Non-Target to High Finance (My Transformation)

I went to a complete non-target university (University of Ottawa).

It has only placed 5 people in investment banking since 2013-2023

It is ranked 15th out 19 universities which makes it challenging for me as a non-target to break in

In my first year, I thought my dream of breaking into high finance was over just because I went to my local university

How did I compete with students at Ivey & Queens (target schools)

1) Stacked professional experience: Had 3-4 accounting/finance internships between I landed within my 1st & 2nd year which made my profile stand out

2) Underdog mentality: Had a chip on my shoulder and knew I had to put in 2x the time, effort, and sacrifice into networking, technical prep, land relevant experience to gain a competitive advantage

3) Had a solid GPA 3.9/4.0 to show recruiters that I was a smart despite going to a non-target

Failure was not an option for me and I did everything within my control to make my dreams a reality

Focus on high leverage inputs and the outputs will naturally follow

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