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+57 Northwestern vs Duke vs Columbia GS 35 4mo
+83 How Bad Is This? Printed Book In Person Meeting Full of #VALUE Errors 37 4mo
+9 IB Recruiting Question 2 4mo
+12 The Lost Einsteins: How Banking's Obsession With the Past Is Driving Away the Talent That Will Define Its Future 3 4mo
+27 Berkeley Haas vs. UF for IB (M&A/TMT/RX) — Which Actually Places Better? 13 4mo
+104 Summer Associate Recruiting: GS TMT v JPM M&A v CVP v EVR M&A v PJT M&A (all NYC) 65 4mo
+10 I’m going to ICADE, what should I do to break into IB London? 4 4mo
+87 what does it mean to "spread comps" 86 4mo
+3 Ziegler Analyst Process 3 4mo
+6 How to land top clubs @ target 7 4mo
+8 Ddd 7 4mo
0 Difficulty lateraling from NYC to SF 1 4mo
0 NYC Roommate Hunt 3 4mo
+16 Worth Lateraling to MBB from MM IB? 5 4mo
+25 transfer to columbia? 22 4mo
0 Realistic laterals from a NYC LMM bank? 3 4mo
+10 Auburn University IB Path 9 4mo
+15 MBA-Level IB Recruiting from a T25 Summer 2026 Internship Cycle (Anecdotal) 1 4mo
+11 RBC IB H1B sponsorship 9 4mo
0 GPA for FT recruiting no RO 4 4mo
+28 TCU Neeley vs UVA A&S for Chicago/NY IB… McIntire lockout a dealbreaker? 22 4mo
+6 PJT Strategic Advisory FT NYC 7 4mo
0 Looking to Trade / Review Restructuring Case Studies (Associate-Level Prep) 3 4mo
+6 Full Time Recruiting 2 4mo
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+5 Amherst vs Williams 7 4mo
+88 Accepted into HBS!!! Need Advice 9 4mo
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0 Junior Summer Analyst to Full Time 2 4mo
+10 Sports IB/advisory, how to target etc 10 4mo
+140 Is Stern or Ross a more prestigious undergrad? 65 4mo
+21 Monograms on Shirt as an Intern - Yes or No? 15 4mo
+212 Dartmouth Partners Sucks. 68 4mo
+36 Incoming Oxford PPE Student → Sovereign Wealth Fund (Dubai/London?) 34 4mo
+20 How hard are SA technicals? 6 4mo
+8 Michigan Ross IBE vs UT Austin ECB for IB → Growth Equity 2 4mo
+3 IB Rankings if you actually know the industry (college sophomores please ignore). 28 4mo
+12 Tech IB - West vs. East coast 5 4mo
+1 HL FVA Comp? 3 4mo
+5 JPM Commercial Banking pay? 5 4mo
+15 Sophomore nontarget curious about Junior year summer recruiting 17 4mo
+41 NYU Stern or UVA Mcintire 58 4mo
+75 Morgan Stanley brings back slavery in Budapest, 1.5K for M&A NY work 23 4mo
0 MM banks drug test (HL, Lincoln) 3 4mo
+31 Correcting Summer analysts... 15 4mo
+2 University of Florida IB placements + advice? 3 4mo
0 Any Tips/Advice for Incoming Analyst 1s? 1 4mo
+3 Morgan Stanley Budapest, whats going on? 1 4mo
0 NYU Econ CAS for High Finance? 2 4mo
+10 Struck out on SA 27 recruiting with the BBs - am I cooked 5 4mo
+28 DNB acquires Carnegie 17 4mo
+23 UK-Semi Target/Target vs China Target Undergrad for HK IBD & AMPB 14 4mo
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+143 London Analyst 1 Comp - 2024 162 4mo
+10 Citizens SA27 81 4mo
+18 Are Target Schools still worth it? 12 4mo
+7 SA26 Advice 1 4mo
+35 Emory College vs Georgia Tech Scheller vs UNC Kenan-Flagler (Assured Admit) vs Middlebury College 30 4mo
+197 UBS (Bouse of BBs) or Cain Brothers/Leerink, MM Boutiques? 49 4mo
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+5 Thoughts on AI networking tools?? 5 4mo
+10 Insight Into DC Advisory NYC? 15 4mo
0 What are the most cutthroat and divisive target schools? 2 4mo
0 Can a banker from a non NYC office refer you for a role in NYC? 1 4mo
+19 Where Can I place FT? 13 4mo
+10 Incoming IB SA running viral rizz content on burner - keep cooking or chill? 2 4mo
+15 Chances at IB analyst aged 30, coming off top 3 European masters degree? 2 4mo
+12 DB groups (NY) - Healthcare rotations a bad idea? Best groups? 5 4mo
+7 GS TMT NY vs SF 4 4mo
+15 Pushing back grad date to recruit - need help 7 4mo
+6 SMU vs Northeastern 7 4mo
+9 Delete 7 4mo
+4 Picking Between Tech v HC 5 4mo
+147 IB Tier List based on Prestige, Dealflow, Comp, Exits, Culture 53 4mo
+4 Will any non-US IB ever reach the level of Barclays in the US? 4 4mo
+1 KeyBanc Capital Markets - NYC 2 4mo
+99 Ivey "Fall Off" Explained 32 4mo
+18 Commodore Capital Group - Vnderbilt Offer Revocation 3 4mo
+25 Lazard 2026 Exits 31 4mo
+6 Should I transfer to NYU as an incoming junior (want BB). Non Target. 1 4mo
+223 GO TO HELL LONDON 35 4mo
+22 Columbia in IB 18 4mo
+3 JPM Lateral Networking 5 4mo
+15 HS Senior Debating Transfer (need advice from older ppl) 5 4mo
+83 Becky Is Paradise 33 4mo
+9 MSF + MBA? 1 4mo
+19 Deutsche Bank NYC Office Gym??? 7 4mo
+19 IB Recruiting Advice 7 4mo
+9 JPM IBD Internal Mobility 13 4mo
+24 Indiana Kelley Incoming Freshman: Tips for this summer and for my four years. 16 4mo
+4 Help Incoming Intern 5 4mo
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+8 Deciding between two colleges 3 4mo
+1 Citizens FIG 2 4mo
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0 South Florida Finance Attire 2 4mo
+37 Lazard NYC return offers 13 4mo
+66 Peptides For Investment Bankers 21 4mo

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  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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