Graduating from a small private UK uni, 6 month Internship at Big4 Accounting firm - M&A, 3.6 GPA. Next step?
Hi everyone, I've been on this for a while but this is my first post. Like many of you I aspire a career in IB/M&A and I'm very ambitious. My TRUE dream is Wall Street... But Wall Street is far away at the moment.
I started uni at a top 3 school Canada (I'm from Europe) but got lonely and severely under performed and fluked. Luckily I was able to transfer most of my credits to a small, private, American/UK university in London. I got a second chance here and took it. I'm studying Business Administration (finance concentration) and y GPA is at 3.6 now, I have good extracurriculars, did a good internship at SAP last summer and I will be graduating this May. In June I will be starting my internship for 6 months at one of the big4 accounting firms, in their Transaction Advisory Services - M&A department.
To be honest, I could not have predicted I would end up here when I fluked from my uni in Canada. I really do think I'm on the right track now and I want to keep things going... but I want more. I know I haven't even started my internship yet but I try to always look up and see if I can improve in terms of career path. After redeeming myself at this uni I also feel confident again and I know I have potential to make it in this industry.
I have always dreamed of going to a school like LSE for my masters... But now looking at their requirements that seems near impossible, especially given the fact that I fluked at my first uni (wish I could do it all over again...). I'm considering doing my Msc at a reputable university (I should be able to get in), however not a TOP university. I also feel like I need to do that switch to IB. However, I'm worried that the top IB's only recruit out of top Unis. Should I focus on career for now and just aim at doing my MBA at a top university in 5/6 years? Is that even possible with a not-so-strong degree?
Lot's of questions... Hope you guys can give my some advice. Thank a lot!
