Am I screwed? (Summer 2027 IB/AM)
Context: Just finished sophomore year, interested in IB/AM. Got into the game quite late (Entered school focused on pre-law, finally decided to transition fully over to finance during last winter break, had no clue what I was doing going into recruiting as I knew nobody in finance.)
I transitioned to finance fast - Joined my schools investment fund, excelled in it and got to compete and win a pitch comp, and I am now a leader for it. I landed a remote VC internship last semester, and a PE internship this summer. Not at a target school - but at least recognizable and with a decent alumni network.
I managed to get to a couple final rounds for some really solid positions for 2027, all fell through. Feel like I am out of options even though I worked my *ss off last semester. The one thing I have going for me is a decent sector niche - most of my experience has been in energy/infrastructure. I have a solid network for a broad range of finance roles now, but my connections are either at internships who have passed deadlines, or for less related companies.
I do have a pretty open mind for considering roles across Buyside/Sellside. I am considering focusing more on my niche - I have a decent shot at an internship at the DOE next semester, and solid connections with a pretty decent level investment advisor firm (focused on policy & energy) that I could go for 2027, and try to recruit hard for full time roles within energy IB/PE/ER.
Thoughts?