Freshman in highschool seeking internship.
Dear all,
I am a 15 year old freshman in highschool looking for an opportunity with a 'Bulge Bracket' Bank this summer. I applied with my 3.8 HS GPA and skipped school for the superday a few months ago but did not get a response.
What can I do to better my chances, I'm part of the stock club and I take economics and algebra 2 already.
Please PM me with information that can help me land a summer gig for my sophomore year summer of high school.
Thanks
are you kidding me? Go to the beach...meet girls enjoy your hs summer
Algebra 2? This is a new record for this site... Go outside and play. Hit on girls. This is the last time you can hook up with a 14 year old without getting in trouble.
seriously...is this a fucking joke?
go apply to Goldman Sachs I hear they're offering a summer internship in the copy room
No, I'm actually very serious. My brother told me to start early.
Is the GS internship still available?
Your keen, maybe you could ppull of a couple of weeks experience. Call HR depts and ask, or work those contacts
haha this is funny, your not even old enough to drive yet dude, yea you can start early learning about investment banking and all the different things about it, but a internship ANYWHERE is laughable, your algebra or economics classes in highschool mean nothing, work on getting into college first
I live in the S.F. Metro area so public transportation is available. Basically, I do everything in school, sports, honors courses, everything. I want to get even the slightest edge so I can get into Wharton.
I even have a Penn flag in my room, kinda gay, but my parents are ignorant as to what all of this means.
Please, if anyone can help me, PM me internship possibilities.
I would be willing to relocate 'anywhere' for an opportunity. If that means 'first corn-nut investment bank', then I'm there.
Not only is this hilarious because you're 15, your resume is not impressive at all. 3.8 gpa freshman in COLLEGE wouldn't even get a bb internship. And econ and algebra 2? Who the fuck didn't take those classes in hs.
when i was a freshman in HS i went to the mall with girls and watched movies; then I looked for every possible chance to bring them over to my house when my parents were gone.
Dude, chill, please.
Start early, as in try to land a sophomore internship. That is, SOPHOMORE YEAR IN COLLEGE - you're four years ahead of yourself. Go get laid first. And Princeton > Penn, so stop jerking off to Wharton.
by the way, algebra II is not really that impressive, I took trig. in 9th grade.
My private school is difficult, what can I say, 3.8 is top 5% of my class. I'll try harder though.
I'll look into Princeton more ivybanker, i'll count on you in 4 years to get me the interview with your respective BB, unless it's tier 2 or 3.
i feel like this is fake...someone just registered a new account to post
Mr White.
I didn't outline my resume so thanks for your unconstructive comments, I expect that from anyone who puts Mr in their screen name. Clearly, you're anal retentive, try a laxative you neanderthal.
haha 3.8 from hs and you're talking shit to me
ALGEBRA 1 BABY!
talk to me in 8 years when you're at BofA
Princeton looks out for its own, buddy, make it in and the alums will do their best to help you out. Now go study for the SATs or whatever.
Thanks Mr White, I'll look you up at the networking events. I look forward to sharing notes on our great lives in Manhattan.
I really appreciate all the positive feedback.
Bye all.
btw, Mr. White is a reference to reservoir dogs dumb fuck. but then again, I guess you're sucking too many bankers nuts to be watching movies
As joke threads go, this was lame.
Wow.
Yeah, a BB internship would be a great fit for a HS freshman. Obviously you don't have to drive in NYC to get to work, and most firms would say they like their full-time analysts to come from internship classes. I am sure they would be excited to bring you on for 7 straight internships before you start working as an analyst.
I seriously hope this thread is a joke, because it makes for a good one. Legally you couldn't even work banking hours- there's a federal law that regulates the employment of minors according to their age, and there's no loophole for Goldman Sachs hiring somebody who did well in Algebra 2.
Sorry if this is comes off as harsh '92, but you are thinking about this WAY too early. Worry about getting into college, homecoming dates, making the soccer team, etc.
Thanks for the great encouragement!
WOW!
Is this kid serious, if so he's hilarious.
Is there any more positive feedback, because if not I'm going to rent Reservoir Dogs and think of a come back to Mr White.
Later dogs.
When I was your age, I was working as a lifeguard at a pool.
If you're interested in trading, you may be able to get a job as a clerk at a trading firm. This will set you up to maybe work as a trading assistant by the time you're going into your sophomore year of college, and may set you up for an internship in the capital markets division of an I-Bank going into your junior year of college.
