Chances of investement banking after two gap years

Hello, I'm not sure if this is the right thread for this question.

I scored a perfect 45/45 in the IB, could attend St Andrews for economics, but the caveat is that they have offered a place for 24/25 entry, and I have already taken a gap year (was actually a medical school student but left, essentially). So it would be 2 gap years and nothing done finance wise in the first year.

Would it still be possible to score summer internship interviews / spring weeks / enentual job offers or will investement banks (BB's) instantly not consider me due to the recruiter seeing two gap years on the CV and just rejecting. Of course, I will line things up for the second coming gap year if I decide to go -- other offers are Edinburgh and Durham for 2023 entry.

Also, I don't expect it will, but will my IB score carry any weight in the recruitment process?

Thanks!

Reply 1

ajj2000

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Original post by Joepowell

Hello, I'm not sure if this is the right thread for this question.

I scored a perfect 45/45 in the IB, could attend St Andrews for economics, but the caveat is that they have offered a place for 24/25 entry, and I have already taken a gap year (was actually a medical school student but left, essentially). So it would be 2 gap years and nothing done finance wise in the first year.

Would it still be possible to score summer internship interviews / spring weeks / enentual job offers or will investement banks (BB's) instantly not consider me due to the recruiter seeing two gap years on the CV and just rejecting. Of course, I will line things up for the second coming gap year if I decide to go -- other offers are Edinburgh and Durham for 2023 entry.

Also, I don't expect it will, but will my IB score carry any weight in the recruitment process?

Thanks!

Just to check - are you starting a undergrad degree (4 years?) at St Andres for 24/25?

What have/ will you do in your gap years?

I think you should assume that some/ most recruitment processes will check your IB scores and that this will be in your favour.

Reply 2

CWharfian

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It’s worth trying. St Andrew’s is NOT a target and neither Durham or Edinburgh are, compare it to the likes of UCL or LSE, or Oxbridge not really..

Reply 3

snow.fall15

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St Andrew's isn't bad tho. I'd say the gap year would be fine as long as you show you weren't sitting at home; doing nothing. For example, I'm on my gap year doing a traineeship at a top bank and starting uni in September. Also, you can always get into finance after doing medicine if you don't wanna drop out.