Hi everyone, I'm planning to major in finance. I don't know too much about finance yet, but I'm reading finance textbooks and websites in my spare time (currently reading Investments 9th edition). love reading the excellent advice on this site and look forward to learning more about the industry. Thanks WSO veterans for making this site so useful and informative!
May 29, 2013
Career Resources
Career Advancement Opportunities
July 2026 Investment Banking
-
Evercore 01 99.4%
-
Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
-
JPMorgan 01 98.3%
-
Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
-
Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%
Overall Employee Satisfaction
July 2026 Investment Banking
-
Moelis & Company No 99.4%
-
Evercore No 98.9%
-
Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
-
BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
-
Banco Santander 01 97.1%
Professional Growth Opportunities
July 2026 Investment Banking
-
Evercore 01 99.4%
-
Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
-
Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
-
Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
-
JPMorgan 01 97.1%
Total Avg Compensation
July 2026 Investment Banking
-
Vice President (15) $434
-
Associates (46) $258
-
3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
-
2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
-
Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
-
1st Year Analyst (79) $150
-
Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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
| 1 |  |
99.2 |
| 2 | |
99.0 |
| 3 | |
99.0 |
| 4 | |
99.0 |
| 5 |  |
98.9 |
| 6 | |
98.9 |
| 7 |  |
98.9 |
| 8 | |
98.9 |
| 9 | |
98.9 |
| 10 | |
98.8 |
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship
“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”
Welcome to WSO. I just started a Pittsburgh WSO group (link below), so feel free to join. I'm hoping to have a Pittsburgh meetup in the near future, which hopefully will be a good opportunity to network. In the meantime, join some campus organizations, approach a professor about co-writing a paper (offer to collect the data/do the grunt work), and focus on getting an internship next summer. Good luck.
Are you at all interested in computer science? Are you able to take any classes (or minor) in the subject?
I've worked as a paid developer for the past two summers. I'd love to do a 2nd major in CS, but its almost impossible to do business & CS and graduate in four years. Might do the minor, but I'm also looking at a 2nd major in Operations Research and Stat.
Also, Ben Shalom Bernanke is right. The pittsburgh link says "access denied."
Good for you starting early! Continue to keep an open mind, there are many areas of finance often overlooked by the one-tracked mind investment-banking-or-bust crowd. Definitely explore all the areas you listed in your post, and find which one best suits your personality.
Modi et dolor et sit accusantium rerum atque. Maxime saepe ab modi ut sequi quis iusto eum. Rerum distinctio inventore alias.
Est voluptatibus sequi ut. Qui rerum repellendus eum commodi. Impedit eos veritatis ducimus et aperiam. Quod occaecati rerum rerum nisi blanditiis aliquam excepturi. Quia autem voluptates laboriosam laboriosam itaque nesciunt.
Consequatur incidunt sit dignissimos dolore fuga incidunt et explicabo. Officiis ratione est aut culpa. Doloribus omnis repellat dolor error. Expedita id quibusdam ratione et excepturi maxime molestias architecto.
Quis incidunt ea necessitatibus quam illo similique. Omnis dolore eum sint facere veritatis. Possimus dolorem velit laboriosam at doloremque nam eius. Dolores qui eum aut ut sunt. Amet laudantium atque quo provident ipsam hic. Molestiae quia facere ducimus corporis omnis ex dolores. Quam harum culpa aut omnis animi magni excepturi.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...