From no job this summer to an internship at Hedge Fund now need help???
To all the Non-Target kids out there this story is for you. I attend a small liberal arts college in the South, think College of Charleston not Vandy. I had wanted to go into IBD, but figured when I was denied at Dartmouth and would attend my College I had no shot at it, and began pursuing other interests.
Well over Winter Break I got back into WSO and became infatuated with working on Wall Street again. I knew I was behind with recruiting mostly already having taken place. In fact I applied to three BB freshman/Sophomore internships, but could not apply to 2 others because I missed the New Years deadline. I called every alum working in Finance of any type, and in any city. I just wanted to hear the whole story of what each job entailed. Through this networking I got a connection at JPMorgan to help pass along my resume for a freshman/Sophomore internship in the bank. I was excited and figured I would be doing this non IB job but have that JPM name.
Things got better for me in the spring. Come April I still had not heard back from JPM, was not denied, but clearly was not looking good for me. I continued calling alumni and had a great call with a Hedge Fund PM and talked about his report and he was impressed I even read it. Our call ended well and I did not think much of him, until he sent his new report to me and I thanked him again and told him how interesting it was. This happened once more and he emailed back asking if I was interested in an internship, it would be unpaid, but it was experience. I jumped at the chance, and though I am working another full-time job, I know it will be worth it in the end. Oh and also I just got word that I have been accepted to Dartmouth as a transfer.
I have just begun my journey, but could not be more excited. This HF job is the first one that I have gotten without the help of my father, and it really feels good to see my hard work pay off. Was hoping some color could be provided though about how to go about recruiting next year without a real GPA at Dartmouth? Thanks for any help
