<p>I have a question. I am senior at the U of Illinois. I will be graduating next May. I'm an undergrad in Finance and Accounting (3.9 GPA),with a lot of other honors ect .Starting in September and through the year organizations will come to the U of Illinois to recruit. It's highly likely Ill get an offer from PriceWaterhouse Coopers after my internship this August. A big four auditor lives very well,and is a prestigious job, while I-banker can get very rich and very more prestigious. I would be equally happy in both position but, I- bankers have much more opportunity. The problem is the I-bank's don't come till sometime in October. I'll likely get my Price offer in August. What is the likelihood of getting an offer from an I-bank in October considering that I interview well, have good grades, and have great work experience? U of Illinois is not as strong as Harvard or Penn ,so I don't know the probabilities for a strong U of Illinois student. If decline PriceWaterhouse's offer because I'm trying to getting to the Ibanks and don't , I would end up having to work for a small crappy CPA firm or as financial advisor, both are no where near the Price Offer. Deal or no Deal??</p>
<p>this is something you should talk to career services at your school about, try to find out about kids from YOUR SCHOOL who were hired by i-banks.</p>
<p>you might have been in a better spot if you had interned with an i-bank this summer versus big4, it would have certainly made things easier. That being said, IMO it would probably be easier to go from small crappy CPA firm to Big4 than it would be to go from Big4 to I-banking.</p>