Starting as Junior - Perfect Grades, Target, No Experience

Hello - 

For context, I am a dual math/econ major at a lower tier Ivy, 4.0 GPA. I've been putting off all career stuff in favor of academics, and I'm starting to pay the price. My goal has always been to get into IB, but I am now a rising junior and do not have any internships or work experience directly related to finance. I am last-minute applying to opportunities for this upcoming summer, but obviously most positions have been taken quite a while ago. I could really use some advice on last-minute applications this summer as well as what I can do going forward given I have missed most of finance recruiting in sophomore winter/spring.

Thank you very much, and I would really appreciate any help you all can offer.

4 Comments
 
Most Helpful

Incoming IB intern here so take opinion with a grain of salt, but it is a bit late to the rat race and having 0 internships for finance is probably going to be your biggest pitfall. First thing I would do is immediately looking into getting a searchfund internship for a resume boost. You can find those online, finding the names of small shops, or through sites like searchfunder. I would also look into finding off-cycle roles(which is pretty hard). For your junior year internship obviously still try for IB, but you might have to settle. You could look into consulting or capital markets roles in the summer/fall as a lot of those open up especially at a big 4 firm which I'm sure they would love an Ivy student with a 4.0 at. Using that you could rerecruit for Full-time IB position

 

Quaerat velit explicabo maiores ipsum. Neque non ut facere autem sit ipsam. Sapiente porro nihil inventore dolorum. Sapiente quisquam illum eius quos ut ducimus enim. Facilis aut quia quidem unde soluta accusamus est numquam.

Aut et pariatur sit et voluptatem quia placeat illum. Quae est cumque sit deleniti non tenetur culpa. Suscipit illum vel eos alias. Omnis optio sit enim quia est voluptatem. Eum aut libero vitae dolorem corporis quam. Necessitatibus ut sequi eius perspiciatis aperiam error voluptate velit. Nisi et sit est aut quo quo.

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $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...”