My chances for a IB internship next summer

rodo123 · 07-07-2012, 12:37 PM

Im going to be a sophomore at the Ohio State University this coming fall and Im currently planning to major in International Business. However, I want to change my major to finance because I recently became interested in investment banking. But I have one slight problem, I goofed off my freshman year and my GPA is a low 2.5. I know I can do a lot better than a 2.5. Anyways, I'm classified as a pre-business student because I haven't yet officially applied to Fisher College (business college at OSU). And you need at least a 3.0 gpa to get accepted. So I'm planning on improving my gpa so I can apply to Fisher next summer and be an official undergrad business student to start my junior year. NO MORE GOOFING OFF, I'm planning on getting a 3.7 gpa or more, again, I know I can do it.

I also want to apply to IB internships for this coming summer. What do you guys think my chafes are? OSU is a pretty reputable public university so Im sure that will help me. Im also trilingual, I can speak Mandarin and Spanish fluently. As far as work experience (internships) I have none, and I'm planing on joining the International Business Club and the Finance Club this fall. Now, of course Im talking about small banks and firms, anywhere I could get IB experience would be awesome. And when do you usually apply to the internships?

Cheers

terenc · 07-07-2012, 11:59 PM

Very poor. To be brutally honest, in my opinion, your resume will get tossed very quickly due to that GPA.

vienneselights · 07-10-2012, 02:19 AM

How does that mathematically work out, that you raise a 2.5 GPA to 3.7 over one year?

Unless you took like 15 credit hours this year, and you take like 50 next year, how does that even average out?

cc123sb · 07-10-2012, 11:12 PM

If you took the same amount of credits every year, and got a 3.7 soph and junior, you'd be applying for internships with a 3.3 GPA. Although Ohio State is a quality university, why would a firm choose a 3.3 and no work experience from OSU over the thousands of applicants from ivies, mit, stanford, uchicago, duke etc.?

If you didn't notice, I ignored your sophomore year summer as an opportunity to break into an IB internship. Why? You'll have a 3.1 with NO business courses yet.

Regardless, best of luck.