Hey guys,
In terms of learning the material and having a competitive edge during recruiting/interviews, which course would you guys recommend?
- TTS (Training the Street) :: 5-day intensive course used by many BBs for analyst/associate training. Costs $5000.
- IBI (Investment Banking Institute) :: 1-month course with 8 3-hour lectures. Costs $2500
The Analyst Exchange :: Online virtual course where you're paired with a teacher. Costs $3000 - Dealmaven :: Online study material. Costs $170
It'd be great to hear from people who have attended the courses and then taken part in a recruiting season after. It wouldn't be as helpful to hear from people who are going to say they would never spend $xxxx on a course. Let's look at this in terms of helpfulness for recruiting, learning material and interviews.
Let's also assume this would be taken by someone from a target/semi-target, 3.75+ GPA, relevant major and prior freshman/sophomore boutique/HF/PE experience looking to recruit during the 2009 SA season.
Thanks guys!
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I went through TTS + Dealmaven and TTS is by far the better program. Every single member of my analyst class benefited from going through this. I know you weren't looking for this, but, the competitive edge gained by going through these programs is not significant enough for most people to shell out the kind of premiums they demand. That said, if your financial situation is different, consider the TTS program.
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I've done some research on all of these as well. I first agree the value of being able to handle modeling questions in an interview is key. DealMaven can help at the lowest price, but getting paired up with a trainer (the Analyst Exchange) also has a lot of benefits if you can afford it. I know Vault.com has a promotional code that gets you 50% off on the Analyst Exchange program. I also have some friends that have taken the Analyst Exchange program and have said it was really good. I have yet to decide....
The Analyst Exchange is a excellent program. You should strongly consider it as an option. The one on one training was just what I needed. My instructor made sure I understood everything before we moved to a new topic. Sometimes I thought I did know everything only to find out I was misunderstanding the materials. My trainer was happy to explain things again in a different way so I could fully grasp the concept. I spent a total of 60 hours with my trainer. No other program I looked at allowed students to spend that much time training.
I'm interested in taking the Analyst Exchange program. Would it be possible if you can share me the promotional code? I couldn't find it on vault.com.
Hi,
I just found a code providing two for one promotion. I am interested to sign up for the next session and if you are then we both can save 50 % on the course.
I have taken two programs. The first was a Dealmaven take home course. It was ok but I sometimes got lost or bored reading the material. After getting frustrated quite a bit I asked a friend at work if he could help me. He suggested The Analyst Exchange because it was one on one training. I took the program and it was great. The instructor I had owned his own PE shop. He had so much information to offer plus he explained things many different ways until I understood it. Also, there was no pressure to finish the program by a certain day. I spent 14 weeks training with them 4 times a week. I recommend it to anyone who needs someone to really teach them right. I think it was money well spent ($2999) because it lead to me getting a promotion and now I am the one people in my office ask help from when it comes to modeling. That alone has made it worth the money. People who say the programs don't help didn't take them seriously nor learn the material fully.
Can anyone comment on the Investment Banking Institute?
Wow, a bunch of guys with ~15 points, whose previous posts are all about the Analyst Exchange. Surely these guys aren't trying to advertise...
Interested in this as well
Analyst Exchange was a waste of time. Far beyond anything I needed to know even from Blackstone/PE interviews.
Analyst Exchange program is wrapped with an internship now along with the 5-days intense training course, and it costs $5000. Guess it's different from 2,3 years ago? Can anyone who has been to the program provide some suggestion whether it's worth to spend five grand on it? How's the internship? Much appreciation!
Don't waste your money on any of them. You're interviewing for a first year analyst position. If you know which one is your dick and which one is your asshole you'll be fine.
What if you are moving from a particular industry (4 yrs as an analyst at an Oil & Gas Co.) and you are trying to break in IB?If you have no banking experience how would you go about getting in?Wouldn't it make a difference to have that deal experience the analystexchange offer on the cv?If not can you advise on another way to break in?
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