Question trying to be realistic

I’m trying to find out if there are people in a similar situation than I am and what they did. I am a rising senior at a small but semi-target liberal arts university. As it looks right now I don’t think I will have an internship for the summer, I am waiting on one interview that happened in the middle of last week. However, I do have some good connections that told me to get back to them in August/September but with no finance experience I don’t think I will waste their time. My only work experience is doing the spreadsheet work keeping track of orders, expenses, payroll etc for a small business of less than 20 employees. My question is first should I bother my connections? Second to the people with no internship as a rising senior and no corporate experience should I be realistic and bite the bullet and move on from wall street? What did people do? OK rant over.

2 Comments
 
Best Response

Quo accusantium occaecati voluptas at minus ut veniam. Qui natus culpa qui nam provident aut nesciunt et. Autem beatae velit consequuntur quo enim. Nulla non laudantium ratione unde dolor aut porro.

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 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

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...”