Chance for a summer analyst position
Majoring in Politics, Economics and Ethics
GPA 3.9, SAT 2400, currently sophomore who attends an Upper Ivy College
High School GPA 3.95, SAT II 800, 800, 800, 800
Total 10 APs – scored 5
Fluent in Chinese, Arabic, Spanish, and English
Interned with SEC and a hedge fund in last two summers
Senior leadership positions in very demanding ECs
Any positive advice to improve chances will be appreciated. I have been networking with many senior people in BB and Hedge funds.
Sorry man, given your cred's you have pretty much no shot at a SA position=/
How good are you at math?
try raising your gpa as close to 4.0 as possible by junior year recruitment and network you ass off and you might be able to land an interview or two at some lower tier firm
You can major in that? More importantly, why would you major in that?
Hahhahahahaha
As a freshman, I took Linear algebra and multivariable calculus. I am decent in math. I have worked for a quant hedge fund in summer of 2008. For them this summer of 2009, I have already a position available to work for the fund.
As a freshman, I took Linear algebra and multivariable calculus. I am decent in math. I have worked for a quant hedge fund in summer of 2008. For the summer of 2009, I have already a position available to work for the same fund.
This isn't CollegeConfidential.com
Go back there with your ass-festering friends, please.
rndmacnt :
Why are you so angry? Calm down and have a drink.
what "positive advice" are you looking for? you can't possibly be that insecure that you feel better about yourself by announcing your stats at yale on an anonymous message board...
positive advice: stop being insecure and immature.
xqtrack:
I think I am getting paranoid because yesterday was a bad day. I got five interviews cancelled. Thanks for making sense. And I mean it.
Look all anyone can say is do your best, network and apply. I have seen very intelligent people not landing a single interview and it can simply be the fact that they're unlucky or the interviewer or doesn't like you. You seem like a smart guy, and in all honesty, with your stats, I wouldn't care about banking or trading. I suggest you apply for the Rhodes Scholarship or something.
Look all anyone can say is do your best, network and apply. I have seen very intelligent people not landing a single interview and it can simply be the fact that they're unlucky or the interviewer or doesn't like you. You seem like a smart guy, and in all honesty, with your stats, I wouldn't care about banking or trading. I suggest you apply for the Rhodes Scholarship or something.
Really? You have to ask? I got the feeling that this is someone pulling our legs.
Do you guys really think this guy is serious? Lot more naive people on this board than I thought...
Wait so this was a serious post by the OP?
I assumed this was a joke. Jesus this site attracts tools.
Do I need to remind people here about the current economic environment and its relationship with Wall Street? When I posted this thread, I was panicking. Like rest of you, I want to work for a reputed financial BB firm and saw the opportunities shutting the door because of current economy.
Indian Banker:
My accomplishment may sound good but I have many friends who have similar resume like mine. They all are having trouble in landing meaningful SA positions. I am not keen on Rhodes. I prefer to work in Wall Street.
You don't know Arabic lol
I would never want to work next to you everyday of the week.
I had similar credentials (4.0 GPA, good SATs, target school, but not the languages lol), but I was still rejected from about 40% of the banks first rounder interviews that did OCR at my school.
Networking.
this is CLEARLY a joke, relax guys, have a drink
anyone who took this post seriously needs to re-evaluate their life. it's just hilarious to point out that in these times, nothing is a sure thing.
I thought it was a joke...lol
Or this guy is just pure amazing.
and I dont think you can major in economics, poli sci, and ethics all at once.
I meant, i think the stuff you learn in class conflict with each other
http://www.yale.edu/epe/
Guy did his due diligence.
So was the OP being serious?
If so, as an anonymous undergrad on an online forum, let me reveal the top secret formula I use to quantify chances at getting in to IBD:
Nominal strength of IBD application=(.21)β+(.13)θ+(.03)ε+(.15)Δ-(.97)ξ+(.15)η+(.31)ψ+(.41)γ+(.01)α+(23)μ
Where:
β=a dummy variable for attending a target θ=.37(math SAT)+.31(verbal SAT)+.32(writing SAT) [Assuming out of 2400] ε=[(Number of APs)(Average score/median)]/ Δ=Number of languages fluent in ξ=a dummy variable for English fluency with fluency=0 η=a dummy variable for taking a relevant major ψ=(number of networking contacts)(networks average bonus/banks average bonus)(1/Number of employees at bank) γ=(hours spent on relevant work experience)/[hours from present to birth(22/24)] α=Number of extracurriculars([(budget size of the largest extracurricular you're involved with(1/rank of leadership position in the largest extracurricular you're involved with)]/[university's endowment]) μ=Dummy coefficient for if the person reading your resume/interviewing you is having a good day and decides to like you
I hope that helped.
That's amazing. I hope you didn't spend too much time building the regression.
Don't you guys see banking is done? Why the fuck do you wanna work at banks still? LOL.
Artmonkey, I used drexel's equation to get a rough estimate of your chances at an IBD summer analyst position. Turns out, you have no chance. Perfect SATs, 3.9, SEC internship, and fluent in 4 languages just won't cut it. Perhaps you should consider something less competitive--I hear Wal-Mart is hiring.
Kudos to drexelalum however for giving away his top secret formula.
Oh no...you poor soul, life's just tough. I triple major and triple minor....but maybe that's not enough, maybe I should turn one of my three minors into a fourth major...but then I couldn't graduate in three years...oh no, that would be horrible, right? Would I really have a chance at a summer anlayst stint if I graduated in four years from my super-duper Ivy instead of three? So maybe that's not a good idea....I already speak fluent English, Russian, Chinese, Arabic, Farsi, German, French, Spanish, Turkmen and Zulu....but acutally I am only conversational in Zulu....so maybe I shouldn't put that on my resume then...or should I? Would it really hurt me that I am not 100% fluent? But I hope I could make it up through my ECs....I am a pro swimmer....but I hear that investment bankers are more into Ggolf and Tennis...so I have taken that up as well...but I am so worried if they ask me about it during an interview, I need to go and remember all the world rankings of Golf and Tennis now....just in case. And then I am also running my own business...I started it already when I was 10 years old and I also founded a charity for the blind orphans during my Freshman year in High School....do you think that will be enough? Do I have a chance for a summer analyst spot? Of course I have a 4.0 and only had straight A+++++s ever since first grade and had super-perfect SAT scores and I am president of 10 clubs at my super-duper Ivy and a member of every student organization on campus....but I am just so worried...because everyone has that, right? So I also went on a mission trip to Sudan....just so that I can talk about something unique during an interview....but no-one talks about Sudan right now....so I am already screwed....please...what do you think....do I have a chance?
I am just amazed that many of us no idea.
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