I go to an average state school...

ilikeoranges
Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:36:11 +0000

Why not transfer? There are many states schools which are very well recruited: UVA McIntire, Berkeley Haas, UMich Ross.

If not, perhaps look into getting an top tier MBA after working a few years in finance?

In terms of reading material: read NYT Dealbook, WSJ DealJournal, WSJ Money & Investing section, Economist, maybe some McKinsey Quarterly.

Definitely though, it is VERY VERY hard for a state school student to break into any front office banking position (S&T, IBD, ER, etc). Perhaps look at Asset Management too, but this is quite difficult as well.