{"id":40542,"date":"2025-06-28T12:35:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T12:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microloannexus.com\/?p=40542"},"modified":"2025-06-28T12:35:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T12:35:37","slug":"goldman-sachs-internship-acceptance-harder-than-harvard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microloannexus.com\/?p=40542","title":{"rendered":"Goldman Sachs Internship Acceptance Harder Than Harvard"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Goldman Sachs&#8217; famed summer internship program began last week. The 10-week program allows college students to &#8220;spend the summer learning from the firm&#8217;s leaders, working on the most consequential challenges in finance, and growing as professionals,&#8221; according to the company.<\/p>\n<p>But you&#8217;ll have an easier time getting accepted into Harvard University than becoming a Goldman Sachs summer intern. While Harvard boasted a low 3.6% acceptance rate for its undergraduate class of 2028, Goldman Sachs had an even lower acceptance rate for its 2025 summer internship: 0.7%.<\/p>\n<p><b>Related:<\/b> Goldman Sachs Asks Some Managers to Move From Major Hubs Like New York City to Emerging Regions Like Dallas \u2014 Or Quit<\/p>\n<p>Over 360,000 global applicants applied for 2,600 seats in offices around the world, marking &#8220;the most competitive intern class&#8221; in the bank&#8217;s history, the firm noted in a LinkedIn post. Over 500 schools were represented, with more than 85 languages spoken among the accepted batch.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/embed\/feed\/update\/urn:li:ugcPost:7340380108165144577?compact=1\" title=\"Embedded post\" width=\"504\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Since David Solomon took over as Goldman Sachs CEO in 2018, the number of applicants for the bank&#8217;s coveted summer internship program has grown more than 300%, according to <i>Fox Business<\/i>. Compared to a year ago, the applicant pool has expanded by 15%.<\/p>\n<p>Goldman isn&#8217;t the only bank with a less than 1% acceptance rate for its summer internship. JPMorgan reported receiving 493,000 applications last year for 4,000 seats, marking an acceptance rate of 0.8%.<\/p>\n<p>The interview process for Goldman internships involves two steps: First, a 30-minute video interview with HireVue, and second, a &#8220;superday&#8221; final round of interviews with two to five interviewers. Engineering candidates additionally have to pass an online skills assessment.<\/p>\n<p>According to Glassdoor, interns were asked questions like &#8220;Walk me through your resume,&#8221; &#8220;Explain banking like you were five,&#8221; and &#8220;Why Goldman Sachs?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>Related: <\/b>Goldman Sachs CIO Says Coders Should Take Philosophy Classes \u2014 Here&#8217;s Why<\/p>\n<p>The application process for Goldman&#8217;s intern program begins over a year in advance, in the spring of the previous year. Final round interviews are already underway for candidates for next year&#8217;s internship class. Applicants have typically completed their junior year of college by the time the internship starts, making them sophomores at the time they apply.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s harder than landing an internship at JPMorgan or Goldman Sachs? Being a NASA astronaut, which only accepted 10 out of 12,000 applicants when it opened up selection in 2020, for an acceptance rate of 0.083%.<\/p>\n<p>Goldman Sachs stock was up over 20% year-to-date.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"first-letter:float-left first-letter:text-8xl first-letter:pr-1 first-letter:-mt-1 first-letter:font-black first-letter:text-gray-500 prose prose-blue max-w-3xl text-lg leading-relaxed mb-12\">\n<p>Goldman Sachs&#8217; famed summer internship program began last week. The 10-week program allows college students to &#8220;spend the summer learning from the firm&#8217;s leaders, working on the most consequential challenges in finance, and growing as professionals,&#8221; according to the company.<\/p>\n<p>But you&#8217;ll have an easier time getting accepted into Harvard University than becoming a Goldman Sachs summer intern. While Harvard boasted a low 3.6% acceptance rate for its undergraduate class of 2028, Goldman Sachs had an even lower acceptance rate for its 2025 summer internship: 0.7%.<\/p>\n<p><b>Related:<\/b> Goldman Sachs Asks Some Managers to Move From Major Hubs Like New York City to Emerging Regions Like Dallas \u2014 Or Quit<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"justify-center bg-gray-100 flex flex-col sm:flex-row rounded-lg p-6 align-middle sm:text-left text-center\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col justify-center align-middle mr-0 sm:mr-16\">\n<p class=\"text-sm leading-5 my-0\">\n      The rest of this article is locked.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"text-xl text-black font-bold leading-5 my-1\">\n      Join Entrepreneur<span class=\"text-yellow-500\">+<\/span> today for access.\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/business-news\/goldman-sachs-internship-acceptance-harder-than-harvard\/493960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goldman Sachs&#8217; famed summer internship program began last week. 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