I’ve gone through BIWS once and felt solid at the time, but after a few weeks of focusing on school, I realized I’ve already forgotten a ton.
Is this normal? Do people just accept that technicals are something you relearn closer to interviews?
Curious how others structured this without burning out or rereading guides 5 times...
| +308 | UBS in Shambles as Proposed $100k H1B Fee Looms | 67 | 7h |
| +103 | I think I’m logging off after ER visit | 21 | 13h |
| +97 | Article: UBS Quietly Hollowing Out Its Onshore Workforce and Rebuilding the Bank in India | 25 | 2d |
| +90 | Fitting In as a first gen | 28 | 12h |
| +77 | Is it Bad That I ALREADY Don’t Care? | 24 | 13h |
| +52 | Consulting Son or CorpDev Daughter? | 6 | 2d |
| +43 | How easy was recruiting for you? | 19 | 1h |
| +39 | How do I know when I’m relying too heavily on ai for IB technicals? Or should I just avoid it? | 12 | 4d |
| +36 | Breaking into Healthcare IB | 10 | 5d |
| +36 | Quitting for travel break? | 15 | 1d |
Career Resources
Get instant access to lessons taught by experienced private equity pros and bulge bracket investment bankers including financial statement modeling, DCF, M&A, LBO, Comps and Excel Modeling.
This is standard. You’re currently memorizing "inputs" rather than understanding the plumbing.
Think of it like a language. If you aren't speaking it, you forget the vocab. But once you understand the grammar (the underlying logic of why the statements link or why we use FCF), it’s much harder to unlearn.
Don't burn out relearning it every month. Focus on your GPA. When interview season gets close, do a hard refresh. Since you’ve seen it once, it will come back 10x faster the second time.
Amet quia sed est sint similique saepe. Consequuntur quia similique voluptatem aliquid aut consequatur. Recusandae voluptatem eum similique voluptatibus facilis eius. Et temporibus est ducimus commodi dolor esse ut accusantium.
Doloremque dolor at quia possimus porro tempore laborum. Voluptas similique ut omnis suscipit nostrum laborum. Dolorum nihil enim doloribus voluptatum quis.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...