2024 Best Chicago M&A Shop?

So basically I’m a Sophmore and can go anywhere I want. It just has to be Chicago for personal reasons. Just wondering what the most cracked shop is in terms of culture, comp, exits, etc. Thx

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BGL is really really good. Forget about Blair, Lincoln, Gugg and Baird, those are all shit shops. If you want real cracked shops that someone elite like you belongs you go BGL, Stout or Josh International, a bank that we opened at my schools ib club.

 

WashU is mid, ever heard of a more prestigious school such as Western Kentucky U

 

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