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OpenView Shut Down
Does anyone have insight into OpenView's sudden closure? Link: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/vc-firm-o…
Am I completely screwed?
I am currently going into my junior year at a decent IB recruiting school. I went through IB recruiting over the last semester and am almost through summer still without an offer. My question is, am I completely screwed for a decent finance internship? Ideally I would do REIB, but of course would...
Chillest Banks?
What banks are the chillest? I am a person who cares very little about prestige and exit opps. All banks pay well, maybe not street, but still better than any other industry right out of UG. What banks just seem to be relaxed and chill? I would imagine the MMs are the most relaxed and least...
IB or REPE right out of college
I am an incoming junior at a solid university who is interested in the real estate space as a long term career, specifically REGAL: hotels, casinos, golf courses, that type of thing. I am only about 80% set on real estate, as I have never worked anything else in finance. I am thinking right now that...
Most Prestigious Streets To Work On Ranking
US Edition 1. Park Avenue - NYC ****Steep Dropoff**** 2. Sand Hill Road - Menlo Park 3. West Street - NYC 4. 6th Avenue/Avenue of the Americas - NYC 5. Avenue of the Stars + Constellation Blvd - LA Honorary mention: Wall Street (outdated)
Real Estate Shop Tier List
I think it is time enough for the real estate forum to get as toxic as the IB one. Drop the official 2023 Real Estate Investment Firm Tier List below.
IU vs. Wharton for Undergrad
Ok so basically I'm an eighth-grader attending a target high school next fall (think Choate/Exeter/Phillips) and I'm dead set on banking. I grind out the BIWS 400 Techs during recess. I've already built valuation models such as A/D, DCF, LBO and spreading Comps for practice on the school computer...
Prestige vs. Money/WLB
Curious to hear people's thoughts on a prestigious job vs one with higher pay for the next few years.. Institutional / UMM PE Fund / Well-Known / Structured / Career Opps / Long Hours vs. Under the Radar / Lending Advisory / Very High Bonus Upside / Short Hours (9-5)
Does SCHOOL Prestige compensate for BANK Prestige?
IB is largely based on prestige, especially for exit opps. Can a solid school name compensate for a no-name boutique? I go to a T25 MBA (Cornell, Gtown, CMU, UNC) and am considering a no-name boutique after interning at a reputable bank. Would you say that it is a somewhat fair statement that one's...
Prestige level of new HLHZ logo
Old version had retro chic, looked badass strapped to the back of an HP-12C (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/th…) New one is very generic. Globe = not America = weak, no freedom (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/…) HLHZ analysts how does it feel to be cucked by...
Worth transferring from UK to US?
I am asian american currently at one of the low-target British uni (UCL/Warwick) and interested in IB and strategy consulting. I went to high school in the States, but I ended up in UK because I wanted to live in Europe at some point in my life and because my applications with US did not go well (My...
A Definitive Prestige Tier List of Everything
Schools Tier 1a (Legend Tier): Wharton Tier 1b (Diamond Tier): LSE Tier 1c (Platinum Tier): Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Oxford, Cambridge Tier 2 (Gold Tier): Columbia, NYU, Booth Tier 3 (Crap Tier): the rest Tier 4 (KYS Tier): Stanford, Berkeley Jobs Tier 1a (Legend Tier): MF PE, Top 5 HF Tier 1b...
If I go to Community College, do I have a chance of becoming an Investment Banker?
Good Evening Everybody, I am a Community College student that would love to work in Investment Banking in the future. Although I have been seeking summer sophomore internships left and right, I tend to encounter that same old "must be enrolled in an accredited 4-year institution" statement. With...
Do I Need More Prestige for a top MBA?
Current 3 rd year Associate at a boutique consulting firm (think FTI/Huron/Navigant) doing client-facing technical/financial consulting work. Planning to apply for my MBA next fall and I’m targeting Tuck, Kellogg, INSEAD and will probably apply to Harvard/Stanford to test my luck. I’m coming...
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Post MBA Internship Decision
Trying to decide between Capital Group, Wellington, T Rowe, Fidelity (FMR), and BlackRock (FAE). Have offers from 3 of those, finals at 2 (post MBA equity analyst), but trying to get ahead of a difficult (and v fortunate) decision. Especially interested in hearing from folks currently in the space....
