HELP ME!!!! - Extremely interested in IB

Ok guys so here's the deal I'm extremely interested in investment banking and I want to do everything I can to gain more knowledge about it. Its my senior year summer of high school and I'll be studying finance in the fall so I was wondering what would be best for me to do to at least get me feet wet in the field of finance and investment banking as a whole. Thanks for any suggestions!

 
Wilk95:

Dont get the space bar thing....No im not going to a target

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Wilk95:

Dont get the space bar thing....No im not going to a target

"Space" bar? If you want an ice cubes chance in hell of breaking in learn to read. It's a search bar and it's a wonderful little tool at the top of the page that saves you from asking redundant questions and everyone else from having to see titles like "HELP ME!!!!" on the front page.

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You have an earlier post that indicates you are already working in investment banking (or something else) so how are you now a senior in highschool.

 

OP,

Go get laid and party it up. It will do more for your future job prospects than you could ever imagine.

p.s. hope you chose Wisco

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I have met a lot of kids who were obsessed with IBD at the age of 17, and did everything they kid to get the most kickass IBD life possible.

Most of them are total fucking toolbags who everyone hates.

You know who did better than them? The kids who maintained a 3.5 while doing kickass internships, student leadership, and partying (or having fun smokin' weed and watching movies). These kids usually didn't know they wanted to do IBD (or even hadn't heard of it) until junior or senior year. But by time they decided to go into it they had a respectable GPA, lots of friends, great leadership experience, connects, and work experience. In short: They have a life.

Whereas the IBD kids are so 1-dimensional. Their entire life exists only to get into IBD. Everything they do is for IBD. They spend all their free time browsing this stupid fucking forum. They learn all the firms, the opportunities, the careers, the jobs, the exit opps, they start to 'chance' people on WSO, and it's just fucking disgusting.

The former students usually pass these kids, as they are multi-dimensional humans. And people who work at banks think people like you are annoying as fuck.

Plus, eventually people like me--who didn't know what investment banking was until I was 22--will surpass you as well. Because while you kept figuring out the best internships or clubs or people to know or places to apply, I was doing complex economic research and teaching myself math. I was able to show that I was this person who has many interests, was intellectually curious, and worked hard. Sure, I didn't know 1/10th as much about "the industry" as so many tryhards, but I still did better than them. Also I decided to head into econ research instead. I am getting good interviews again while looking for a job, as I just finished a masters of science that I did just as much for pleasure as career.

tl;dr don't be a tryhard banking wannabe douchenerd 5000

PS: Don't ever use the word target skill, be happy you're at a target school, or bitch about not being at a target school. Just shut the fuck up. Either work to transfer by getting better grades, or make the best of it. For fucks sake don't come on WSO or complain to everyone about how "It's not fair you're not at a target." Hey fuckstick: Life is NOT FAIR. And to even be in a position to complain about that means life is pretty fucking good for you. So figure out something that plays to your interests or will get you where you want to be, and then work at it very hard. Nothing will come to you. Reading WSO and knowing the 'lingo' doesn't make you a clever person..

 

I'm literally laughing my ass of at your 'Any regrets on this life' post where you talk about busting your ass of to be an investment banker and not being able to go to your college bowl with your college buddies because you worked until 10:30 on a Sunday night. Do you have like some personality disorder or something?

 

Even though most of this had zero advice at all, I guess thanks for the input. I chose to be in the honors college at FSU instead of going to wisconsin because I just couldnt pass up an almost free education over having to come out of college with at 50k of debt.

PS:Jjjmoneyysupply there are plenty social opportunities at FSU, I think I'll be good.

 
Wilk95:

Even though most of this had zero advice at all, I guess thanks for the input. I chose to be in the honors college at FSU instead of going to wisconsin because I just couldnt pass up an almost free education over having to come out of college with at 50k of debt.

PS:Jjjmoneyysupply there are plenty social opportunities at FSU, I think I'll be good.

For what it's worth, you will not be breaking into Investment Banking from Florida State, even the "honors college"

Sounds like you're on the fast track to become a bank teller

 

Hey RainMayKer see you on wall street in 5 years, i'll probably be your boss in 10. You can either call me by my first name or just 'boss' would work, we'll work out the details later on.

 
RainMayKer:
Wilk95:

Even though most of this had zero advice at all, I guess thanks for the input. I chose to be in the honors college at FSU instead of going to wisconsin because I just couldnt pass up an almost free education over having to come out of college with at 50k of debt.

PS:Jjjmoneyysupply there are plenty social opportunities at FSU, I think I'll be good.

For what it's worth, you will not be breaking into Investment Banking from Florida State, even the "honors college"

Sounds like you're on the fast track to become a bank teller

do a linkedin search. Its been done multiple times. Not saying its easy, but i hate when kids come on here and put people down when its happened in the past, will happen this year, and is going to happen again in the future.

 
Wilk95:

Hey RainMayKer see you on wall street in 5 years, i'll probably be your boss in 10. You can either call me by my first name or just 'boss' would work, we'll work out the details later on.

Not going to bother with a detailed reply...you're a child at a bottom tier school.

jss09:

do a linkedin search. Its been done multiple times. Not saying its easy, but i hate when kids come on here and put people down when its happened in the past, will happen this year, and is going to happen again in the future.

It is certainly possible to end up on Wall Street from Florida State, but it is extremely rare, and it's only getting more difficult to get jobs here. This kid does not appear to be a candidate to make it happen

 
Wilk95:

Hey RainMayKer, read this... It may be a shock but he went to FSU, but your right its a bottom tier school. Like I said you can call me boss in about 10 years.

no comment on this thread in genral, but r u fckin stoopid? by ur logic if blankfein went to devry u'd say devry is an excellent feeder into IBD - that guy in da thread prob networked/worked his ass off . also he's in welath mgmt, completely diff from ibd

one person becoming successful isn't a measure of how gud a uni is - it's up to you to work hard/network to get what u want

"so i herd u liek mudkipz" - sum kid "I'd watergun the **** outta that." - Kassad
 

Seminole - work hard, get good grades, network like an insurance douche, and you can make it into WallStreet.

My childhood friend goes to FSU and he recently got an offer on the street. You should reach out to him. Furthermore, I know (from what he told me), there are a handful of other Noles on the street.

Good luck.

 

You acting like an asshole doesn't really help you. Coming from a state school (I AM also, although I guess based on other people's opinions I attend a "Public Ivy") makes it definitely harder to break into IB. Instead of being a cocky asshole, wouldn't it be better just to do well and show everyone here when you make it.

So, yeah the odds are stacked against you. This is a fact, not me sugarcoating it for you to make you feel better. BBs come to my school, but often times they say that they don't take many candidates. I, like many kids, accept this fact and move on. I don't take it personally and act like an absolute tool. If BBs don't come to your school, you have to do even more work to break in than me. Quite honestly, the extra work shouldn't really bother you.

By the way, the odds are stacked against people from target schools too. It isn't like every target candidate gets in.

 

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