WSO Users Tier List

S: GOATed

- People w mission impossible-level break-in stories

- 35+ Y/O Directors/MDs still on this site for some reason

- Paradise Posters

- Dr Indian Dude (& Associates)

- TruthtoLight

A: Pretty Cool/Respectable

- People who did 2+2+2

- People who deviated/non-traditional 

- Non-targets who broke in

- Targets who broke in

- Ironic posters/commenters

B: Can't hate

- Normal people talking about the job

- Employed Hardos

- People in the non IB/PE forums

- Nepo's who admit it

C: Entirely Neutal

- SA & FT 20XX forum starters

- "Rate my chances/Seeking Advice" people

- UK "People"

- People who do nothing 

D+: A little annoying 

- Asian H1Bs

- Out of touch people who cannot level-set

D-: Low IQ or Rage Bait?

- UBS Shitpost Spammers

- Wells Fargo Glazers

- AI post writers

- People w Shit Takes

- Smoke Frog

F+: Touch Grass

- "BB Group 1 > EB Group 1, but EB Rest BB Rest" -Type University Students

- Socially Stunted Wierd People

- People who blame all their problems on DE&I/Boarderline hate Women

- Prestige maxers

F-: Gay/AI GF's ur best bet

- University (i.e unemployed) Hardos

- High School Finance Hardos (No sweek invite)

- "Prestigious" Student Investment Club members who think they're important (kys)

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