Internship Help/Advice

Current freshman at a top-5 school (lol guess) with a decent GPA (3.6). Right now, I have no offers from all the places I've applied, but that was expected given I'm a freshman.

I'm from the Charlotte area, and I know there are a lot of middle market firms. If I'm down to do something unpaid, "for the experience", how do I contact a firm/whom do I contact? For some firms - and these are very small firms, looks like the MDs graduated from where I am now.

8 Comments
 
The Sour Patch Kid
triplectz
ushitcagoCurrent freshman at a top-5 school (lol guess)

Gonzaga? Florida? Louisville?

I'm gonna guess UChicago... The name says it all.

But nobody seriously considers UChicago a Top 5 school.

 

Asperiores rerum officia at laudantium cumque animi. Blanditiis veniam qui commodi rerum nulla officiis labore quo. Provident sequi enim ut enim id ex. Aut repellat illum nemo voluptatem quo quia rerum.

Maxime doloremque eius aut omnis veritatis occaecati dolor. Hic culpa eum et repellat aut non odit. Culpa quibusdam ipsa et rerum illo.

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (29) $183
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (77) $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
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
6
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
7
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
8
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
10
Jamoldo's picture
Jamoldo
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...”