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Question about impact of gap year on IB recruiting
I took a gap year to work + develop a personal project. If my resume shows that I'm going to be in college for 5 years instead of 4, will this impact my applications to summer analyst junior year roles?
Should I take a gap year before MSc in Finance to get more experience
Hi guys! I'm currently a second-year bachelor's student at Bocconi University. Unfortunately, I was late applying for SA internships and missed out. Ultimately, I ended up with a financial planning internship at a big multinational industrial group. I plan to get into IB in London, and I know that...
Finding internships on a gap year?
Hey everyone, so I'm currently in my third year of uni, due to graduate at the end of fourth year, so 2023. I'm quite young and don't feel completely prepared to finish uni or to start working full-time, so I'd like to take a gap year. I also missed out on a lot of London IB recruiting this year for...
Interning at Boutique firm at 18
Hopefully, this is not too off-topic: Just secured a gap-year position after some grueling interviews. London-based, central location; still on the fence about taking the role, or starting at university this year. Do you think going straight in pre-uni and assimilating into office culture is...
2.9 GPA Non-Target on a gap year. Looking for Advice
Hi WSO, Due to me losing a scholarship, I've decided to take a gap year to save up enough money to be able to afford housing once I go back to school. I want to make the most out of this year, so I'm currently studying for the CFA level 1 exam which I will be taking in August. One thing that worries...
Gap Year Between College and IB - What to do?
I will be graduating from a target this fall (only have one class left) and am interning this summer with a BB. I'm wondering what I should do in the fall/spring/summer before I start full time whether it's at the same bank or elsewhere? I don't think I really want to do PE or anything similar to...
How Would a Gap Semester Affect Recruiting Next Summer?
I can't be alone on this one. I'm a rising junior at a target school that is not bringing many students back to campus in the fall and is having entirely virtual classes. I don't have any offers for next summer in hand (got some superdays in spring/summer but kinda slacked on networking and...
Rising junior considering gap year because of COVID to re-recruit
Hey all, I'm a rising junior at a target school and I'm currently recruiting for IB (SA 2021). Earlier this week, I received an offer from the firm I'm currently interning for, which is a boutique IB shop in SF, to work during the school year. I've really enjoyed the work I've been doing for this...
Should I take a gap year?
I’m concerned that the COVID-19 pandemic will prolong poor economic conditions until I graduate in 2024. Also, IB recruiting starts during the second year of college, which is even earlier (2022) than my graduation year. This heightens my concern that poor economic conditions will harm my chances...
Fall 20 Semester Online. Should I take a gap semester?
Currently a rising junior and thinking about taking a gap semester/year because school might still be online during the fall semester, and paying full tuition for online courses isn't worth it. I'm in the process for 2021 SA but if I decide to take a gap semester before getting an offer, will that...
Non-Target vs Gap Year
Good day to all WSO users! I'm an 18-year-old Canadian, currently residing in my home country. During university applications, like many people my age, I was rushed through them and was not given the time to properly think about what I really wanted to pursue in my future, so I decided to apply to...
Scared of Ruining my career opportunities (Gap year abroad)
So i just finished my first year of my undergrad (1 of 3yrs) in Business administration (Finance) here in Canada. And recently, a passion or a life goal resurfaced, I want to study Mandarin chinese in mainland China right after my degree. And recently, a passion or a life goal resurfaced, I want to...
Chances at Ivies? (Reapplying after a gap year)
Hi guys, I'm a high school senior (international student attending school in the U.S.) and college applications didn't go well for me this year (rejected at all target schools). I'm considering taking a gap year and reapplying to the Ivies. I'm 16 and will be 17 by the time I reapply. I heard that...
Taking a Gap Year or going to State school (UMD-CP)?
So, I am a high school senior and I really got overwhelmed earlier this year due to multiple family problems, and struggling with heavy senior year course load. Because of this, I didn't have time to take all the standardized test and write essays, so to avoid near certain rejection, I decided to...
How to get a job after not working for a year waiting for green card?
Right after graduation I worked in a very reputable bank in nyc for a year and had to go back to my country. Worked in my country almost a year and returned to the USA and I have been waiting for my green card / work permit to arrive for almost a year. Now I have a whole gap year on my resume and...
