MSF Worth It for IB Recruiting?
I’m a senior Economics major at a Midwest non-target, graduating this June with a ~3.75 GPA. My experience includes:
- Small accounting internship during junior year
- Financial analyst internship at a local fintech firm
- Research Assistant for an economics professor
- Full-time offer at an economic consulting firm starting this summer
I’m considering applying this fall to two MSF programs (UChicago and Vanderbilt), with the intention of enrolling the following fall. The primary reason I’d pursue the MSF would be to recruit for IB.
My main question: is an MSF still worth it for IB recruiting if I’ll be one year out of undergrad and already working full-time in economic consulting by the time I start the program?
More specifically:
- Would my background still be viewed as viable by IB recruiters through an MSF?
- Do banks meaningfully penalize candidates who are not coming straight from undergrad into the MSF?
Appreciate any thoughts, thanks.
I think best would be working in economic consulting for 2-3 years then T15 MBA. MBAs even T20 have formal IB channels that students are placed in.
I would’ve said if you can get into Vandy then just go ahead and enroll but the current market isn’t looking great even for top schools.
If you have no job prospects at all (bad state school & major), would you recommend MSF then? Or to work your way up at any office job for 4-5 yrs then mba?
msf is not a magic bullet.
Yeah I don’t think MSF coupled with a weak resume would be a great idea going into the recruiting cycle especially if your goal is IB.
You can still enroll at a place like UT that is specifically designed for non-finance majors and get a great job just not IB.
Agree with the other poster re mba.
Leaving your full time job to go into the msf, where you only have a chance at getting a job competing against every other MSF AND undergrad student is risky.
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