You wake up as a student that want to break into IB, you're subpar technique wise. What is your plan ?

Picture yourself back in college. You've just stumbled upon the world of IB, this domain where people seem to rake in eye-watering salaries straight out of school.

You dive in headfirst. Not out of passion, necessarily, but because everyone else seems to be doing it, and you convince yourself you're genuinely interested about DCF and LBOs.

The catch? You have zero technical skills. You're a complete novice when it comes to finance, valuation, Excel modelling, the whole toolkit. What is your game plan?

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