Plotting a Future Career Path - Help Please
First off I hope this doesn't come across as an obnoxious/self-loathing post, but I am struggling to find a path forward and taking any advice I can get. Anyway, with the SA 2021 applications starting to come in full force I realized that I have a bit of a problem. That being my GPA (3.3/4.0) is pretty trash. This is a pretty big turnaround considering my Freshman year it was in the 2.8 range and I have managed a 4.0 ever since. I know that this is going to be a significant challenge in the recruiting process, especially since a go to a non-target. I have been leveraging my athlete network, something which has allowed me to get my resume in the door at most of the big names. Anyway, I am concerned that I will not be competitive enough to land an offer and I don't want to be without an internship my Junior summer. Are there any other areas in finance outside of IB that I could look into? Perhaps any industries that could help me lateral down the line? I want to be cautious here and not make any mistakes like I did when I committed to a university. I straight up had the opportunity, due to athletics, to go most of the targets/super targets. Instead, I picked a school that presented some better athletic opportunities. (Still in the top ~30 rankings) Thanks for the help!
Edit: I am interning at a boutique IB firm on two deals of smaller size.
1) leveraged finance 2) loan syndication / loan capital markets & syndicate
Other careers in Finance that would interest you are consulting, F500 corp fin, and maybe real estate, as they take a lot of athletes I've heard.
Don't give up on your IB dream though. I'm not sure which school you're going to, but at least for the USnews Rankings Top 30, almost all schools on there are either targets or semi-targets. Even if you're at a low semi-target, you can still break in with that gpa just use your network and explain that you got straight 4.0s in your last few years during the interview if it comes up.
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