What do you do?
People seem to be asking left/right/center. So what do you do? PE/HF/IB/School?
I'll know if you're lying.
People seem to be asking left/right/center. So what do you do? PE/HF/IB/School?
I'll know if you're lying.
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Senior at UT-Austin, heading to NY next year for IB.
Hey Texas IB, I'm math/econ at UT and have a few questions to ask you. Any way I could contact you? (email, etc) I'm new to the site and can't send a PM yet.
Thanks
undergrad
what did you study? I am going to be on campus for summer interns in a few weeks.
school: undergrad..Freshman
I was a Finance/BHP major.
Have fun in Austin. Should be a real nice break from banking.
I am not in banking but IM. I live in Houston. Just moved from Chicago
HF for me btw.
GS, I read in an earlier post that you went to UT. Are you back working in Texas?
Undergrad. Finishing up my last quarter.
Interning at Friedman Billings Ramsey.
Starting HLHZ (hopefully ADG) in July 07.
Net-net, I'm in banking.
M&A Associate
IB analyst
another loser in a cube with some corn nuts.
However once work is over I'm a total badass! with my 2006 porsche, designer clothes and 2 bedroom apartment for myself!
Solid 100th post.
M&A Assoc
Soon to be IB Associate
undergrad in the midst of summer analyst applications
RE PE associate, soon to be senior associate.
Undergrad in the middle of summer applications. January is going to be an intense month.
just finished undergrad at UT-Austin, starting as an analyst this summer in NYC
Finished first degree here at Texas...finishing up second degree in the spring. Then IB here in Houston. Seems like UT is very well represented here.
Looks good for you UT undergrads that worry about getting into Banking.
BTW, I meant IB at a top BB here in Houston.
3rd year analyst - M&A
From the ghetto....
At a BB in NYC.......
I wish
Freshman undergrad at UT majoring in finance and hopefully BHP if I can get in as a sophomore.
College senior, heading to the BB I interned for
Top BB next year
trading
BB IBD Analyst
analyst
Senior at college on the East Coast. Starting next year as an analyst.
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