WSFM aims to identify and develop high-performing undergraduate and graduate students to become Texas Mccombs leaders in the financial services and alternative asset management industries. WSFM graduates will be engaged alumni and represent UT and the McCombs School of Business in the highest standards including mentoring current WSFM students, serving on the NYFM Council, and being UT ambassadors at their firms.
Students accepted into the WSFM Leadership Program excel at the following:
- Interest in and knowledge of the financial services and/or alternative asset management industries
- Academic performance (GPA and/or standardized tests)
- Leadership roles in school organizations and/or athletic teams
- Professional experience prior to graduate school (MBAs only)
- Information sessions to be held in late August for first-year MBAs and early September for sophomores, MPA and MSF students.
- Applications due by early September for first-year MBA students, and mid-September for sophomores, MPA and MSF students.
- Requires submission of resume and written personal essays
- Selected applicants will go through a two-round interview process.
The first round with the 8-member WSFM Executive Committee and the second round with the WSFM Faculty Director.
Students accepted into the WSFM Leadership Program receive:
- WSFM-only courses
- General and personalized coaching throughout summer and full-time interview process
- A mentor from the New York for McCombs Council
- A WSFM student mentor
- Subsidized trip to New York City (the “NYC Trek”) to meet with NYFM mentors and Council members and to network with a select group of financial services firms
- Invitation to NYC Summer Brunch with alumni and WSFM students interning in the City
- Leadership and mentorship opportunities within the program
Valuation Boot Camp for BBA, MPA, and MSF students with corporate partners that include case presentations and networking events.
Have questions or want to learn more? Contact Xavier Sztejnberg, NYFM Faculty Director.