<p>I'm finishing up my sophomore year at a decent target school (think Dartmouth/Duke).</p>
<p>When I apply for summer internships (SA) next year, I will have around a 3.7 cumulative GPA. </p>
<p>I am not interested in IB but am interested in Sales and Trading and Equity Research. </p>
<p>How competitive is it exactly to get a SA position at one of these banks: Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, and Barclays?</p>
<p>Do you think I would get interviews from my stats alone?</p>
<p>It is pretty competitive, but a 3.7 from dartmouth would get you an interview at least. </p>
<p>Are you involved in any clubs? Leadership positions? Any prior work experiences? Can you run a basic DCF model/if I tell you the firm we are researching had an extraordinary expense of 500MM, could you tell me how it affects all three financial statements (research questions)? </p>
<p>If I were to give you tons of brainteasers while shouting at you in a timed session, how would you do (trading questions)?</p>
<p>It’s as competitive as banking, so apply to every bank on the street. Know whether you’d prefer to do FI or Equity.</p>