Political Science major and investment banking

I am a recent graduate of a no name school in Georgia, but my gap is a 3.93, and planned to move to New York City (I was born there) for law school. My plan was to do corporate law for a couple years and then transition to business.. That was my plan on becoming an banker.. However, the high costs of law school is making me contemplate not doing that; in addition to not wanting to really do law but use that to get into that business.. So I would like to know how I can become an investment banker without doing the law school route..

 

Now, in Georgia, is "gap" some alternative metric for academic performance? Or is it literally the gap between your two front teeth?

"There are three ways to make a living in this business: be first, be smarter, or cheat."
 

I plan on going to NYU Law School or Columbia, if I can get in.. I am currently positioned to have an excellent chance of getting into NYU Law School (I'm in the gpa range and LSAT range). So would I be better off going to a t14 school in New York to have a shot at investment banking?

Also, it is G.P.A, but my MBP keeps changing it to gap.

 

Yeah, I was just interested if I could get into investment banking a different route that costs less money. Is possible to get into investment banking with my Political Science degree?

 
Best Response

There are numerous prepackaged answers for that question. Most people interviewing for IBD have money as their primary motive so your friend isn't the only one giving a less than candid questions. Most people do IB for 2-3 years and then do something else so it isn't a huge deal. Most large shops throw you out after 2 years anyway.

 

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