Trinity School NYC high school--> Harvard undergrad --> GS TMT --> GSB MBA --> Corp Dev for rest of life
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Local High school in arkansas --> UArkansas undergrad --> Blackstone out of undergrad ---> rise ranks to partner
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Obviously the one without a rich daddy and legacy into harvard
This is clearly written by an 18 year old freshman at nyu
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While 1 is technically more prestigious, I'd have more trust and respect for 2
2 never happened while 1 has happened
1 didn’t even go to Andover. He’s not even the best at his game
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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
Harvard BA -> Oxford MA -> UBS TMT
Don’t sleep on Disney CorpDev
Couldn't get into exeter/andover? Fucking tard
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.
St barts is about as prestigious a place to party as tuscaloosa alabama
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