+12 Charges and Breaking into IB 1 8y
+21 2019 SA: Top IB vs General Atlantic 2 8y
+66 Q&A: Middle Market IB Analyst 34 8y
+95 UVA vs. Villanova (VSB) Investment Banking 64 8y
+13 Best way to get into investment banking without experience 2 8y
+61 Lateral Unlikely - Is MSF the answer? 19 8y
+5 Pen (CAS) vs Duke vs Chapel Hill (pre admit) 2 8y
+17 USC vs. Emory vs. UC Berkeley 14 8y
+36 Which school should I attend to get into Investment Banking: UVA Mcintire or Brown? 26 8y
+3 McCombs Kelley or Babson Undergraduate 1 8y
+13 College Decision Advise 4 8y
+80 EBs have more interesting work than BBs? 15 8y
+12 Longevity in IB - focusing on the long haul 1 8y
+6 Does major matter for Vandy 3 8y
+48 Greenhill's franchise 32 8y
+22 MBA Career Switch to IB Associate 9 8y
+82 Investment Banking University Recruiting Report – 7 Key Takeaways 11 8y
+25 What do I need to do? Overqualified, overeducated, with tons of Sales experience...No job. 7 8y
+4 Is it worth it to be a Math Major at UT-Austin? 2 8y
+34 C in Financial Accounting - How does this affect me? What's next? 13 8y
+14 Top 20 US Uni or Warwick for IB? 14 8y
0 CFA® - Calgary Investment Banking 9 8y
+16 Will STRH look at T20 - 25 PT MBA for IB? 2 8y
+6 Working at Citi Las Colinas (TX) Campus? 5 8y
+7 Different Internship Route 1 8y
+21 MSF -> Boutique -> MBA -> BB 14 8y
+55 Last chance for Investment Banking? 15 8y
+15 Suntrust Robinson Humphrey's Target Schools 15 8y
+15 Baylor University & Investment Banking 4 8y
+3 Thoughts on Raymond James IB? 1 8y
+13 Duke vs Georgetown Master degree 11 8y
+42 Brown/Cornell/UVA undergrad for banking/finance? 32 8y
+19 Need help deciding what colleges to apply too 8 8y
0 Nova, ASU, Brandeis, UCSD, Tulane, Santa Clara? Are these all non-targets? 3 8y
+20 Is William & Mary worth the out-of-state-tuition? 12 8y
+34 WUSTL vs. Cornell 18 8y
0 Is it possible to be in global advisory then become an investment banker? 0 8y
+27 Easiest "target" school to get into 61 8y
+30 On average, how would you rate the girls you attract? How much of it do you think is due to your job? 9 8y
0 Top MSF programs aside from Vandy/UT/Villanova for IB? 1 9y
+2 How are Wake Forest and Notre Dame perceived on the street? Semi-Target? 4 9y
0 Atlanta: Happy Hour/Networking/Meet-up 0 9y
+1 Stay at Rutgers vs. going to UT Austin for IB 2 9y
0 Should a cover letter come across kind of douchey? 3 9y
+294 My hippie mom doesn't want me to go into IB 99 9y
+15 Barclays Capital Atlanta 10 9y
0 Just started looking for a summer Finance internship in Atlanta; am I screwed? [Freshman at target school] 9 9y
+18 CC -> Cornell Transfer Advice 6 9y
+160 NYU Stern not good enough? 222 9y
0 The Finance/Corporate life. Please respond!! 19 9y
+124 Professional Athlete or Investment Banker? 81 9y
0 What is Business Research and is it Useful? 0 9y
0 Brookwood Associates 0 9y
0 BBA from non/semi-target vs Econ from a target 3 9y
+6 UVA Econ vs UMichigan Econ to IBD 1 9y
0 General Questions 0 9y
0 CS/Business Double Major at UT Austin 1 9y
0 Arlington Capital Advisors Superday 2 9y
+24 MBA Decisions for IB (Wharton vs Booth w $ vs Ross w $$ vs Fuqua w $$$) 8 9y
+17 How hard is it to break into IB from Emory University? 11 9y
+15 Stub Period in Comp Analysis 7 9y
+61 Division 1 College Football Player 30 9y
+11 STERN VS. HAAS VS. ROSS 24 9y
+141 A 200k Dollar Decision 147 9y
0 WSO Atlanta Meet Up? 0 9y
0 Duke MMS or Brandeis MSF 1 9y
+1 What Should I Say? 1 9y
0 KBW super day 0 9y
+21 Transferring from Villanova 15 9y
+7 Highschool student, soon to be college student, worried about low test scores? 4 9y
+14 How Useful/Expensive is MLT? 9 9y
+216 Ask Me Anything: Post-MBA IBD Associate at BB (NYC) 94 9y
+50 Recruiting and Resume Advice from the Rockies 27 9y
+21 Which of these is best? 23 9y
+18 IU 14 9y
+63 Why would anyone want to go to Wharton for IB? 36 9y
+18 Is Transferring from Emory worth it? 12 9y
0 Deciding between 2 schools - UNC KF and Cornell CAS 2 9y
0 Houlihan Lokey FAS Atlanta 2 9y
+54 Getting a C 36 9y
+44 Is Vanderbilt a Good School in the Eyes of Recruiters? 52 9y
0 moving from a boutique to Wall Street 3 9y
+36 Best Career Progression and Salary Outside of Banking - Junior with a 3.8 24 9y
0 Genesis Capital Super Day 0 9y
0 How often do IB analysts quit (BB and top EB/MM firms) 3 9y
+25 Range of BSchools for IB 3 9y
0 Is this a good combo or overkill? 0 10y
+7 Why the acronym M&A? 4 10y
+15 How difficult is internal acceptance to UVA - McIntire? 11 10y
+13 UVA out-of-state vs. UNC in-state for undergrad business 9 10y
0 Colgate versus UVA 7 10y
0 What are my options? - Seeking some advice 7 10y
+5 What shot do i have - Constructive criticism 13 10y
0 Which school is better? - Better placements? 35 10y
0 Duke Markets and Management Studies Certificate - Views? 10 10y
0 Equity Research - No access to ER 8 10y
0 Deutsche Bank Atlanta - Info on the Atlanta branch? 8 10y
+17 Duke vs. Princeton 11 10y
0 Capstone Financial - Atlanta, GA - Financial services training program? 5 10y
0 Career Advice Needed - In my mid 20s trying to advance my career 2 10y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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