HS Senior, what can I do to prepare for finance?
I'm going to go to a non target in the fall and I want to learn the different finance careers I could possibly go into more in depth and some skills. I'm also trying to beef up my resume so I can get accepted into clubs at college which will be hard, as my school gpa and resume at the moment is basically empty. I also want to land an internship after my first year, and just do anything I can do so that I'm not held back by going to a non target. I am enjoying my life and the time I have now as a high school senior, but I just have so much time on my hands, and over the summer I'll have even more.
So far, I've began learning excel. I'm planning to also do a PowerPoint course, and then learn accounting on wall street prep. Then, I want to try learning financial modeling. What else is there that I can do to get an advantage. Thanks in advance!
Get the best gpa you can and get to know upperclassmen
Sorry just edited my post, but I meant before I enter college.
There really isn't much you can do to materially move the needle prior to entering college, you're too early to network really and unless its like some ultra exclusive club the barriers of entry to on campus clubs aren't that high. Everything they would ask can be learned in like 2 weeks of mad dogging the M&I 400. You're better off doing any travel/having fun with what could be your last free summer ever.
Chase tail and get your dick sucked as much as possible so that when the topic comes up with your finance bros you don’t end up talking about how boobs feel like “a bag of sand” like in The 40-Year-Old Virgin
But since you’re Gen Z you prob have no idea what that movie is anyway so I’ll see myself out into the boomer section
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God damn, millenials are now considered boomers. Fucking hell.
If you’re really interested in IB, you could try to get an unpaid internship over the summer at a search fund or small PE firm. Unpaid internships kinda suck, but they’re the best you can do at your age without nepotism.
Thanks! What skills would I need in order for a search fund to accept me
Did a search fund. You don't need any finance knowledge, just a passion to learn, and its mostly a numbers game when sending out emails. Let me know if you have any questions.
take easiest classes freshman year. High GPA more appealing than fancy classes on transcript. Talk to upper classmen and be interested in their jobs, they will show you the way.
Probably obvious, but it wasn't to me: attend office hours. If you're even slightly confused, create a well prepared question + example and go ask it. It's a great way to build recognition with professors and TAs, too.
Get your GPA up and transfer to a target.
Haha easier said than done. But I was planning to do so as well. Do you think if I transferred in a year, there would be any downsides to only having 3 years in college for my career?
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