Too late for a finalist to break into Finance London??

Hey guys,

Just wanted your 2 cents on my situation, would really appreciate any input:
Main goal is to break into finance (IBD/ER/AM/Corp Dev maybe even PE/VC etc.) in London - ideally BB but don’t mind if it’s a EB/MM or even a “smaller but well known” type firm.

A bit about my profile:
• International student (SEA)
• At target school (think Oxbridge/ICL) 3rd year -graduating with Master's in Engineering in June 2021
• Decent GPA: 3.80/4.00 (i.e. 2.1 to 1st class)
• Decent internship experiences: Big tech FAAMG & MBB & but in Singapore not UK + MBB Spring & Biz Dev for a startup (in UK)

No prior “proper” finance experiences in London before, do you think I still have a shot at FT??
OR should try my luck and apply to SAs instead then hope to convert straight afterwards (but this means I would probably need to take another master’s which is not really ideal) ?

Heard that breaking to FTs straightaway with no IB SA experiences is too hard so that’s why I’m asking.

Stay safe y’all + thanks for any comments in advance!

 

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