<p>I am at a large state school that "rank" 70-100th and I am sick of not having the same opportunities as my friends at the more "prestigious" schools. I am just as smart but not "prestigious" enough. I was accepted at "better ranked" schools but chose to go here. </p>
<p>I picked the school where I am at because of its location; not too far or too close from home and its cost. Add that with a very good scholarship and I thought I got a pretty sweet deal. Don't get me wrong, I love my school an the people here are awesome. (Although it took me like a whole semester and half of getting used to here because its so big and it took even longer to boost that GPA)</p>
<p>But, </p>
<p>I am a finance major and due to the fact that my school has no "reputation" in the finance field + a mediocre business school, I have a very hard time getting internships. I have done internships in the past but only through personal connections. I have a very good resume and solid grades (3.71) and yet I am currently having a hard time finding an internship through my school. </p>
<p>As of right now, a friend at another better ranked school has over 500 different intern possibilities for business majors for this summer. I was absolutely shocked when I saw his career center website. My school currently offers 14 summer opportunities for business majors, 9 of them are unpaid. </p>
<p>I am kind of annoyed of having picked a school I liked and now I have to work twice as hard to have the same career opportunities. </p>
<p>Hey, it doesn’t matter how you get the internships. Work your connections, do well in them and others will hire you. Keep your grades up and get a top MBA which will even the playing field for you.</p>
<p>What school do you go to? I may pass up a better school for a school in your range, for money, lifestyle, more laid back. And I’m interested in finance.</p>
<p>For a career in finance, go to the absolute best school you can get into. In this arena job opportunities are very much tied to the school you go to. Probably more so than any other field.</p>
<p>OP - Your resource-skinny experience may actually be more beneficial to you than you now realize. The ability to locate and pursue opportunities is not inborn … though it certainly comes more naturally to some than others, we all need to learn to spot and pursue opportunities … it is a skill to develop, often called entrepreneurism, or the “entrepreneurial spirit”.</p>
<p>You are being forced now, due to your university not handing much to you, to develop the your entrepreuneurial side. That developing skill, assuming you embrace the process, will pay dividends for the rest of your life, in all areas of life. In an odd way, the extra help being afforded your friends may benefit them in the short run, and may hurt them in the long run if they are not forced to likewise develop their entrpreneurial skill as you are.</p>