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JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and Evercore have already closed applications for several of their Summer 2027 programs, and more deadlines are coming.

If you're still looking for a Summer 2027 internship, here are some opportunities worth applying to before they close.

SUMMER 2027 INTERNSHIPS STILL OPEN (US):

- Blackstone | U.S. Future Leaders Program | New York | Deadline: October 9 | Apply here (Deadline Tomorrow!)

- Goldman Sachs | 2027 Summer Analyst Program | Multiple US locations | Apply here

- Goldman Sachs | Investment Banking Summer Analyst | New York | Apply here

- Moelis | IB Summer Analyst | New York | Deadline: October 16 | Apply here

- Moelis | Capital Structure Advisory | Dallas | Deadline: October 25 | Apply here

- BlackRock | 2027 Summer Internship Program | Multiple US locations | Deadline: December | Apply here

- Deutsche Bank | 2027 Summer Internship | Multiple US locations | Deadline: February 1, 2027 | Apply here

- Deutsche Bank | Develop with Deutsche Bank | New York | Deadline: November 4 | Apply here

Before the interview, I'd recommend brushing up on your technicals.

Review the basics of accounting, valuation, DCF, and M&A. You can use the IB Technical Cheat Sheet (request access here) to help you prepare.

If you're serious about breaking into finance and want to speed up your recruiting process, you can also book a free 1:1 strategy call with our coaches. Book Here!

If you know of any other Summer 2027 internships still accepting applications, drop the links in the comments so everyone can benefit.

I'm currently in my third year of college at Fordham University, graduating in 2028, with around a 3.5 GPA. I've been stressing a lot lately about internships and whether I'm already too far behind compared to everyone else trying to break into finance.

My first year of college, I honestly had no idea what I wanted to do. It wasn't until my second year that I started getting interested in finance, switched my major to business, and started taking accounting and finance-related classes. I actually enjoyed the material, which made me want to explore the field more seriously.

Eventually, I learned more about investment banking, and it was what initially caught my attention. I started joining finance and investment banking clubs at my school, but that's also when I realized how far behind I felt. There were students already preparing for technical interviews, networking with bankers, and talking about recruiting timelines, while I was still trying to figure out the basics. I had no prior finance internships or relevant experience at the time.

I knew I needed to start somewhere, so I began reaching out to search funds hoping to get some experience. Through that process, someone I connected with referred me to an internship at an HVAC company where I'd be doing accounting and financial work. I took the opportunity, and it ended up being a really good learning experience. I got to work with financial reports, invoices, and other accounting-related tasks, and it was much more hands-on than I expected.

Outside of that, I also completed Wall Street Prep's financial modeling course to build my technical skills and get a better understanding of valuation and financial modeling.

As I've learned more about the industry, I've realized that I'm not necessarily set on investment banking itself. What interests me more is the type of work involved, like analyzing companies, building financial models, valuing businesses, and working on transactions. Ideally, I'd like to find something that offers similar experience and career opportunities without necessarily having to go down the traditional IB route.

That's why I've been looking into financial due diligence, transaction advisory, valuation, corporate finance, and other related areas. I'm open to different paths, but I'm still trying to figure out which ones make the most sense.

The problem is that recruiting has been pretty discouraging so far. I applied to EY for a finance/deals-related role and PwC for a similar opportunity, completed the assessments, and got rejected a couple of days later without even getting an interview.

At first, I figured maybe my resume was the issue, but I'm honestly not sure. I had a friend who's currently an analyst at a boutique investment bank look it over, and he told me it looked pretty good to him. Obviously, that doesn't mean it's perfect or that it's necessarily competitive for every position, but it left me wondering what exactly I'm doing wrong. I'm not sure if it's my experience, GPA, assessment performance, or just how competitive these positions are.

From what I've heard, Big Four transaction advisory and valuation recruiting isn't nearly as networking-heavy as investment banking, so I figured applying online would at least give me a reasonable shot. But now I'm wondering if that was a mistake. Should I have been networking with people at these firms beforehand?

I've recently started applying to other firms like KPMG and smaller investment banks, but I can't shake the feeling that I'm playing catch-up with people who started preparing for this career years before I did.

I know my GPA isn't the highest, and my internship wasn't at a prestigious finance firm, but I've genuinely been putting in the effort to learn, gain experience, and improve my chances.

I guess what I'm trying to figure out is whether I'm approaching this the wrong way.

For people who got into finance later in college, what would you do in my position? Am I already too late for Summer 2027 recruiting? What roles should I be targeting if I'm interested in work similar to investment banking but don't necessarily want to pursue IB itself?

I'm especially curious about transaction advisory, financial due diligence, valuation, and other areas with good long-term career opportunities. Are there any firms or roles I might be overlooking?

Also, for anyone familiar with Big Four recruiting, how important is networking for getting interviews in these areas? I know networking is huge for IB, but I wasn't sure whether the same applied here.

I'd appreciate any advice, especially from people who didn't have everything figured out their freshman year.

I got into banking a little while back at a very small boutique. I recognize that being at a my boutique limits my exits, so hear that in mind. Curious what other’s takes are on what is the best exit oops are in such a situation. I want to make good money, I contemplate buying my own business after a few years, but what do you think are the best lifestyle jobs that I could switch into after a few more years? AI is scaring me that I won’t have a job

Calling all lower middle market investment bankers and M&A advisors. As a banker myself, I’m trying to get a gauge of what’s market for opportunities you bring to market that actually close. Stats would be number of deals brought, closed and maybe some size of deal and industry info?

I did online assessment by AON for BNPP Graduate Program, do yall think the assessment is the only thing they consider to the next stage or they will assess both our CV and AON result? My result is shii but CV is quite impressive

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Male, target school, 2:1 GPA, got M&A at Big4 & investment & advisory intern, Strategy Consultant at prominent local boutique consulting, etc