{"id":10272,"date":"2019-11-06T17:03:15","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T23:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/admissions\/?page_id=10272"},"modified":"2025-08-04T08:04:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T13:04:54","slug":"finance-fast-track","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/admissions\/students_old-2025\/majors-old\/finance-fast-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Finance Fast-Track"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection>\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content stagger-media-contained\">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content c-tile\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Finance Fast-Track is designed to provide incoming students with the opportunity to access an accelerated course progression in order to prepare them for certain competitive careers in finance.<\/strong>  Accepted students will take recommended economics and finance courses in their first two years at St. Olaf.  Students participating in this opportunity should consider an economics major with a finance emphasis.<\/p>\n<p>Finance employers are increasingly engaging with students in their sophomore year.  Many major finance firms are hiring for post-junior year summer internships in the spring semester of the sophomore year!  <strong>The Finance Fast-Track , in addition to academic advising and intentional coaching in the Piper Center for Vocation and Career, enables students to be competitive for these opportunities by providing them with the knowledge and skills needed to successful.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 0;\">The Piper Center for Vocation and Career has developed a four-year Co-Curricular Recommendation to outline suggested co-curricular activities for students with career interests in Finance.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-minimal site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>It is recommended that students major in Economics or Quantitative Economics with a Finance Emphasis.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Early Recruiting:<\/strong> Many employers in finance recruit early! You may need to apply for junior internships (i.e. the summer after your junior year) during the beginning of your sophomore spring semester. This means you need to be engaged right away in your first year to prepare.<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Technology Recommendation: PC-based computers are the standard for careers in finance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #e4a01b; padding: 1em 0em;\"><strong>Application Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>To apply for Finance Fast-Track, complete and submit the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeKdUFuOvjn3WheKec8Ca0YGTGODztHFBDTG5YPSYpVqPiSaQ\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">application<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5>Incoming and current students are eligible to apply for the opportunity within their first semester at St. Olaf. Students will receive communication from the program director in the months leading up to the start of the year. Students wishing to apply to the Finance Fast Track after their first semester should contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/management-studies\/\">Business &amp; Management Studies Department<\/a> for guidance.<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__tabs panel panel-tabs site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"tabs\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner\" data-js=\"tabs\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<header class=\"l-wrapper site-section__header site-section__title site-section__title--center site-section__title--sm\">\n\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title site-section__title--center site-section__title--sm\" id=\"four-year-co-curricular-roadmap-finance\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Four Year Co-Curricular Roadmap: Finance<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"site-panel__tablist\" data-js=\"tab-list\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"site-panel__tab-item\" role=\"presentation\" data-js=\"tab-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"site-panel__tab-btn site-panel__tab-btn--active\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-js=\"site-panel__tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"site-panel__tab-content-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"site-panel__tab-content-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-selected=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Show<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFirst Year\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Content<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"site-panel__tab-item\" role=\"presentation\" data-js=\"tab-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"site-panel__tab-btn  \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-js=\"site-panel__tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"site-panel__tab-content-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"site-panel__tab-content-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-selected=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Show<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSophomore Year\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Content<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"site-panel__tab-item\" role=\"presentation\" data-js=\"tab-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"site-panel__tab-btn  \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-js=\"site-panel__tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"site-panel__tab-content-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"site-panel__tab-content-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-selected=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Show<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJunior Year\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Content<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"site-panel__tab-item\" role=\"presentation\" data-js=\"tab-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"site-panel__tab-btn  \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-js=\"site-panel__tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"site-panel__tab-content-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"site-panel__tab-content-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-selected=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Show<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Year\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Content<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__tab-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"site-panel__tab-content-1\" class=\"site-panel__tab-content site-panel__tab-content--active\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"panel panel-child panel--type-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--default\" data-depth=\"1\" data-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__content stagger-media-contained\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"columns\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content  site-section \" data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\" data-autop=\"true\" data-name=\"column_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Co-Curricular<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li>Join the St. Olaf Investment and\/or Finance Club. Consider other clubs and programs that align with your interests.