<p>Lately, I have been reading on careers in the business field. I previously thought myself as a premed but I am starting to like the business field a lot more. Of all of the posts and different things I have been reading over the last couple of days, an investment banker seems like something I would want to become. So can any of you recommend any books on becoming an investment banker, or what it all entails. I have read that **"Running of the Bulls"<a href="I%20think%20thats%20what%20its%20called">/b</a> is a very informative book on this subject, but I think it covers the lives of people in Wharton, and since I won't be attending there, does it still hold relevance? There are some other books I have heard mentioned in posts around CC so any help in naming them would be greatly appreciated. :)</p>
<p>Regarding the problem I have, it seems to be more of a problem as I read more threads on business. The problem is that in high school, and in fact my whole school career, I have tailored all my classes towards to becoming a doctor. I have taken all the science classes in my school, plus some extra ones, but only took the minimal computer classes and business classes. (I do know a lot about technology though)As a result I applied only to places where I thought I could excel as a premed, so I could get into med-school. (Maintain a high gpa by not going to an overly competitive school, plenty of extra-curric opportunities, hospitals nearby, etc.)</p>
<p>From reading posts I have come to realize that prestige holds HIGH importance in the business field, and if you don't go to a top school you will have trouble being recruited into a top internship, if even at all. And in this lies my problem. </p>
<p>I will most likely be going to either the: University of Hawaii, Loyola University of Chicago, or Michigan State University. None have that much prestige, if any at all. So what do you guys recommend I do so I can still get a top internship. MSU seems to have the most prestige out of all of them and is the only one that has a ranked business school. Its business school, Broad has been ranked 29th this year and I have heard that in some cases it has been rated as high as 13th. Business Week has also given its recruiting an A. But I don't know how much to make of this information. Does it get an A becuause a lot of its students got into internships or because a lot of its students got into top internships. </p>
<p>Or should i just try to transfer after my first 2 years to a school with a better business school such as: ** UNC(Kenan-Flagler), Berkeley(Haas), Virginia(McIntire), Emory(Goizueta),Wake Forest(Calloway), or Wisconsin Madison.** How possible is this scenario? Oh yeah, I would also like to have a specialization in international business. I was going to try to double major, by also majoring in Japanese, and take advantage of MSU's largest study abroad program in the US to go to Japan in the 1st Semester of my sophomore year. Would this make me stand out or not.</p>
<p>** So this all comes down to reference materials I should read in my situation, and what I should do in my situation. PLEASE HELP ME. I am very new to this and guidance would be, GREATLY APPRECIATED.</p>
<p>Thanks to everyone that read even the first sentence and then left or read half of it and then left, I know I kinda sound like a idiot, but your time is greatly appreciated.**</p>