How to become an Investment Banker?

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<p>Hi, I'm just curious about the "standard" processes of becoming an Investment banker.</p>

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<p>dont do anything but study until 18, go to wharton and forget about college life and do more studying, get a 4.0, and hope that you get a job offer from a bulge bracket firm like goldman sachs</p>

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go to wharton and forget about college life and do more studying, get a 4.0

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<p>I don't even have to go to business school?</p>

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<p>Hahaha, nice post pnthrs11 xD</p>

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go to wharton and forget about college life and do more studying, get a 4.0

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You are basically talking about three things that all have very small probabilities. "Go to Wharton," "forget about college life" and "get a 4.0."
I want something more practical and general. It's obvious that not all the inverstmetn bankers are from Wharton, right?</p>

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<p>sure, but suceesful ones are. you can also go to sloan/HASS/ann harbor and then go to wharton for MBA which is what i'm planning to do... that is if i can.</p>

<p>lol is this like a continuation of your topic in cafe about highest paying job?</p>

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<p>username </p>

<p>you forgot Stern and the business school in ann arbor is Ross</p>

<p>To the OP basically to get hired you have to go to one the above schools</p>

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<p>You should ask this in the Investment Banking Forum, but here's ideal path:</p>

<p>Go to Harvard, Wharton, Princeton, or Stanford for college and get a good GPA.
Get a Summer Analyst position at a BB your junior year.
Receive a full time offer from the firm you interned with and work there for a few years.
Get an MBA from HBS, Wharton, Stanford, Sloan, etc.
Get hired as an associate</p>