What is the best way to get a good summer investment banking or finance internship?

“There comes a time when you ought to start doing what you want. Take a job that you love. You will jump out of bed in the morning. I think you are out of your mind if you keep taking jobs that you don't like because you think it will look good on your resume. Isn't that a little like saving up sex for your old age?”
Warren Buffett

Well, you apply..

1. 2:1 or above

2. Generally, the minimum is about AAB/ABB (320-340 UCAS points), but most people will have several A*ss

3. Targets (represent 80% of the UK interns/hires for FO roles): Oxbridge, LSE, UCL, Warwick, Imperial
Semi-targets (represent 15-16%): Bristol, Durham, Nottingham, Bath, KCL, Edinburgh, St Andrews
The rest: other RG unis, Loughborough

4a. Anything you can get before uni... If you can contact some tiny boutique firms to do a little summer gig before uni, that'd be great, otherwise apply to A-level insight schemes and any underrepresented minority/disadvantaged background (read: poor) schemes available.

4b. Do something impactful: volunteering, fundraising, starting a business, running a major event - anything you find interesting that'll make people go wow.

5. Apply to SWs (spring weeks) in your first year (or second year if you're on a four year course); perform well on them, pass the aditional interviews at the end for a conversion to a summer internship (to be undertaken in the summer of your penultimate year), perform well on that and you'll have a grad job offer.

Networking is VERY important, do it. Keep up to date with the commercial world. Learn more about the industry, and specifically WHICH area you'd like to go into.

Peruse these links:
Mergers and Inquisitions, the Unofficial Guide to Banking, TargetCareers - Banking, AllAboutFinanceCareers and the Investment Banking Guide by Vault, Wall Street Oasis - FAQ

The degree is irrelevant, notice how I didn't put any 'preferred degree' down. Do something that'll sustain your interest for 3 years.

I think your Med Chem degree will actually come in handy if you wanted to focus on say Healthcare coverage in IBD, or Pharma/Healthcare coverage in Equity Research.

Obviously, you aren't going to get anywhere by applying for quant analyst, exotic derivatives, algo trader roles without a Computer Science, Maths, or a Science degree.

However, for most (the majority of) other things, the level of maths needed is below GCSE. If you can pass the numerical tests that banks set (much like other grad schemes), you'll be fine.

Best way is to talk to some of the HR departments at these companies. Give them a call to see if they have any available. Ask your university to help you find positions

Sorry to interfere; is there anything I can do as a current year 13 to improve future prospects of securing internships, SW's etc

Bruh. Read the thread.

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Oh ****. My bad bro, I skimmed over the bit about pre-uni

Oh ****. My bad bro, I skimmed over the bit about pre-uni

havent you got something better to do you sad IB troll. Go bavk to your cave you havk and stare at your fantasy rainbow. How is this bad advice? This is what people do when they look for summer schemes or programs, its general advice. Someone needs to take that spike out of your anus because its causing garbage to be expelled from your mouth