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+188 BofA List 47 2y
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+188 Exit as a VP because lost interest 80 3y
+188 Medical School --> IBanking 89 4y
+188 OCR: The Saga Continues (Alternate Title: I Now Have Cancer of the Nose) 55 6y
+188 Official Investment Banking Rankings: Boutique and Bulge Bracket Prestige 275 3y
+187 2026 Q1 Americas M&A League Table Standings 51 4mo
+187 UBS IB Americas Fees Collapse: 25Q1 Fees half of 24Q1 Fees and outside Top 20 (LSEG Data) 59 1y
+187 UBS bonus thread 93 1y
+187 will covid-19 affect IB bonuses? 88 3y
+187 JP Morgan Investment Banking Junior Analyst Full Time Program 471 6y
+187 BAML 2019 SA Megathread 477 5y
+187 Investment Banking Holidays? 73 5y
+187 Advice for Non-Targets - Hitting "Apply" Button on LinkedIn Isn't Enough 38 9y
+186 Feeling lost after not receiving return offer 82 4mo
+186 You’re All Missing This - IB & Compound Interest Potential 75 1y
+186 Owning a Dog in IB - Incoming Associate 53 4y
+186 How much have you saved? 204 3y
+186 Learning Curve as 2nd Year Analyst 25 7y
+186 No Offers Yet - What to do? 266 7y
+186 Family wants me to go BB over elite boutique offer 138 4y
+185 What happned to all the diversity programs 39 9mo
+185 Ridiculous Buyside Requests 60 3y
+185 London 2023 Progress Megathread 833 3y
+185 Why everybody say that I HAVE TO enjoy my 20s? 70 4y
+185 My Uncle is a Partner at GS - Help? 51 4y
+185 Greenhill in 2020 92 4y
+185 Personal Experience with Houston Energy IBD - Thoughts on Industry Outlook? (Long Post) 71 4y
+185 Regional Boutiques are vastly overlooked in IB 29 4y
+185 The rise of RBC Capital Markets 72 3y
+185 How WSO has enhanced my IB/PE career 43 10y
+185 Investment Banking vs. Capital Markets - How different are they? 153 3y
+184 Why Are Exit Ops Such a Priority? What Happened to Grinding It Out to MD? 69 8mo
+184 SA 2026 - STOP MAKING THIS RECRUITING MISTAKE 64 1y
+184 Return Offer Chances 27 2y
+184 Junior Banker Protection Policy - Looking for Feedback/Help 7 2y
+184 I Don’t Want to do IB Long Term but there’s nowhere to go 64 2y
+184 Sweet Sweet Victory 31 3y
+184 2021 Bonus Megathread 427 3y
+183 UBS IB Americas has failed, now behind Santander and Stiffel 37 1mo
+183 JPMorgan Soars, UBS Sinks: The 7 Full-Service Banking Tiers You Need to Know in 2024 (Americas Edition) 51 1y
+183 Dealing with depression and insomnia after unsuccessful IB recruitment 81 1y
+183 Never hire your friends...got burned 38 3y
+183 is the gpa cut off still 3.5? 76 4y
+183 Do Looks Matter in IB 55 6y
+183 Your Experience with the Bamboo Ceiling? 206 6y
+183 Leaving analyst program at a BB before 2 years is up 193 9y
+182 Why is sentiment on UBS here so negative? Are there really no positives? 51 1mo
+182 Finishing 2 years at EB, Going to Corp Dev / Strat. Peers all telling me I have "Given up". 83 7mo
+182 IB in Canada: What’s the point? 98 2y
+182 Suicidal thoughts in IB 37 3y
+182 Predictions for IB business for 22-23 40 3y
+182 Most prestigious way to enter a meeting room? 47 4y
+182 GS Merger Rumors 76 6y
+182 Coronavirus impact on 2020 sa 88 4y
+182 Barclays Springboard 2020 385 5y
+182 Majoring in Wall Street? 173 4y
+182 What do sophomores usually do for internships? 260 6y
+182 IB Career: 30's, 40's, and Beyond 115 9y
+182 Penn state vs OSU vs umich !!!!!! BB IBD plz help!!! 148 4y
+181 More UBS Departures to Santander, Wells 32 9mo
+181 whats the highest testosterone IB division and at which bank? 60 2y
+181 Citi is about to layoff (more) folks 170 3y
+181 Is Wells Fargo poised to become the next BB? 65 1y
+181 If you could get your DREAM DREAM job out of undergrad, wib? 143 4y
+181 Would really appreciate if someone could say Happy Birthday to me 117 5y
+181 *CANADIAN* 2018 Investment Banking Summer Analyst mini Thread 298 6y
+181 My girlfriend's 25 yro sister made ~$107k as a nurse... 143 5y
+180 Unspoken rules for summer interns? 48 2mo
+180 Incoming analyst at UBS - am I cooked? 21 9mo
+180 Broke down in front of my mom tonight 83 2y
+180 Barclays layoffs 127 3y
+180 Does anyone regret choosing an EB over BB? 51 4y
+180 Thanks to IB long hours, I officially have angina 47 2y
+180 Q&A: Vice President at London IB Boutique 58 6y
+180 Drug Tests for incoming SA/FT analysts in midst of corona? 73 2y
+180 Evercore SA 2021 686 4y
+180 Q&A: I didn't get a return offer 47 4y
+180 Houston Investment Banking 2019 107 6y
+180 2015-2016 salary & bonus discussion 177 5y
+180 A Clueless Freshman's First Networking Event 23 11y
+179 Sent my Claude prompt to 200+ Teams chat. MD wants to see me Monday. 53 1mo
+179 Distressed / Special Situations IB Is Paradise 15 7mo
+179 Investment Banking US League Table YTD 2024 (FactSet) 88 2y
+179 IBD exit doesn't exist in HK 70 2y
+179 GS TMT Partners Leaving to Evercore 35 2y
+179 Question for senior bankers - does it get more or less stressful as you progress? 28 2y
+179 Investment Banks as Watch Brands 48 2y
+179 Some thoughts about luck in your career 36 3y
+179 IB/PE 10 years after college 67 4y
+179 We just work a normal job 38 5y
+179 Leave $105,000 Financial Analyst job with 20 hour weeks for Investment Banking? 44 4y
+179 Leaked EY Email 95 5y
+179 What’s the first day like as an IB analyst? 43 5y
+179 Barclays 2020 Summer Intern 89 5y
+179 Q&A: 2nd yr IB Analyst - Australia 70 3y
+179 I don't know if investment banking is right for me anymore 52 9y
+179 School representation on Wall Street this year is shocking 142 5y
+179 Do Looks Matter? 411 4y

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