UBS/DB: Can we settle this?
I've noticed that UBS/DB both get so much shit from all over this site, but it seems like when I talk to folks who work on Wall Street and at several different BBs, they always talk about how they're still very respectable firms with good culture and people - great places to start a career for an...
Should I transfer to a super target? (COVID-19 edition)
I will be entering a target school (Dartmouth, Duke, UChicago, Brown) this fall and I'm wondering if I should transfer to a super target (HYPW or maybe Columbia) after my first year--if I get accepted, of course. It seems that COVID will make it difficult to network as a first year anyways, so I'm...
Does Prestige in Commercial Real Estate Development Exist? Google/Blackstone/McKinsey equivalents?
Hey guys, Is there a prestige that comes with certain development shops? I notice certain company names make people's eyes light up, like Hines, Jamestown, TCR which is mostly because of the renowned projects they have worked on. However, is it safe to say that, like going to a top school, working...
Most Prestigious Office
What office tower/skyscraper has the most prestige? Talking about tenant prestige, industry prestige, and overall exterior prestige. I'll start. 345 Park Avenue, NYC - Blackstone HQ, DB (brings down prestige), KPMG, NFL, Bristol-Myers, Piper Jaffray, and JP Morgan Who you got? What offices do you...
Which WSO Monkey Ranks are Prestigious?
hello fellow chimps. it seems that people on this site are willing to ascribe prestige to anything and everything, which got me thinking: when do the monkey ranks on this site start to become prestigious? how far up the totem pole must you go before your rank is "respectable"? where should one draw...
Can someone please explain this to me?
I was recently offered a position to join the valuations desk of a MF PE Shop. I am from a nontarget and my ultimate goal is to eventually go to a M7 program for my MBA . Would taking this BO job hinder my ability to make that transition? Also, does anyone have any numbers into how compensation is...
Why do we want "success" so bad?
I'm a lot more ambitious than people around me and how I just can't relate with them because they have no aspirations, don't plan long term, etc.(I go to a non-target state school) It got me thinking about why I'm so professionally focused and want to get into a top firm and want to get this...
Why Prestige Really Matters
So, everyone is a prestige whore in some way or another. Let's be honest. For every 1 person who can afford to pay cash for an S500 AMG but drives a Prius for the mileage, there are 100 million people who finance a car they can't really afford. The same applies to school - How many people take the...
Most prestigious job opportunity you've ever seen
What is the most prestigious job opportunity you've ever seen someone get or take directly after college?
Parthenon vs. Deloitte S&O
Looking to compare these two firms mainly in the context of brand/prestige/business school placement/exit opportunities. These would be entry level / right out of undergrad.
My View on the Current Top 10 Strategy Consulting Firms
This is my take, and I've included some basic commentary about why I've listed certain firms in certain places. I'm definitely interested in hearing what people think, but before I give the list I offer two disclaimers: 1. This is what I think the landscape CURRENTLY looks like. 5 or 10 years ago I...
Info on TripleTree?
What is the community's opinion on TripleTree? I would love to hear the community's opinion on the exit ops, prestige, pay, location (MN) and pitching/live deal balance!
JPM vs EB?
I recently secured an offer from JPM for a SA analyst role. I am anticipating this offer to amount to a FT offer after that summer. I haven't worked in an IB yet, so I don't know what coverage or product group I will end up taking on. That said, I am wondering if I should try to leverage this offer...
Life after Investment Banking
Like a majority of people who are on this website, I used to come on here and write bullshit about a life partly my own, partly fantasy. I'm now going to uncloak the anonymous man and tell you my story. My name is Stephen Ridley. I graduated from a top tier British University with a First Class...
Are the Vault Guide Rankings Accurate?
Kind of curious to see what people think about the Vault Guide Prestige rankings (mostly on prestige). Seems a little subjective and biased to me... For example, how is Qatalyst #15 in prestige? They kill it in tech and are widely known as the best tech bank (alongside Goldman and MS). Blows my...
Prestigious Pete
I would like to extend a warm welcome to myself, Prestigious Pete. I am a jealousy amalgam, created from combining all the conceited, self-assured finance super douches into one man called Prestigious Pete. After finishing up at Andover, I went on to attend Yale University, where I majored in...
Prestigious Phone Area Codes - $10,000 for a 212/310/415 Number?
