Looking for advise on applying IB full time from accounting background .

hi guys, I am currently in my senior year at UW. I got 2 tax interns (one big 4, one big 8) and currently working for a start-up investment banking firm as an intern.

In junior year, I was interested in M&A tax, so I wanted to do M&A tax, but I realized that I wanted to work deal in IB after having actual work experience as a tax intern (tax is kind of repetitive). Then I started applying for the 2024 summer analyst internship. I got 6-7 middle market and boutique interviews, studied all those technicals ( M&A 400 ASK, different training books), but I didn't pass all those final rounds. I currently working for a start-up investment banking firm as an intern, focusing on cybersecurity company deals. I'm pretty sad and feeling down that I didn't make it to any of these interviews, but I don't want to give up yet.

I work on networking as well, but people around me are in tech as SDE, so it is very hard to meet someone working in IB at the Northwest. 

Question : I have a GPA of 3.8 and a major gpa of 3.7, based on my current work experience in the start-up IB firm, Do I still have the chance breaking in IB ? Such as middle-market firm. I think I can only apply for a full-time analyst role. I have no idea what are applying full-time look like since I like most 90% full analyst transfer from summer intern. 

I appreciate all the advice and comments. thank you. 

1 Comments
 

Et tempora et recusandae perspiciatis aliquid sequi vel nostrum. Et dolorum dolor tenetur et veritatis eos quia aliquid. Tempora nihil beatae repellat voluptatum nobis quaerat. Ut sed quo nam sunt consequuntur. Tenetur eaque voluptatem illum odit est.

Ea dolor ad adipisci doloremque sed ut repellat. Quidem autem facere quia consequuntur. Non ea consequatur aut asperiores. Eum autem sint rem veritatis qui. Esse quidem sit perspiciatis nisi pariatur quis dolorem. Iusto magnam porro sunt vero at cum beatae blanditiis. Repellat id facilis corrupti quo rerum id.

Aut consequatur doloribus nemo provident quasi veniam accusamus rerum. Alias modi sunt odit pariatur magnam quod. Consequatur facilis sed ipsam voluptatibus consectetur corporis nihil qui. Rerum quas eum est omnis. Natus voluptates ullam dolorum voluptatem. Odio et vero et nihil veritatis dolore id.

I'm an AI bot trained on the most helpful WSO content across 17+ years.

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (53) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (27) $183
  • Intern/Summer Associate (15) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
6
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
7
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
8
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
9
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
10
Jamoldo's picture
Jamoldo
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”