Texas A&M Investment Banking, Which Path?
I am currently a senior in high school and will be attending Texas A&M university next year. I have been looking at a job in IB for a couple of years and know it won't be easy to break in from Texas A&M. My plan is to keep a 4.0 GPA if possible, join AOWS, join Horizons, network like crazy, and apply for internships at a variety of banks. I have some questions:
1) what are some things I can do early (networking/academic wise) that will help me land an internship?
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What steps should I take to be accepted into programs like Horizons and AOWS?
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If I don't get accepted into these programs do I still have a shot at an internship/ a full time offer?
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And lastly, A&M offers a 5 year program that gives you a bachelors in accounting and a master in any of the business majors. Would it be beneficial to get a bachelors in accounting and master in finance? Or spend 4 years and get a MBA in finance?
Thank you!
Get a 4.0 or as close to it as you can. Try to get involved in Business Honors. Talk to as many people older than you in school that will have advice/contacts. Start showing an interest in Energy. See how you like Accounting, if you are good at it / can get over how boring it can be -- consider the 5-year program.
PM me and I can give you more advice.
WTF you're senior in high school and you've been looking for jobs in IB for couple of years?? That alone should get you into the Goldman Sachs superday
1) Do an internship after freshman year, network before you really need to (so before junior year), and get almost all As. 2) Network prior to applying. Have good grades. Have at least one internship under your belt if these are both junior year things. 3) Yes, but 90% of the kids that come from A&M are in Horizons. Not sure about AOWS. If you're good enough to get into banking, you're good enough to get into these programs. The kids that get into banking but aren't in Horizons are usually the kids who tried trading internships and didn't like it. 4) Not necessary for banking. However, if you have an interest in accounting, you might find it worthwhile.
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Not quite sure.
Transfer to UT
Perhaps a tongue-in-cheek comment, but I might give this some consideration if you are dead set on IB.
I agree with this. As non-Texan the A&M brand has minimal weight outside of Texas IB / Houston
the alum network is strong in Texas but there’s minimal A&M guys in NYC compared to other Texas colleges
Hope that helps
Hey, while I don't have an answer to your questions (I'm guessing at this point it doesn't matter)
I was wondering how you ended up doing.
I might face a similar situation soon, feel free to PM me. Thanks
Start practicing for HireVues
Step 1) don’t go to Ass&M
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