What's up with these summer MSF start date? Summer Job Conflict?

Hey all,

Having glanced through most MSF threads on WSO, I don't think any of one of them addresses this issue so I figured I'd make a post.

As we all know, getting a good SA position is 90% of the fight in breaking into FT IB. When that hasn't been realized by Soph/Junior year, a common redeeming effort is through a 5th year of MSF.

  • Vanderbilt MSF: There's one single course (Fin Econ) that begins on July 27, but even the August 13 MOD I (?) start date is still cutting it pretty close to the typical June to Mid-August SA timelines
  • UT-Austin: "Duration is 10 months from July to next May" - no way to work that summer (or at least hard to expect a return offer by leaving early)
  • USC: "starts in the end of May" - this is even more strange since many west coast undergrads don't even end until mid-June
  • UVA: starts August 12 - might be okay
  • Princeton: normal September start date

How are prospective MSF candidates suppose to do a summer internship given these bizarre start dates? I'm almost wondering if MSF is meant for students who graduated without any SA/FT offers? If so, what happens when you graduate MSF - become a SA or FT Analyst?

All insights are welcomed.

Thanks,

 

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MakersMark,

Thanks for the reply. My undergrad ends in mid-June and let's say I decide to go to UT Austin. I still don't understand how I could complete an IB SA program - work for 2 or 3 weeks and leave?

Alternatively, let's say I decide on USC - that program would start before I even graduate.

Is the idea here to just skip SA, graduate from MSF, then start FT right away?

 

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