I think rankings are cool now

I think rankings like this should be a meme

GS MS EVR PJT

CVP JPM LAZ MOE

BOA BARC CITI CS PWP

It's like a haiku almost. You can copy and paste it anywhere, although you'll probably get hit with MS.

or how about a vintage ranking

GS MS BX

LEH JPM LAZ

ML CITI UBS CS

I guess some things never change

Why do we feel the need to rank everything? Is it a futile struggle to bring order to the uncertainty of recruiting? Is it to justify our sacrificing our time and happiness for the sake of money and exit ops? 

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