MSc Finance RSM - Chances of breaking into London IB

I am a 22 year old Spanish male and I've been admitted to MSc Finance and Investments at RSM and I wanted to know what are my chances to land a M&A summer internship in London with this master program. I've studied Business and Law and I have no relevant experience, just a commercial banking internship (that is the main reason why I am pursuing a masters).  I know RSM is a semi target and a few people go to London every year, but they are usually Dutch and I would like to know if it's possible to break into London IB if you are not Dutch.

 

Yes you can as I am doing the programme currently. Have friends working in BBs, pretty much all banks have alumni from the school. Just have solid grades and relevant experience, the moment I got an IB internship under my belt many of the banks were willing to give me a look. 

 

For context, I got my internship in the Netherlands non-BB. Regarding my grades - They were barely above the requirement of RSM. I had 7.2 compared to the 7.0 requirement. Grades don't matter to an extent, shit grades will get you filtered out instantly, experience is still king. 

 

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