My route to I-Banking

dpa38d2u
Sun, 18 Jan 2009 10:33:01 +0000

its almost impossible to answer this because all of them can be very good routes to a top mba program. it depends on the quality of the program and what you do there in your 2-3 years. however i will say the easiest way to get into a top mba is probably a name-brand consulting firm (mck/bain/bcg/ow/katzenbach…etc), and a very high percentage of analysts go into top programs.
i believe its heavy quantitative skills you’re referencing. have you considered quant trading? if youre good at math you should have no problems doing that. another quant job that comes to mind is economic consulting which is heavy on econometrics and statistics. bschools value quant skills heavily.
getting a 3.7 should be the first of your priorities. don’t think about bankign after an mba until after you get that and into a top mba program. your priorities should be 1, then 2, then 3, though in terms of difficulty probably 2,3,1.
if you’re serious about banking you can contact alums and work at a boutique investment bank, then try to transfer into a bulge bracket. the only way you’ll be getting in is through networking, so start now. also it helps tremendously to have a sophomore internship, and see if you can work for free at a small hedge fund/boutique ibank or something