Im a rising senior with no relevant finance experience and a decent gpa 3.5+ at a good state school(Virginia, Michigan, Cal type).
I'm going to apply to ft jobs in the fall but if that fails I was wondering if people had opinions on which would be better between delaying graduation or going to a masters in finance. I haven't taken the GMAT so not sure where I stand there. Was looking into Washu, USC, CMC, Vanderbilt, UVA(mcomm), LBS(mim), UT Austin.
Main goal would be to do banking or a financial services related career but would be open to a lot of things. Mainly just trying to get a respectable job that would get me into a good MBA down the road if I didn't like what I was doing.
I guess delaying graduation would allow me another chance to get an internship and then ft recruiting in the fall. If I got a masters in finance I would also try to get a summer internship, and possibly spring also if I decide to go this route.
Thanks in advance.