<p>I have always seen posts by other members in the High School threads that they once had a job as an intern in an iBank or a prestige firm. How is this possible? I thought that the starting point is an intern as an undergrad or an emerging senior or an associate that is getting an MBA. I have been looking/calling iBanks but it seems all of there positions are only available to people in college. </p>
<p>With that said, I have been accepted to a top university for business majors and I decided to take a gap year before starting my undergrad year. It is possible for me to land a intern position at one of these firms? If so how would you go about doing it?</p>
<p>I knew of no one at columbia who had finance experience prior to college. a select few got internships after their sophomore year as well as after their junior year, but that was it.</p>
<p>TopCEO, I'd certainly give a shot at Inroads. While it certainly may not land you the best financial job currently, it beats a lot of the run of the mill summer jobs.</p>
<p>It's easy for a graduating Senior to state that they like "Investment Banking" but until a student can tell me the difference between M&A and S&T, their opinions of their future careers don't exactly matter much.</p>
<p>Do not waste this summer. </p>
<p>Try Mellon Financial to get a name atleast through the door. They were one employer that I saw hire high school interns. While it certainly isn't investment banking, it does do asset management for various institutions. This will carry, somewhat, through your years.</p>
<p>A kid from my school last year recieved a summer internship at Goldman Sachs. He's not a minority, but I think his dad has connections. He's a freshman at princeton right now.</p>