IU Kelley -> Goldman Sachs/JP Morgan/Moelis M&A Investment Banking -> UPenn Wharton -> Blackstone Private Equity?
Hey everyone. Longtime reader here; first-time poster. Thank you in advance for taking the time to check it out.
Scenario: I'm 25 years old working on my bachelor's degree. I used to be a degenerate as a kid and I had immigrant parents who didn't know about the school systems here in US. I had a 2.5 GPA in HS and 2130 SAT score (no prep).
Started over from scratch at community college and transferred. I found IU Kelley was ranked like top 10 in the country for Finance (I believe Poets and Quants had it ranked at #8 worldwide at the time). I kind of thought top 10 finance translated to 'target school' for investment banking so I got here and grinded. I had some pretty serious heath problems which had to get sorted along the way but I stuck to it. I'm now doing I-Core which is like the start of junior year and have a 3.5 GPA although I plan to get that up to a more respectable 3.7 range by the end of this summer.
As of right now I am set to double major in Finance and Information Systems which should leave me with 2 more summer breaks after this one. I have the options to play around with timelines ie go just Finance or change IS to something that can be finished faster etc. I tried applying for IBW and got denied although I am allowed to try again if I am willing to wait an extra year. I have been told that I would be very competitive/highly qualified for regional investment banking.
As of right now: 0 internships; pretty much 0 leadership/club involvement. I would also add that I run a full-time business on the side to be able to put myself through school. I also run a Christmas fundraiser with local charities every year through my business. I am at about a 75% understanding level of the concepts (I know enough to talk out the formulas, I can have convos ab it, but right now I still make mistakes).
My long term goal is to work in private equity at Blackstone and go to UPenn Wharton and as I understand, I first must do some banking so my short-term goal is to work at JPM/Goldman/Moelis.
What do you guys think is the smartest move?
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Reapply to IBW and pray to God that I get accepted this time (as I understand, this essentially makes me a 'target' and I'm practically guaranteed a seat somewhere). Pros: future secured; cons: i finish school another fucking year later :(
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Get the 3.7 and apply to transfer to an Ivy League?
pros: future secured
cons: expensive + I am basically getting my degree for free now that I've been granted in state tuition -
Network like a madman contacting Kelley alum + any friends I know that have graduated and gone on to the Wall Street.
pros: ? cons: no guarantees -
continue to maintain 3.7 GPA and somehow pull an 800 GMAT out of my ass and maybe be admitted straight to UPenn Wharton for Masters in Finance?
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Give up/go for regional investment banking?
pros: ?
cons: scared I'll have to change my username to 'bornpoordiedpoor' :(
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