Advice on the next step..

Basically the story is this, I was a pre-med biology major until I started finding out more about Wall Street type stuff and have been super into it. Now I have switched gears to a mathematics major with a econ or finance minor (Considering trying to get a Masters in Financial Engineering). I go to the University of Florida which has some but very little recruitment besides for their MBA program which has really good recruitment. The other issue im having is, in my math degree the last two classes I need can only be taken in consecutive semesters i.e. Fall/Spring, Spring/Summer. So in order for me to do a summer internship Ill have to delay my graduation basically an entire year, on the other hand I could finish this summer, but I would have no summer internship..

Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks a lot.

I have a good GPA (3.7ish prob will go up), and can most likely get a perfect GRE/GMAT.

Thanks so much

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So you looking at the markets side or banking side?

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For the OP, definitely figure out what you want first, whether it be I-banking, trading, analytics, quant stuff, etc... And second, regardless of what role you eventually want to land, network, network, network! If you're already a senior, it is probably a little too late to land a FO gig right away, but it's worth a shot. If you're a junior, you're still in pretty good shape, just start contacting alumni asap to start building a relationship for when internship recruiting hits in dec/jan.

 
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I think an MFE would be a great next step, but obviously, getting hired into Wall Street straight out of undergrad would be ideal. THEN you can go back to Princeton with your industry experience.

You really think you can get a perfect GRE? I got a perfect SAT and thought I'd do the same on the GREs, but my verbal came out a little short of perfect. On the GREs, you're already in the 99th percentile if you score higher than about a 700. If you really think you can get an 800/800/6.0, I say go for it, put it on your resume, skip the MFE stuff for a few years, and apply to the banks and prop shops instead. The test scores will give you an interview; the only question from there is how well you come off. If I can get in a minor shameless plug, I actually just posted an article on how to prepare for a wall street interview in my blog.

 

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