things that will make great memories.
The ROI of being obsessed with IB your freshman year is abysmal. Focus on maximizing your life experiences and developing into an interesting person.
Do well in school and have fun... you’re a freshman, don’t hyperfocus on IB bc there’s a good chance you won’t even like it
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