Have I ruined my chances of becoming an IB?

Think of investment banks like people from an ethnic race. I'll take black for example as I'm black.

Black people generally speaking would like to speak/meet with other black people (aka if there is a group of black people and a group of white people they naturally gravitate towards the black people) but if they meet a white/asian man and they are compatible personality wise there is 0 difference.

Same thing with banking. Investment bankers go out and actively look for people from top universities, however if you have a good profile and are from a different university you will be just as welcome as anyone else.

Economics is not linked to investment banking. It helps understand some concepts but the accounting in your course would be more relevant to be honest.

I'd need to know what year of study you're in to be able to help you, but competition is tough yes. You wouldn't want it any other way otherwise it wouldn't be the great profession it is. Look at the competition, learn from them and add your own personality to the mix and that's pretty much all you can do. So do it.

Also, you may want to consider entering accounting first then transferring from there to investment banking as an option.

OP, apply, you have nought to lose. good luck. non-target w/ no experience will give you difficulties in landing interviews, but you could get lucky depending on how good ur cv is lad.

As above a path well-trodden is people going into Big4, get the ACA qual and xfering into banking. Although, if you're serious about this banking thing, I'd say try and do a masters degree at a top uni, and a relevant IB internship after your last year at uni. Or if you're going into second year, try and get yourself some experience. easier said than done, but possible nontheless.

You could always get cancer. The ethos of cancer is pretty much the same as JP Morgan, so...

Do your best to get cancer.

You could always get cancer. The ethos of cancer is pretty much the same as JP Morgan, so...
Do your best to get cancer.

You cannot become an IB

Lol I know I messed up with the title of the thread. Don't know how to change it though

Your humour is beautiful, pls become a comedian.

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I am currently studying accounting for management at aston university. I am on track for graduating with a first. However, I have recently become very interested in the world of investment banking but I feel as if I have blown my chances because I am not studying economics and because Aston is hardly a prestigious university.
I have looked into internships at places such as JP Morgan but the competition is crazy plus they usually recruit from the top unis such as LSE and Warwick.
How difficult do you guys think it'll be for me to work in the city as an IB?

Apply mate. I am starting at a top ten IB in September and I did not go to a target university.

Being honest you will have a better chance applying to a function other than GM and IBD. At my internship these two functions were all Oxbridge/LSE. I think being honest you will struggle to apply for those divisions and will waste an application on it.

Other functions such as Risk, Finance,Ops, IT etc you will have a much better chance. These were made up for people at unis such as Manchester, Nottingham etc. If your application is strong and you have a good cv you have every chance.

Feel free to pm any questions.

Yeah, but thats not investment banking, thats being support staff.

Depends if you mean "working as an investment banker" or "working for an investment bank". Besides, "support staff" get a much better work/life balance. In that it's not 1:0.