| Thanks, toblerone. That's exactly what I meant. I listed Investment Banking-Research as my top choice, but was not offered that.
I think there are a BUNCH of SEO threads. What year are you in? I was a freshman who was a second semester sophomore by credit at the time of the first round of applications.
In terms of preparation, you should definitely fine tune your resume and be prepared to talk about any aspect of your achievements, work experience, academic work in detail. You should make sure you have fantastic recommendations. You don't necessarily need to read WSJ daily, but it would DEFINITELY help you have a firm understanding of how the market operates. That's definitely more important than keeping abreast of current events.
In my second round of interviews, one of my interviewers (there were three in the room) asked me about the financial story that most intrigued me. I discussed the Amaranth meltdown. First, I gave an explication of the situation (from their corporate goals, to their successes to their then future plans and how the sum of those things and an ambitious trader led them to crumble). Then, I explained how the market mechanisms for their disaster.
That shows you are aware of both the events and the reason for the events. Abuse vault.com and if you have a good career services office, go there as well. I didn't do the latter, but many other successful applicants claimed this method as being helpful. | 
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