<\/li>\n<li>Begin reading financial publications (Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Participate in the Wall Street Prep Financial Modeling Training (Ole Career Launcher Program &#8211; applications open in spring semester and program is opened to students in May for summer.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h5><strong>Career<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li>Meet with a Piper Center Business Coach<\/li>\n<li>Complete a resume and LinkedIn profile by the end of the first semester.<\/li>\n<li>Key question to investigate: Where is my fit (i.e. role\/functional area) in the world of Finance?\n<ul>\n<li>Spend time researching different functional areas within finance. Which areas spark your curiosity? Which areas seem to align with your strengths, interests, and goals?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Network with 4-5 five alumni working in a broad range of finance roles (the best way to learn about an industry is to speak with someone currently working in it); use the alumni database and LinkedIn to locate alumni.<\/li>\n<li>Attend employer info sessions &#8211; some are arranged by the Piper Center but many are hosted by the employers virtually (lots of options in Handshake events!) Attendance at info sessions IS strongly encouraged by employers and can make the difference in landing an interview.<\/li>\n<li>Formal summer internships after your first-year are not common and not always necessary; informal opportunities can materialize through conversations with connections.<\/li>\n<li>Many firms offer first-year\/freshman programs, especially for students who are part of traditionally underrepresented populations.<\/li>\n<li>Attend the Fall Recruiting Showcase to connect with firms &#8211; you won\u2019t be eligible for internships yet, but this is a great way to learn about the employer landscape and what employers seek. Attend Ole Biz.<\/li>\n<li>Participate in the Chicago or New York Connections Program (if offered this year.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h5><strong>Reading<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li>Some students may benefit from reading the following: Venture Capital, Private Equity and Investment Banking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wallstreetoasis.com\/forums\/pe-vc-ibd-recommended-reading-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.wallstreetoasis.com\/forums\/pe-vc-ibd-recommended-reading-list\">reading list<\/a><\/li>\n<li>All students should develop a daily and weekly practice of following the markets through key news sources. (Online publications, favorite and follow relevant companies\/publications\/organizations using LinkedIn.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><!--<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h5><strong>Lynda.com Courses<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ol>\n\n\n\n\n<li>Complete the Excel Essentials Training course<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li>Complete the PowerPoint Essentials Training course<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li>Complete the Finance Foundations course<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>--><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--.site-section__inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"site-panel__tab-content-2\" class=\"site-panel__tab-content  \" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"panel panel-child panel--type-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--default\" data-depth=\"1\" data-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"columns\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content  site-section \" data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\" data-autop=\"true\" data-name=\"column_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Co-Curricular<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li>Look for jobs on campus that will complement your education and career search (i.e., Supplemental Instructor, Teachers\u2019 Assistant, job in the Business Office or Financial Aid, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Look for opportunities to become a leader in clubs and programs that align with your interests (e.g. Treasurer roles, CFO of The Pause, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Review content in Wall Street Prep to prepare for interviews in the spring semester.<\/li>\n<li>Participate in the Chicago or New York Connections Program (if offered this year.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h5><strong>Career<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li>In August or early September meet with a business career coach in the Piper Center to develop a recruiting strategy.<\/li>\n<li>Recruiting Timeline:\n<ul>\n<li>Sophomore Fall: Some summer internships will be open to you right away in the fall &#8211; be ready! Most sophomores may need to wait until spring recruiting starts (January-March).<\/li>\n<li>Sophomore Spring: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Junior<\/span> summer internship recruiting opens in late January-early March \u2013 yes, 15 months early! This is an important internship because employers like to convert interns into full-time offers for after graduation.<\/li>\n<li>Unfortunately, you may be applying for internships for your sophomore and junior summers at the same time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Attend employer info sessions &#8211; some are arranged by the Piper Center, but many are hosted directly by the employers virtually (lots of options in Handshake events!) Attendance at info sessions IS valued by employers and they often prioritize candidates who attended their events \u2013 it can make the difference in securing an interview.<\/li>\n<li>Attend the Fall Recruiting Showcase to learn about firms that recruit at St. Olaf, especially those that may recruit sophomores. Attend Ole Biz.<\/li>\n<li>If needed, attend the Minnesota Private Colleges\u2019 Job and Internship Fair in February.<\/li>\n<li>Women-identified and non-binary students should consider the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.girlswhoinvest.org\/sip\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.girlswhoinvest.org\/sip\">Girls Who Invest Program<\/a>. Applications typically open in August prior to sophomore year.<\/li>\n<li>Many firms offer sophomore leadership programs, especially for students who are part of traditionally underrepresented populations in the finance industry.<\/li>\n<li>Continue to network with alumni and narrow the focus to a group of finance areas that you are especially interested in; also target alumni outreach in your preferred locations (e.g., Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York, Chicago, San Francisco)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h5><strong>Reading<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li>If relevant for you, consider reading Investment Banking by Rosenbaum and Pearl<\/li>\n<li>Choose a few books from: Venture Capital, Private Equity and Investment Banking <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wallstreetoasis.com\/forums\/pe-vc-ibd-recommended-reading-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.wallstreetoasis.com\/forums\/pe-vc-ibd-recommended-reading-list\" data-mce-style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">reading list<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><!--<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h5><strong>Lynda.com Courses<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>1. Complete the Excel for Corporate Finance Professionals course<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>2. Complete the Forecasting Using Financial Statements course<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>3. Complete the Financial Modeling Foundations course<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>4. 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