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Application timeline

​​Winter 2025 Application Cycle for Sophomores Only!​​​

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Applications consist of a resume, cover letter, and transcript and are accepted and encouraged from students representing all academic backgrounds and prior professional experiences. All applicants should have a foundational knowledge of the role of investment banks prior to applying.

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Winter 2025 Sophomore Application

 

Please direct any further recruiting questions to Lucy Charles at lncharles@wisc.edu

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Recommended Online Resources

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Recommended Reading list

Investment Banking

Too Big to Fail, Andrew Ross Sorkin
Monkey Business, Rolfe and Troob
The Accidental Investment Banker, Knee
The Partnership, Charles D. Ellis
Liars Poker, Lewis
Barbarians at the Gate, Burroughs and Helyar
The Predator’s Ball, Bruck
Bonfire of the Vanities, Wolfe
Big Deal, Wasserstein

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Trading

Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, Lefevre
The New Market Wizards, Schwager
Come into My Trading Room: A Complete Guide to Trading, Elder
Inside the Yield Book, Homer and Leibowitz

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Business

Networking Is a Contact Sport, Joe Sweeney
Built to Last, Collins and Porras
Den of Thieves, Stewart
A Random Walk Down Wall Street, Malkiel
Inventing Money, Nicholas Dunbar
When Genius Fails, Roger Lowenstein

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Consulting

Dangerous Markets, Barton, Newell, and Wilson
20/20 Foresight: Crafting Strategy in an Uncertain World, Courtney
Aligning the Stars, Tierney and Lorsch
The Accelerating Organization, Maira and Scott-Morgan
The Art of War, Sun-Tzu

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