Area codes are tied to geographic areas by nature and assigned to individual districts that are correlated to certain types of businesses. If you are a cold caller or do any telemarketing, you would these by heart. For instance, having a 212 area code is by nature NYC and associated with Wall...
HF Naming: Gravitas indicates poor performance
A recently published study called "Hedge Fund Flows and Name Gravitas*" claims to "We also document that having a name with gravitas is associated with abnormal negative performance: high name gravitas funds have lower returns, alphas, Sharpe ratios and manipulation-proof performance measures,...
Is This True: PE/IB Firms Ask Your for Your SAT Scores?
I've read this I think once or twice on WSO and many other times on random places on the internet. Clarifications from anyone who is actually in PE would be much appreciated. If they do ask, could one just lie, or do they go through the trouble of requesting evidence? Also, is it possible this is...
Now What: Harvard or Wharton?
Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry for posting about deciding on where to go for college, but....I was admitted off the Harvard waitlist with the condition that I can attend for the class of 2021 (i.e., I'd have to take a gap year). I had already been planning on going to Wharton for the class of 2020...
Ranking of Management Consultants in Europe in terms of prestige &exit opps
What is the ranking of management consultants in terms of prestige & exit opps, for Europe? (AT Kearney, Bain, BCG, McKinsey, OC&C, Oliver Wyman, Roland Berger, Simon Kucher, Strategy&)
My Biggest Career Mistake to Date: Prestige
Mod Note (Andy): #TBT Throwback Thursday - this was originally posted on 10/1/12. I occasionally get PMed by people at colleges I’ve never heard of before, asking if they have a shot at IBD. Folks, why IBD? The finance world is broad and varied, and there are a million ways to make a buck. Why...
WSO University Rankings
There is always a lot of talk about 'target' schools, 'prestige' and the like. I'm genuinely curious exactly how people on this site measure which universities are 'top tier'. From the perspective of an Australian, this all seems very arbitrary and based significantly on the abundance of OCR. For...
Prop Trading - New 2015
Hi all, New to the forum here. Just had an interview with Chicago Trading Company for an internship that went well. Was hoping for an opinion on them? I know they're market makers and I think options trading sounds like fun. I want to know how their reputation stacks against Jane Street, Optiver,...
Hedge Funds and "Prestige"
Hi All, I'm curious about the role of prestige and pedigree in hedge fund recruiting: how much does it matter when you're going from one HF to another? In other words, when HF X is looking for a junior-level analyst, do they care most about (a) the reputation of that last fund ("super short term...
Heard of China’s Fake Rolexes? Now There’s a Fake Goldman Sachs
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-27… China has been accused of pirating movies, handbags, Rolexes -- even cars. Add Goldman Sachs to the list. Goldman Sachs (Shenzhen) Financial Leasing Co. has been operating in the city just across the border from Hong Kong using a nearly identical...
Doctor or Lawyer?
Internal Medicine Doc, or Attorney who attended a Top 5 Law School - which title holds more prestige?
How is a MS risk reporting analyst position in terms of prestige?
LONDON - LAZ v BAML v BarCap (Exploding offers, need advice)
Hi everyone, Have SA offers for each of these in London, Laz will be a random industry team, BAML is a generalist pool with bits of work from different industries (stick with one you click with, have met and really liked HC, could try to swing joining) and Barc is UK M&A . Most threads here focus on...
What is the most prestigious way to get over the flu?
I AM SICK. I hate being sick; I become both physically and mentally incapacitated whenever this phenomenon occurs, and I absolutely hate feeling weak. However, the BSH (Big Swinging Hair, duh) in me likes to think that this sudden raw-nosed, snot-ridden, scratchy-throated manifestation of fragility...
RBC Investment Banking Future
Hey guys, I'm a current junior and have accepted an offer from RBC IBD for a summer internship. I'm just curious what the general opinion is about the future of RBC . From what I hear, RBC has a great culture and is recruiting aggressively to try and grow it's presence and brand name in the US.
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Most Prestigious Socks?
Hey again you monkeys! I was wondering where I could purchase the most prestigious socks. I already have my entire ensable down for HS prom (yes, i'm in HS might as well start early right?) which includes ferragamo loafers, my dad's rollie, a hermes tie, red suspenders, a blue shirt from Thomas Pink...
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