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The Finance Talent Pathway is highly competitive. Strong candidates are highly motivated to succeed in the most competitive industries in finance and will exhibit high scholastic standing. Applications are open to incoming freshmen and sophomores with a major or minor in finance or other areas offered by the Kate Tiedemann School of Business and Finance. Key factors to consider include career interests, work and entrepreneurial experiences, high-school or college extracurricular activities, AP credits, AP courses, SAT, ACT scores and college coursework (for sophomore applicants).

The application and review process for the Finance Talent Pathway is independent of application and review processes for other KTBSF undergraduate scholarships.

It varies year to year. Meeting the required and recommended criteria does not guarantee acceptance. Cohort size is limited to optimize the experience of the students. The selection process is highly competitive.

Participants will compete with the best and brightest in the nation for internships and full-time jobs. Here are some of the key questions to consider carefully before applying:

• Do I have good attention to detail, initiative, strong analytical and communication skills, and high intellectual curiosity?
• Am I willing to invest significant time and effort in and outside of class to network and prepare for the interviews?
• Given my personality and aspirations, is this type of career (fast-paced and competitive) a good fit?
• Am I willing/interested in working in large metropolitan cities and financial centers such as New York, Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, Nashville, Charlotte, Houston, Dallas, San Francisco, Miami, and Tampa/St. Petersburg. 

Applications are processed on a rolling basis. Selected candidates will be invited to interview.

The Finance Talent Pathway is not a certificate program or part of the Honors College. It will also not appear on transcripts.

No additional courses are required. Instead, the program provides exclusive training opportunities such as the Wall Street Prep passport, Wall Street Prep in-person Excel Modeling seminars, and an opportunity to visit multiple companies in New York City. Participants are also expected to complete career development training sessions during the semester and make satisfactory progress on internship applications.

Participants will receive financial support to complete the WSP Student Passport online free of change and almost-all-expense-covered two all-day instructor-led WSP seminars on Financial Statement and Valuation in the fall semester and M&A and LBO Modeling in the spring semester. Scholarships will also be provided to support most, if not all, travel and lodging related expenses during the exclusive company visit to New York.

In addition, performance-based scholarships of $5,000 will be awarded every spring to each of up to four freshmen and four sophomores.

• Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) Certification: Participants should complete Bloomberg (BMC) certification within 2 months of entering the program.
  
  
• Research using Capital IQ and regularly read business news such as Wall Street Journal or Barron鈥檚
  
  
• Advanced Excel and Financial Modeling Training including the Wall Street Prep (WSP) Student Passport online and two all-day instructor-led WSP seminars on Financial Statement and Valuation in the fall semester and M&A and LBO Modeling in the spring semester
  
  
• Networking: Participants must join invited networking meetings as often as possible. They are also expected to spend significant time networking with alumni and industry professionals to learn about finance practice, the companies, and work opportunities.
  
  
• Leadership development: Participants are expected to actively participate or take a leadership position in business student organizations to develop networking and leadership skills.
  
  
• Company visit(s): Participants will receive scholarships for the faculty-led student group annual visit to New York City. Visits to other cities may be arranged if demand is strong and funding is available.
  
  
• Internships: Participants should secure at least one finance/accounting internship/co-op before junior year and a finance internship in the summer of junior year that has high potential to lead to a full-time position of the field/firm in which the student is interested.
  
  
• Peer Mentoring and Giving Back
  • Participants who show outstanding performance may be invited to serve as peer mentors after successful completion of the first year of the program.
  • Candidates in their junior or senior year are expected to offer mentoring, finance career advising, and other advanced career development opportunities to freshmen and sophomore candidates selected into the program.
  • Students completing the program satisfactorily are expected to 鈥済ive back鈥� to the department and the college through mentoring help, visits, and/or other means.

All admitted freshmen must maintain an overall GPA of at least 3.5 at the University of South Florida and meet the program requirements including active and on-time participation of mandatory training sessions and seminars. Failure to do so will result in dismissal from the program.