<p>Your best way in to any firm right now is to network. While you do have impressive returns, as previous posters have said, a lot of getting your foot in the door is about either knowing someone or having a top GPA (at least 3.5). Trust me, I don’t think 3.2 is terrible… I know people on Wall Street with 2.2’s, but the played their connections. Goldman may be difficult, considering they don’t even give many interns full time offers, but my impression is that you are using Goldman more as an example of a top place you’d want to work?</p>
<p>If I were you start cold calling people in Columbia’s alumni database, or email some of those people you mentioned you met a year or two ago. I would also apply to some prop trading firms like DE Shaw, Jane Street, Optiver etc who basically will hire you if they think you are smart. It seems as though you would be happiest doing trading rather than making pitch books for 100 hrs/week in IB.</p>