Hi guys, please don’t jump the gun and chuck monkey shit at me for being a “hardo”. All I know is volunteering and interning in your specific field is helpful for college acceptance. Any suggestions are welcome. I’m not quite sure where else to look/ask because it seems that most of these ops are for college students.
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Had absolute shit grades coming out of high school (2.2 my sophomore year), but completed an internship at a wealth management firm my senior year. I ended up getting into a solid school compared to my academic credentials, and I'm convinced the internship made all the difference.
If you can find anything finance-related, even if most of the work is still doing back-office work and operations, this will set you up nicely. When you begin interviewing for your first college internship, having had past experience in an office environment in a relevant field can be a big differentiator. It shows them that you're a normal individual and you're less likely to act out. Hope this is helpful
Thanks a lot! This is a good idea, there's a bunch of small wealth management firms around here. There aren't any large programs, though, are there?
Yeah not that I can think of. I just emailed a couple local wealth management firms and got the chance to interview at a few. You’ll likely only be doing busy work, but there isn’t much else a high schooler is able to do given their experience level. Still definitely worth it and shows interest/initiative
There are very few businesses that’d bring on a high schooler for anything more than rudimentary power point and coffee runs.
If you’re down for that, reach out to local firms.
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I interned at the DA's office during high school. Helped a ton with college acceptances. I'm mentoring a kid who interned in PWM during high school - she ended up going to a west coast target after HS. I'm sure it helped.
Yeah I've heard that internships make all the difference, they don't just want a scholar for the most part. Thank's for a detailed answer, I'll check this out in my area.
Sure thing - good luck
Have you considered running a lemonade stand?
I'm actually trying to start a tutoring empire. Lemonade stands are amateur hour.
Assuming ur really not a troll - Any branch trainee/counter service/back office position at a retail bank (hopefully a household name like BOA/WF/HSBC) will be a nice eye-grabber.
Sounds good, I'll check those positions out. Most internships ask that you be 18+ in my area.
Aside from banks maybe look into some local universities where you can intern/research alongside professors in a field like economics. Usually there won't be any formal application to do this, but if you cold email some professors it usually works.
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