UIUC fin major, advice on banks to look at?

<p>Hey all, </p>

<p>I am a junior this year majoring in Finance. Im graduating next December, and was going to throw out my stats to see what banks you guys think I could try getting an internship to. </p>

<p>Cum GPA - 3.3
Work Experience/ec's
2007-2010: daycare teacher,
summer '11: Reimbursement analyst for Hospital
Social Chair of frat
member of few clubs. </p>

<p>Any advice on banks I should apply too would be great! </p>

<p>Thanks,</p>

<p>All of them.
Here’s a list of places to start. Look at the regional boutiques on this list.
The prestigious boutiques and bbs are out of the question for you.</p>

<p>[List</a> of top 200 investment banks and boutiques | Equity-Research.com](<a href=“Equity-research.com”>Equity-research.com)</p>

<p>To be blunt though, you don’t have a whole lot going for you. Your best bet is to develop relationships with people, learn as much as possible and convince someone to take a chance on you.</p>

<p>Start e-mailing/calling alums, hr, people at banks now.</p>

<p>Unfortunately, your school and lack of previous experience will make it incredibly difficult. Your gpa is also below most cut-offs, though people will make an exception if they like you enough.</p>

<p>Looking at your stats I feel that only if you network ferociously now could you potentially position yourself for an internship anywhere, and with your GPA and limited finance experience I would say bulge brackets are out of the question, and perhaps it’d be smarter to start at a regional boutique or a back office position.</p>

<p>Your chances are quite bleak it seems but definitely not impossible. Networking is the key.</p>