How to be Crème de la Crème at GOLDMAN SACHS

i want to join Goldman once i go to a target IVY for undergrad (17 year old at the moment)

 i want to be better than everyone there in terms of finance knowledge, practical and soft skills . 

i want the MDs to beg me to stay after i tell them that i am leaving for Apollo or GSB 

any unconventional tips for my goal ? 

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move fast. Whenever your around GS people. literally walk faster, run faster, sometimes you gotta get down and slide to them. 

Dance faster, shit faster, eat faster, fart faster. The whole 18 yards

 
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As Patrick Curtis once wrote: you can be a double major in finance and economics from Wharton and still know jack shit compared to a 1st year analyst from the middle of no where Nebraska

 

Well you actually said "You can have a 4.0 with a double major in finance and economics from Wharton, but you still know little compared to the first-year analyst across the table" in your interview guide, but I wanted to put more spice

 

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