<p>OP: Good test scores. You’ll want to emphasize that on your resume. First thing is first, start taking finance/accounting courses. If you want to do M&A or S&T, you’re gonna need a good foundation in either finance or accounting. In addition, take as much mathematics courses as you possibly can. Ibanks like medal winners. Compete in some academic competitions and win a few metals =). Lastly, find a brother, sister, friend, cousin, aunt, uncle that is already at the ibank that you’re applying for.</p>
<p>Another thing; the market is so horrible, most people won’t get into a BB for CorpFin or S&T without prior internship experience in CorpFin or something highly quantitative for S&T(bond analyst). Start shopping around at smaller banks during your frosh/soph years and save the application procedure for a BB during your junior/senior years</p>
<p>HYSP is pretty difficult to get into. I’d say NYU has the advantage of infinite networking opportunities with bankers. And that weighs in heavily with me.</p>