Which Path Is More Prestigious???

Trinity School NYC high school--> Harvard undergrad --> GS TMT --> GSB MBA --> Corp Dev for rest of life

OR

Local High school in arkansas --> UArkansas undergrad --> Blackstone out of undergrad ---> rise ranks to partner 

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OR

Target high school (think OHS, BHS, WHS) -> Community College -> No offer received (but no offer needed bc trust fund baby - ~$300mm+) -> Trolls WSO all day and night

 

Harvard -> IB Analyst -> PE Associate -> Oxford -> Move to Silicon Fen and found a Unicorn Startup 

 

lol def first. dad ipo's company at 1.75 trillion and you get sweet sweet inheritance while being in "corp dev," partying in st barts for the rest of your life. 

 

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