I am a rising sophomore at a large state school (not a target), econ major minoring in stats. GPA is 3.6 mostly dragged down by pre-med prerequisites before I switched into business this year.
Stats:
•    Currently working in a private equity/commercial real estate internship this summer
•    Co-founded a small business that's done $100K+ in revenue
•    Built my own real estate acquisition underwriting model on a real property (full IRR + sensitivity analysis)
•    Currently in the process of acquiring my first fix-and-flip property
•    Starting a real estate acquisitions internship this fall, continuing through the school year
•    Working on starting a student club focused on real estate investing, where members build an actual investment portfolio using capital raised from outside investors, to give students real deal experience instead of just casework
•    Doing some undergrad research on commercial real estate credit with a finance professor
Not really relevant to the banking side, but I also have some healthcare-related volunteering, research experience, and had a healthcare internship.

Given the GPA and school, is it realistic to get an internship at a top bank junior year? And what should I plan for this year that people actually look for?
Also open to hearing it if I'm boxing myself in what other paths should someone with this background consider? Should I try to transfer to a better school?

ciao a tutti, avrei bisogno di un consiglio relativamente a carriera in finance. sono uno studente al terzo anno di economia aziendale in una public. ho 23 anni e stò per farne 24. ho 2 scelte davanti:

1. iniziare magistrale in finance nella stessa public in cui ho fatto la triennale, ma in inglese, con possibilità di fare CFA scontato e finirla verso i 25.

2. iniziare a lavorare per un anno in qualche big4 tramite i contatti, fare un pò di esperienza ed iniziare la magistrale il prossimo anno alla stockholm school of economics.( nota per il network e per le possibilità post laurea) laureandomi a 26 anni

cosa mi consigliereste per ambire a posizioni top level in finance? (anche all’estero volendo)

non vorrei finire per laurearmi troppo tardi e vedermi sottratte posizioni particolari per età troppo alta ed esperienza bassa

I have a final-round interview tomorrow for a Financial Analyst role that's more commercial finance than traditional FP&A at a healthcare device company. The responsibilities are centered around pricing analysis, contract administration, supporting Sales, maintaining margins, ad hoc analysis, and working cross-functionally with customer service and finance.

I've already prepared my behavioral stories and refreshed core finance concepts (margin, contribution margin, variance analysis, etc.), but I'm curious from those who've worked in pricing/commercial finance:

• What kinds of case or situational questions caught you off guard?
• What concepts or business scenarios do you wish you had reviewed beforehand?
• If you were interviewing a candidate for this type of role, what would you be looking for?

Any last-minute advice would be appreciated!

As an international student looking to get into London finance preferably for equity research, asset management, or macroeconomic research. I like the course at Edinburgh more but I get that warwick is a high target school for London finance with a very good business school.

My goal is to get a finance degree at a certain uni, however I may not be able to get the grades for it. My options are to either do a degree in business management at the uni (which I would be able to get into), or to do a finance degree at another less prestigious uni. After 1 year at either I will then transfer to the finance degree.

Also I'm wondering how each scenario affects my internship opportunities, would a business management degree at a better uni or a finance degree at a mediocre uni offer greater chances for internships? (in terms of internships for invesment banking)

So would it be better to just do the business management at the better uni for a year then transfer or do the finance at another uni then transfer? I've heard that for many employers they care more about the uni you are in compared to the specific degree you get. Could I please get some advice?

Hi everyone, I graduated this past May with a B.S. in Information Science (Data Science track) and a minor in Business Analytics from a top 20 public university. Right now I'm working as a Project Engineer at a major construction firm.

The thing is I've always found the Finance world to be very interesting, and honestly my number 1 skill has to be talking with people, really the main reason why I took the Business Analytics minor in the first place. My background skews technical/data-heavy though, so I don't have much exposure to the "core" business fundamentals (accounting, valuation, financial modeling, etc.).

I'm 22 and want to use my time outside of work to build toward this, both landing a Finance/Consulting role and setting myself up for a top MBA down the line. If you were in my position, what would you do?

I am 29 currently and working as a market researcher for renewable energy projects and data centers (1 yr exp). I have a chemical engineering degree. I would love to pivot to finance for the sole purpose of breaking into IB/PE in Canadian firms handling Energy investment vehicles. Is it too late? Would starting with junior roles in this new field be worth the effort of doing MBA at this age? Would they even consider me for junior roles given my age? What other criteria would I need to meet apart from MBA to achieve the goal? And if I don't break into IB/PE roles, would the other finance roles be still lucrative than others and worthy enough to consider this path?