BB: Be diverse and enter a summer analyst diversity program, learn the $10 depreciation question, have a fake sophomore internship at your Uncle’s PE fund.
EB: Top gpa, top target, know more accounting than KKR VP’s, mental math is your hobby, president of your school’s hardo finance club.
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There are definitely “stereotypes” like that, but plenty of people break into BB/EB without fitting those exact molds. Good GPA, solid internships, and networking go a long way regardless. The biggest difference is just how competitive it is, not that there’s only one path.
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