Hello,
I am not looking for sympathy and I understand I am not going IB, but just looking for practical suggestions.
The bad: I have a 2.7 GPA. I got to a non-target school. I cannot afford business school. I don't have any great experience.
I do have a 2250 SAT score, and I have 2 PWMinternships, one at a BB (Ik it doesn't make that much of a difference.) My mother passed away, which made me tank 1 semester, but I was still at a 3.2 before that semester. House got foreclosed.. this isn't a sob story, but things that I could implement into a story that I will eventually have to craft for interviews if I get them.
I have some irrelevant extra-curriculars, like being a basketball coach, working a part time job at a country club for the past 6 years, and a leadership role in an unrelated club at school.
I wasn't all that focused, and for a long time I really wanted to get in to PWM right after school. I love the idea of how meritocratic it is. I can socialize, and I am willing to put in hours a day cold calling. However, there is a huge risk to it, and lord knows what my exit opportunities are.
So, now that I have given up on the dream of being a successful Financial Advisor, or at least pushing it back a bit, I am targeting being an Investment Analyst at a MetLife or Prudential or something similar. I have some Alumni that work at these places that have accepted my invitation on LinkedIn. I am planning on reaching out this week.
1) I guess I really want some input on whether it is possible to make it in PWM out of college, and I have heard that the wirehouses/BBs are very lenient when it comes to grades
2) Is my plan alright, and should things not work out as an Investment Analyst, do you have any backups/alternate suggestions
