Commence
Summer Academy

Eight week program to break in to finance.

8
Private 1-Hour Sessions with an Expert
3
Mock Assessment Centre Interviews
Run by instructors from
Goldman SachsDeutsche BankHSBC
+ more

Only 30 spots available.

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What's included

One outcome. Walking into your interview ready.

8 x weekly 1-on-1 sessions

A weekly hour, structured as 45 min main block, 10 min applications check-in, and 5 min on next week’s priorities.

3 x mock interviews

Behavioural in Week 5, technical in Week 7, and a full final-round simulation in Week 8. Marked against the firm-standard grid and recorded so you can rewatch.

Modelling & accounting course

Industry-standard modelling and accounting drills to work through between sessions. Anything you get stuck on, we walk through in the 1-on-1.

Unlimited Access to Commence Pro

AI Interview prep
Behavioural coach · Video interview practice · HireVue practice
  • 1000+ technical practice questions
  • Unlimited CV reviews
  • Access to all practice & learn modules
  • Exclusive WhatsApp community

Exclusive networking events

A mix of dinners and events with industry professionals across the buy side and sell side.

80% of our last cohort landed offers at bulge brackets and elite boutiques.

Morgan StanleyGoldman SachsDeutsche BankJ.P. Morgan

Week by week

Each week pairs a module on the platform with 1-on-1s. Here's the eight-week agenda.

  1. Week
    01

    Finance Fundamentals + CV

    • Finance fundamentals module
    • CV walkthrough and rewrite directions in your 1-on-1

    Outcome: A baseline CV that passes screen. You can articulate why IB.

  2. Week
    02

    Accounting + EV vs Equity Value + Application Strategy

    • Accounting module with exercises
    • Enterprise value vs equity value
    • Cohort application strategy session on when to apply where
    • Commence Tracker introduced as your application tracker
  3. Week
    03

    DCF + Valuation (Comps & Precedents)

    • DCF with exercise
    • Trading comps and precedent transactions
    • Q&A and modelling homework review in your 1-on-1
  4. Week
    04

    LBO + M&A

    • LBO mechanics end to end
    • M&A: accretion / dilution, deal structuring, synergies
    • Q&A and modelling homework review in your 1-on-1
  5. Week
    05

    Catch-up + Behavioural Mock

    Mock week
    • Catch-up on anything that isn’t locked in yet
    • Heavy behavioural reps on the platform through the week
    • 45-min 1-on-1 behavioural mock with platform feedback baked in
  6. Week
    06

    Formulas for Banking

    • Core IB formulas and quick-recall material
    • MCQ review on the platform
    • Q&A and unblocking in your 1-on-1
  7. Week
    07

    Brainteasers + Cohort Mock + Technical Mock

    Mock week
    • Brainteasers module
    • Cohort peer-on-peer mock interview session
    • 45-min 1-on-1 technical mock
  8. Week
    08

    Full Final-Round Simulation

    Final round
    • 45-min 1-on-1 mock in full final-round format
    • Behavioural, technical, fit, and Q-back-to-interviewer

    Outcome: You can run a 30-min final-round technical without flinching.

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£500 for the 8-week programme. Cohorts are kept small. Apply below and we'll be in touch.

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