Doubts

Hi,

I am sitting pretty much alone in my situation in my surroundings (no family or people close to me currently experiencing this to my knowledge) and have found myself thinking a lot about my ability to succeed not only in investment banking but also in general. I believe that I am suffering from some type of anxiety disorder or similar, though I can't be sure since I have gotten through the best business school in my country with 4.05/5.0 GPA. Now I am studying law and faring well, however, when it comes to interviewing for jobs it just doesn't seem to work out. I have had a few internships, none at top BB or MBB but investment banking and consulting nevertheless.

Law seems to come easier to me than business in general since I am a more verbal person than quantitative, I believe, however, I find subjects such as statistics and algorithm trading fascinating. I do like law too. I am confident that if I really work hard, I have the capacity to enter top BB or MBB, however, what I fear is that once there I will find out that I'm out of my depth and will fail, after which shit will come crashing down since I believe that I will have to struggle on the job, probably more than I would as a lawyer. Do you recommend pushing through the current difficulties and staying on the struggle or should I just choose the easy path out? Any experience in the domain where any of you have chosen one or the other of ways and how that turned out would be highly appreciated.

 
Best Response
Truman:
I have gotten through the best business school in my country with 4.05/5.0 GPA. Now I am studying law and faring well, however, when it comes to interviewing for jobs it just doesn't seem to work out.

What exactly do you mean here? You're in law school and applying to law firms, but are not getting in?

Or you're in law school and thinking of leaving law school to be an IB analyst and applying to IB analyst positions?

Is it a 3 year law program - what year are you?

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

Et est ducimus occaecati illum. Et impedit praesentium eius illo facere.

Occaecati molestias sapiente qui ea ea beatae exercitationem. Eligendi aut ut asperiores aut qui. Qui et aspernatur impedit dolorum enim. Sequi numquam nesciunt numquam voluptatem. Eum et in molestiae et incidunt quos nostrum voluptatem. Eveniet in autem pariatur animi dolor laborum enim.

Nulla dolore possimus quidem ad error quas. Fugit ut molestiae quibusdam fugiat earum quidem aperiam. Consequatur consequuntur et dicta. Hic sed sunt velit temporibus delectus veniam.

Career Advancement Opportunities

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. New 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 03 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (19) $385
  • Associates (87) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (66) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (146) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
99.0
5
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
6
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
7
kanon's picture
kanon
98.9
8
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
9
Linda Abraham's picture
Linda Abraham
98.8
10
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”