***Official Investment Banking Spring Week 2016 Thread***

Anyone else applied to PwC's Talent Academy for 2016?

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I'm not sure if i'm doing a 3 or a 4 year course yet so how should I base my applications?

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gr8wizard10

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Original post by adorablegirl1202

I'm not sure if i'm doing a 3 or a 4 year course yet so how should I base my applications?

apply to SW in your first year, regardless

Reply 188

Original post by gr8wizard10

apply to SW in your first year, regardless

And then if I decide to do a four year programme shall I just apply again in second year also? So apply both years?

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Joseph.S

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Even if I'm starting a Meng this year, should i still apply?

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Original post by Joseph.S

Even if I'm starting a Meng this year, should i still apply?

Yeah, apply to the ones you don't want to go on as much and then leverage those plus any other experience you get for proper second year apps.

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makrxx

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Is it a strict no-no to repeat what you have on your CV against the questions where they ask what's your biggest achievements etc

Reply 192

Original post by Princepieman

Yeah, apply to the ones you don't want to go on as much and then leverage those plus any other experience you get for proper second year apps.

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So from what you're saying is don't apply to all but apply to the ones you don't want to go on first year to help with applications for the ones you do want to go on second year?

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Original post by adorablegirl1202

So from what you're saying is don't apply to all but apply to the ones you don't want to go on first year to help with applications for the ones you do want to go on second year?

Indeed. It also gives you practice for the important applications the following year.

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Reply 194

Original post by Princepieman

Indeed. It also gives you practice for the important applications the following year.

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But won't the ones you do want to go on wonder how you managed to do a SW when technically you should apply for SWs on a 4 year programme in second year? And is this the same rule for any first year internships, can I apply to them both first year and second year?

Reply 195

Original post by adorablegirl1202

But won't the ones you do want to go on wonder how you managed to do a SW when technically you should apply for SWs on a 4 year programme in second year? And is this the same rule for any first year internships, can I apply to them both first year and second year?

Nope. Because, you can say you decided to move onto the four year masters programme after your first year. That's the beauty of being able to do one - it's 'technically' optional.

The number of first year internships available is very minimal, but I imagine the same applies. The only ones that truly count are the penultimate year internships where you convert for a full time offer the following year.

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Reply 196

Original post by Princepieman

Nope. Because, you can say you decided to move onto the four year masters programme after your first year. That's the beauty of being able to do one - it's 'technically' optional.

The number of first year internships available is very minimal, but I imagine the same applies. The only ones that truly count are the penultimate year internships where you convert for a full time offer the following year.

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So it is not advisable to apply to banks such as Morgan Stanley due to the following year having to be the penultimate year internship and you can't ask them to wait an extra year?

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Original post by adorablegirl1202

So it is not advisable to apply to banks such as Morgan Stanley due to the following year having to be the penultimate year internship and you can't ask them to wait an extra year?

Yeah, generally, asking them to wait would be tough but doable.

So, you could potentially do: (a) spring week(s) in first year, another (or others) in second year, the converted summer internship after second and then the internship you want to do in your penultimate year.

Either that or not do the first internship altogether but still do the spring weeks.

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