Alternatively, just do what most high school kids do best- have fun. You've got the rest of your life to worry about a job.
I feel like this is a joke too. Just in case its not:
Look, at this point in your life, you probably don't even know what you want yet. Why are you THIS interested in IB? I mean, I thought I knew what I wanted to do in HS, or at least had an idea, but that has all completely changed by now (Junior year in college). Follow the other advice on here. Go have fun and do things a normal 15 year old would do. Of course, keep your grades where they are or better so you can get in to a top school. If you really want something to do, start studying the shit out of SAT material. That's going to help you achieve your future plans much more than trying to intern at ANY bank.
This crap isn't even funny anymore. Go post on a how-to-get-into-college forum if you are serious.
HSguy, bear in mind you clipped my original post to form sentences I did not say. It reminds me of when I was a freshman in HS, somebody showed me how to make a dollar bill say "Tits of America." Obviously this is just an online message board (so no big deal there) but in real life if you cite something that was not said which makes a person look bad it's considered slander.
That aside, I never said that you wouldn't get an Ibanking job. It does seem that you are on the right track to getting accepted into a good college, and you mentioned an interest in the financial markets. For now, that's all you need to be doing; the bulge bracket banking job doesn't have to be in your gunsight for a while.
Sorry man, I didn't mean to offend you. I assumed people who read my obvious mis-quote of you would have seen your post. So, apologies.
I'm interested in this field because you have to be aware of what you want in this industry and the right school, right path, and right contacts seem more and more necessary as I explore this area. I'm seriously a keen student in highschool, this isn't a joke or anything. I do realize that it's an incredible longshot to get internships at my young age but i'm willing to try.
I don't realize why people like to criticize my gpa or the fact i'm in advanced algebra 2. i'm obviously not trying to brag, i don't really know shit and i realize that.
In all seriousness hsguy, you will not be able to land a worthwhile ib job out of high school, even if you were a senior unless you were the son of an md. Even if you were to get a job, having that on your resume would evoke skepticism more so than admiration when seen by future potential employers, because they assume (know) that whatever position you take will consist mainly of menial tasks like photocopying and making coffee. Getting into wharton does not require an ib experience - I would argue that probably less than 1% of the incoming class has any real financial background. As long as you do well in school and participate in extracurriculars, wharton will be no problem. And it's at that point that you should be considering doing something 'early.'
This is some of the "gayest" shit I've run into while following these boards.
If this fucker is real, why doesn't he do some summer shit in a regional office for brokers? This guy needs a reality check.
One guy at my college who interned at GS S&T after senior year of high school. But he was very very well connected, and also extremely intelligent. I'm looking for him to be the next Eric Mindich of Eddie Lampert in about ten years.
Wow, I can't believe how unbelievable stupid some of you are to actually fall for this. It's a fuckin joke you retards.
Thanks again everyone, my school is almost finished for the day so i'm going to PE and then to soccer practice.
Hopefully, one day i'll be going into PE as in private equity.
I'm OBSESSED! WHAT CAN I SAY!
do you play with investment banker action figures?
I think most people here were in the MS/HS years during the late 1990s/early 2000.
Raise your hand if you wanted major in CS, start a internet site, take it public in 2 months, and retire.
Exactly. During high school I was taking college CS classes (all of which I sucked at), was looking to do something similar and be retired by now!
Of course his posts are fake people.
I wanted to be a philosopher-king.
This post is fake ladies and gentleman
i, for one, was amused.
lol i got a good laugh out of this. as a high school freshman you'd be far far far ahead of your peers if you had any work experience at all that doesn't consist of being a waiter or a cashier.
i resent that sshiah, you don't understand what it feels like to be doing pretend merger and acquisition analyses of the local QC bikeshop and the IHOP. i'm looking for synergies baby! why can't you understand!
doesn't everyone want to get their bike fixed and eat on some greasy biscuits with rampant second hand smoke. i will make a statement today, "IHOP" is Icahn's next target. he came to my prep school today and gave a speech.
you just don't understand what it's like to be an analyst in the shoes of a highschooler in algebra 2.
why can't you all understand a brotha'
You're coming through loud and clear, its just that you don't understand is the thing. If you really care, read bloomberg.com every day get your WSJ on and prepare; in 5 yrs, you'll be untouchable. For now, you should be pissing off your parents, getting high and eating junkfood. Trust me, you won't be a kid for long
Thanks xtra for the advice.
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