9 Things You Should Start Doing Now If You're Interning On Wall Street This Summer

By now, most college students have their summer internship plans set. If you got that dream internship at some coveted Wall Street firm, congratulations.

Now, there are still about three months before the official work crunch begins, and these three months should not be wasted.

To help you out, Clusterstock has compiled a list of things that you should start doing now while there's time let.

Brush up on excel.

Proficiency in Excel is crucial to any Wall Street internship—and job, for that matter. Going into an internship with polished Excel abilities means one less week to brush up on Excel if you are rusty. That also means one more week to impress the superiors with faster turnaround.

But also be careful not to over-prepare—interning at a Wall Street firm is sweet, but it's unlikely you'll be building quant models all day. A former Wall Street intern also told Business Insider that it's definitely not worth it to take modeling workshops or the like to prepare for the internship.

Read the Wall Street Journal everyday.

This shouldn't be new. Most economics classes in college will have reading the Wall Street Journal as a requirement. The Money & Investing section of the WSJ is the most crucial, and will be informative on the most pressing issues facing the financial industry and also familiarize you with financial terminology. Keeping updated on the news will also be good when you're in need of random talking points during networking.

Update your wardrobe.

Dressing the part is a crucial part of making any good impression. But it's also important to remember not to go over the top and be too conspicuous.

Need help? Check out Business Insider's intern style guide with 15 tips that'll help you start shopping.

Also, you'll be making good money as an intern, so reward yourself a little.

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