Is the WSO academy here really worth the 6k?
Title. Have offer to join but not sure if I want to pay the 6k out of my own pocket. Want to get into IB or ER. Thoughts?
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No… they don’t teach anything you can’t learn for free..
Will second this. if you can’t break into banking with all the free information on this website, don’t spend the $6k bc you shouldn’t be working in this industry to begin with.
I understand trying to break in is very challenging, and have seen people throughout this forum cast doubts on banking as a career and also the future of it. Could you elaborate on why I shouldn’t try to work in the industry?
It sounds like most of the other commenters are under the impression that the $6k is for technical courses/skills. While you do get access to all WSO courses and unlimited boot camps for a year, I found the most value from every other aspect. The academy was helpful for me because of 24/7 access to experienced mentors. You can chat with them privately whenever and you can practice behavioral/technical interviewers with a mentor of your choice. There are several mentors across different areas of high finance. This gives you the opportunity to do a mock with the firm you’re interviewing at for ex
Spot on!
End of "example" got cut off during the copy-paste, fyi
I did the course, that's why I agreed
Dude, heard Chinese equivalents of WSO academy, like WST and OSG, are charging kids 70k usd for the same shit.
true
True, had friends in OSG, 40K usd, and you're limited to 70 1-hr lessons.
Look I’ll do it for 5K and if you don’t go BB/EB/Buyside money back. Recruiting isn’t that hard. Requirements of 3.7+ gpa at semi target+ or diversity.
bet
I'll be the dickhead.
A career in financial services consists of executing a never-ending string of open-ended, simple but not easy tasks using relationships and analysis. If you cannot complete the first one (getting the job) without hiring a $6k consultant, are you confident you can handle all of the subsequent, way harder tasks?
Rightfully said, with all the stuff on the internet for free and you still can’t break in without paying a couple thousand for tutoring - are you really fit for the industry?
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