Bulge-bracket IB internship?

Hey all,

I'm a rising junior at Wharton, and this summer I'm working at the Private Equity group of Northwestern Mutual.

I want to try to aim for a bulge-bracket IB internship next summer but want a realistic assessment of my chances given that my GPA is 3.6 and I'm not sure how my work experience from my sophomore summer will be looked at by recruiters.

Any advice?

Thanks.

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They will want you. Send your resume in and interviews will come.

Banking > VC > Tech PE; PM me if you would like any advice I'm happy to help
 

wow, you guys must be complete fucking noobs who put down ping-pong as their extra-curricular - fucking hell - 3.8 at wharton and all you get is AT fucking Kearney? That is a punch in the balls.

 

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