How to explain a gap year in interviews?
How to best play a gap year after high school and college due to personal reasons? Would it be worth mentioning? I have some volunteer experience listed on resume towards the end of the gap year that may be asked about.
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Top 10 target v Harvard w/ Gap Year
Hi, I was recently admitted off the Harvard waitlist for the class of 2022. I have already placed my deposit at a top 10 target (think Penn/Dartmouth/Duke). I am not very eager to undergo a gap year, and I like the atmosphere of my current school better. My question is this: is Harvard materially...
How Would You Spend a Year Off?
Have you ever thought about taking a year off? I'm not talking about a gap year or a year between graduating college and starting work - because in this economy you probably should be going straight to work if you can. I'm talking to the guys who've been grinding it out for a few years now. Maybe...
Is DePaul worth the investment as an undergraduate ?
I have received an undergraduate offer of admission from DePaul University for the fall of 2016 in Finance. Can you please advice me on whether I should go this fall 2016 at DePaul in Chicago or take a gap year in order to aim for a better university afterwards for fall 2017. I had a quite low SAT...
How to best spend a gap year between IBD summer internship and full time?
Provided that I will secure a full-time offer following my 2016 IBD summer internship at top BB bank in London, how should I spend my gap year between the end of my internship and beginning of the full-time role in 2017? I will be graduating from uni with undergrad Bsc in June 2016. My long term...
Gap Year Before Junior Year - Fall Internship & Spring Travel
Hi Guys, My goal, like most of the young guys here, is to land interviews and ultimately a SA intern role at a bb . Lately I have been considering taking a gap year before my junior year to help me get there. I'm coming from a non-target where I was undecided for a semester. On top of that I had no...
Implications of a Gap Year
Hey guys, I'll be graduating in May 2016 and I have a lot of decisions to make in the near future with a degree in Finance. One thing that's always intrigued me is teaching English in Far East countries like China, Korea, or Japan. I guess my question is, what are the implications of taking a gap...
PwC Deferred Start Date for Gap Year
To anyone who has gone through the full-time application process for PwC Consulting, especially those who also did an internship with PwC : Does PwC allow you to delay your start date, and still keep your position? For example, they have two start dates, one in August, and one in February. I want to...
What industries are still open to low GPA ?
Hi everyone, I'm taking a gap year because in the first two years of college I had hemiplegic migraine headaches that occurred spontaneously but was somewhat controlled by my usage of migraine medicine. Unfortunately for me my grades suffered terribly due to the side-effects of the medicine that I...
Gap Year (Post-HS, Pre-Uni)
Hi, I am deferring offers of admission for one year to two Canadian targets (Queens Commerce/Ivey AEO) and will decide at a later date as to which one I will attend. In the meantime and in my year off I will be volunteering abroad, most likely in Madagascar with Marine Conservation (6 months) and...
Gap year work in UK
I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to post this - I'm new here. I'm currently in the last year of sixth form, and have offers from UCL and Durham (still waiting for LSE , Warwick, and HYP across the pond), but I intend to take a gap year and re-apply to university if I don't get an offer from HYP....
What to do during gap year?
I'm 18, graduated HS and headed to a target after my gap year (which is this year). I want to get a jump on finance and do some finance-related stuff. I'm dead set on IBD / PE / HF since I need it to get a decent ROI on my college investment. Plus, I'm actually interested in finance. I'm done having...
Need input - RUSH or RELAX? (non-target now vs chance at semi-target)
Alright, Options: (1) RUSH: I can go right now to complete non-target (this would rush me on the BBA Finance/Accounting from a tier-3 university) (2) RELAX: I can take "an extra year" with additional courses to significantly boost my university application average and go to a "semi-target" I will...
Forced to skip 1 year of school - what should I do?
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Gap Year before Master??
I am a german student with a GPA around 3.9 at a top German school. Want to apply for LSE , Oxford,... Finance Master. I think chances are pretty high, but my problem is I had so far only had one internship at a BIG4 and will hopefully work for a top Consulting Company, though not as consultant. Now...
How do employers perceive gaps in education?
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