Political Science major and investment banking

I am a recent graduate of a no name school in Georgia, but my gap is a 3.93, and planned to move to New York City (I was born there) for law school. My plan was to do corporate law for a couple years and then transition to business.. That was my plan on becoming an banker.. However, the high costs of law school is making me contemplate not doing that; in addition to not wanting to really do law but use that to get into that business.. So I would like to know how I can become an investment banker without doing the law school route..

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Now, in Georgia, is "gap" some alternative metric for academic performance? Or is it literally the gap between your two front teeth?

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I plan on going to NYU Law School or Columbia, if I can get in.. I am currently positioned to have an excellent chance of getting into NYU Law School (I'm in the gpa range and LSAT range). So would I be better off going to a t14 school in New York to have a shot at investment banking?

Also, it is G.P.A, but my MBP keeps changing it to gap.

 

Yeah, I was just interested if I could get into investment banking a different route that costs less money. Is possible to get into investment banking with my Political Science degree?

 
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There are numerous prepackaged answers for that question. Most people interviewing for IBD have money as their primary motive so your friend isn't the only one giving a less than candid questions. Most people do IB for 2-3 years and then do something else so it isn't a huge deal. Most large shops throw you out after 2 years anyway.

 

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