Getting A S&T Internship at a Non Target
Hey everyone after some soul searching I have found that sales and trading seem to fit my personality within the financial world. I actually think I will be better suited for sales as I am extremely extroverted and love networking. Currently I attend Auburn University which is not really an ideal path to the street but I did not know my intentions while initially attending college. Currently I am a rising Junior looking for a summer 2019 internship in S&T.
I have heard that S&T internships might not be slightly as competitive as IB internships but they still require prestigious credentials. I boast a 3.6 GPA but am rising every semester as I have begun to realize the severity of top notch grades (wish I wouldnt have been so narrow minded earlier). The main thing that separates myself is that I have run a YouTube channel that boasts 700k subscribers and generates 6 figures. This has led to me balancing a 40+ hour job with school for 5 years now and has allowed me to finance my college. Although that my YouTube career is great I really want to go into finance and plan on allowing that YouTube channel to become a hobby which I always intended it on being. This YouTube career could help justify sales from the vast amount of business meetings, client conversations, and public appeal that I have had to develop This YouTube channel could also have been a deterrent because I have not focused on obtaining previous internships as I focused on growing the business.
I really would love to hear some suggestions regarding how I should go about breaking into the industry. I have confidence that I can eventually get to the street but realize that I might need to take an interesting road to get there. I am involving myself in about everything possible Auburn has to offer financially including: real estate club, financial honor society, student investment fund, and much more. With all these tools I just want to know how I can apply them to give myself the best shot at landing an S&T internship next summer. I am also debating whether I should try to grab an internship this summer or if building my business more will look better? Like I said any type of construction would be greatly appreciated to my "unique" scenario lol.
One more thing is that I applied to USC and got accepted for Economics, I was considering moving to LA for this opportunity but do not know if catching up over there is worth losing the connections I have established in Auburn?
1) Be advised that the 2019 recruiting cycle is already well under way. So far, out of the ~15 sophomores at my non/semi-target school's investment club, half have accepted SA19 offers at the likes of JP, GS, and PWP. Others have had superdays at Houlihan Lokey and Evercore. I have not heard anything about superdays at BAML/Citi/MS yet, but I am also out of the loop when it comes to recruiting. My point in all of this is that you should already be actively networking with BB banks if you hope to obtain an S&T internship next summer.
2) I would honestly recommend transferring to USC. If you don't get a junior year internship for S&T, you are severely disadvantaged thereafter. However, your options will be much less constrained at USC compared to Auburn, i.e. it will be much easier to break into a decent role at a smaller shop if S&T doesn't work out, especially if you know how to spin your story.
Take all of this with a grain of salt -- I'm a rising senior myself.
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