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+25 Incoming @ UVA, now what? 25 3mo
+20 Canada CPA-Big4 Audit vs IB? 7 3mo
+27 Won $800k lottery — going into BB IB in July. Is it worth it anymore? Genuinely torn. 12 3mo
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0 Mizuho - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 3mo
0 Did anyone have trouble prepping for sie and 63 1 3mo
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+18 Stubbed Operating Model Test Question - how to forecast 6 3mo
0 Does sophomore yr internship matter for ft recruiting? 1 3mo
+17 Bcom vs BBA degrees 14 3mo
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0 UniCredit - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3mo
+3 Citi Leveraged Finance Insights 1 3mo
0 UniCredit - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3mo
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+86 Are there "Cheatcode" IB Groups? Aka Collect Easy Checks and do Nothing? 30 3mo
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0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3mo
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0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3mo
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+146 EVR is not an EB 36 3mo
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Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (51) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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