<p>I am mostly inexperienced in the world of IB and Wall Street and all the other acronyms that people throw around on this forum; but from the perfunctory knowledge I have, it seems exciting and interesting, so I'll probably end up pursuing a job in the area. </p>
<p>Anyway, I will be a freshman at Wharton next year which will hopefully help me in my pursuits of such a job. My question is about summer internships: I know it's not expected that you land some crazy internship in the summer after freshman year (or is it...?), but I'm pretty sure that employers like to see that you did something with your summers. What do people in that position typically do? </p>
<p>I say this because basically I don't want to go from school to an internship not in my home city and then back to school in the fall—not really being able to go home, visit family/friends etc. This might be an unfounded worry as I might not even get an internship. But anyway can someone offer insight into my convoluted question(s)? Thanks.</p>
<p>The people I have met with at Wharton have had decent internships between freshman and sophomore year. Most people at other schools either takes classes, study abroad, or get a summer job.</p>
<p>I feel like i was in your shoes. I’m attending a state school very far from home and i wanted to see my family and friends.</p>
<p>but reality sets fairly quick when you are in college and realize that this is your career. family and friends are important, but it’s time that you start learning about the “real world” that your parents and teachers have been talking about.</p>
<p>you are fortunate enough to attend a school like Wharton, take advantage of it and learn as much as you can from people that work in this field by getting a job or a summer internship. live in another city and work in a place you’ve never been to. This is the time to explorer so do it. not only will you learn a lot about the IB industry, you will learn more about yourself. </p>
<p>My story,</p>
<p>Freshmen year, I didn’t want to stay in the midwest, where i go to school, for the summer. i rather have gone home to TN. But an opportunity to work for a small company came up and i jumped on it. so i had to live by myself in a city that i wasn’t too familiar with.</p>
<p>and after that experience, i have more confidence in my ability. and next summer i will be doing an internship with a fortune 100 company and I think that opportunity is there because of the fact that i took some risk and did something i didn’t think i could do…if that makes any sense</p>
<p>You can probably land a wealth management intern position if that’s something that interests you. I’d like to believe that IB internships are only given to students of sophomore-senior standing (summer before junior year and summer before senior year).</p>
<p>My D did an internship between sophmore and Junior year at an IB. It was back office at GS. My understanding is that the internship between junior and senior year is crucial. That’s when you get the offer. </p>
<p>My D’s earlier internship, even though back office, helped her land her front office internship in derivative trading (her choice). Of course she also had the obligatory target school and high GPA.</p>
<p>You can go to the career office after winter break of your freshman year to get an idea what sort of internships are available. If your hometown has those types of jobs, don’t be shy about cold calling them and ask if they need help, even unpaid ones. There are not many internships available for freshmen, so don’t worry if you don’t land one relating to finance. It’s important, however, to spend your summer in a constructive manner. Concentrate on studying hard, get good grades and have fun.</p>
<p>Most internships only last about 8 weeks or so, you will still have plenty of time to visit family, friends.</p>