Is it to late for me?
So long story short, I'm in my local community college cause I messed around to much in high school, it's one of the best in the country so there's that but still, I'm here cause I'm no genius. I have about a 3.0 gpa and I really want to make it into investment banking or financial advising. I've always gotten atleast an 85 B in my business classes but basically that's what I am. A "B student" so I'm not sure what my chances are of getting into a good school/then getting a job. Basically my question is, am I to late to fix things/to dumb? Thanks ahead of time for any input!
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lol I promise I've always done great in my English classes, I'm just to lazy to preview my posts before posting that I don't catch stupid mistakes.
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I'll be blatantly honest. You have a tough road ahead of you. You need to spend time understanding what IB and what being a FA is, what the difference is, and what you want to pursue. I know it's difficult, but you should aim to have as direct of a focus as possible. You're on WSO already, so you're 1/2 of the way there. Find resources and read, understand, speak w/ people, etc.
People have done what you want numerous times. It's all about how you spin your past, what information you volunteer, etc. Spend time on the site and go through the resources available to better understand what to pursue. Transfer schools, go to a good school with a reputable finance program and your odds will increase. You are not too late, and it sounds like you're rather smart as you're trying to figure this out ahead of time vs when it's too late. If this is truly what you want, it's attainable.. you just need to put in the work to achieve it.
well that's encouraging! I'm extremely new to this stuff and let me also add this, I'm not trying to be in some crazy position in a f500 company. Anyways let me add to the question, I know the basics of the differences between a FA and an IB and so fourth, but people brush over a lot of the details, can anyone add a few key differences between the two positions? As I said I'm new, so yeah my questions are dumb but bear with me!
You should go work for Morgan Stanley, they need more people like you...
They need more people like him so they can point they're fingers and say "that's the bad guy"....
Just realised it should be "their".
Not gonna edit because I stand by my mistakes, they made me who I am.
It's not too late. Time to get serious!
I think you have a better chance of making it if you graduate top of your class at the university you transfer to. It may not be a BB but you may be able to land a position at a MM or Boutique.
I got rejected from all the schools I applied to in high school so I spent one year in community college and transferred to a top 50 school. I initially started working in valuations because I had no chance of landing a BB/MM IB position but ending up landing a position at a boutique investment bank two years after graduating college.
I would advise that you start doing your research on IB and understanding the timeline for SA recruiting ASAP. People who usually want to make it to IB are well aware of this stuff by freshman/sophomore year. Best of luck.
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