<p>Hello everyone,</p>
<p>I recently joined CC and i am not sure if you guys can provide some insight to this. I am currently a freshman bcomm student studying honors econ and finance. I know mcgill is not a target school for the i-banks.</p>
<p>So, what can I do to get myself into center of finance? Should I study for a CFA certification? Aim for a good MBA program and then try my luck on wall street?</p>
<p>Any input would be greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>graduate, then work in Toronto, then get MBA from a top American business school, then go on to Wall Street. good luck</p>
<p>thanks! that is very reasonable plan. Should i try to work at boutiques or regional ibanks in the states after graduation? Or is Toronto a more favorable with an outlook of a top MBA in mind?</p>
<p>Anyone else willing to share some input?</p>
<p>You can try, but I can’t say no body warned you. You’ll have thousands of people competing in the same industry… you COULD make it to top notch, bulge bracket IB IF you were truly spectacular…the best student in your graduating class, internships in Canadian i-Banks, and most IMPORTANTLY your NETWORKING activity… networking is key to breaking into the industry with less effort and time!</p>
<p>Top MBA is a definite must-have in my view.</p>
<p>Oh , sorry to wreck it for you, but the first paragraph is true BEFORE the TARP Program 
Internationals are getting their job offers rescinded, even foreigners who graduated from top feeder colleges, since some of the restrictions of recieving TARP funding was to hire more americans (Im not sure if only americans, or a specific quota, not sure). I know J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs are affected by this… however, you could just apply abroad, like London for example.</p>