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+13 Duke Student not getting SA 26 Interviews - Feeling Depressed 6 1y
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+9 Military Special Operator to Investment Banking - Advice on Job Search 2 1y
+8 Durham placement? 5 1y
+6 how cooked am I if my expectations aren’t high 1 1y
+14 3.26 GPA at Ivy For SA 26 as Transfer Student 17 1y
0 Internships in my sophomore year 1 1y
+6 Getting into Investment Banking after Teach for America 1 1y
+37 Please help me select an offer 22 1y
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0 How detrimental is a low gpa at a semi-target for 2026 SA recruiting 1 1y
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+15 Advice for younger student 8 1y
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+12 Decision to be made 3 1y
+8 should i even bother to continue networking/trying for ib 5 1y
+12 If You Live in Kansas City (or another country-ish metro area), please read this. 1 1y
+38 Debating offers and lifestyles 22 1y
0 Job Search for Sophomore in Charlotte 1 1y
+11 Career Direction 2 1y
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+2 wtf do you do for 2 weeks at the start of an internship… 1 1y
+19 Should I give up? 3 1y
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+17 Moving Markets For A Relationship 12 1y
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+12 Job Search- Struggle/Floundering 1 1y
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+7 Truist IB vs Citi Commercial Banking 6 1y
0 Piper Sandler FT 2024 3 1y
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+10 How are these positions possible? 4 1y
+9 Advice Needed - Internship Offers 1 1y
+9 Do I need headhunters for IB lateral? 2 1y
+8 Going for chicago banks(bb/eb/mm) from Emory? 5 1y
+22 chances of getting into high finance? 16 1y
+10 Shameless Post> Looking for an IB firm with deal flow that is willing to take a shot on a Y2 SMU student with past M&A exp. 3 1y
0 Nontarget Sophomore Intern Decision 1 1y
+2 Which School + Bank leads to the best Exits 2 1y
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+12 Spring Private Equity/Credit Opportunities 2 1y
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+9 International College Senior Without Return Offer 1 1y
+15 Is it worth Graduating early or not? 3 1y
+46 Awful Headhunters to Avoid 23 1y
0 First year internship 1 1y
+14 Should I Apply for Vanderbilt MSF? 5 1y
+12 Im cooked aren't I? 3 1y
+3 Choice A or Choice B 2 1y
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+9 Corp Dev vs Corporate Banking 5 1y
+29 Community college to ib 7 1y
+15 Should I graduate early? 2 1y
+13 Seeking Advice: Recruiting after Building a Business 9 1y
+12 What now? 9 1y
+3 Am I too late to break into IB? 5 1y
+9 Post-Quarter Life Crisis Break, Want to Break into Corp Dev in US from Canada 1 1y
+9 Moving to Paris - Native French Speaker 1 1y
+13 Toronto to Texas? 18 1y
+11 Worth it to include this on resume for SA 26? 6 1y
+6 Durham Economics VS Accounting and Finance 6 1y
+27 Rx Recruiting: What else is required? 28 1y
+6 Tampa area job market situation 1 1y
+28 Should I graduate from the University of Florida or transfer to break into IB? 12 1y
+10 Deleted. 10 1y
+15 Extensive Cr*pto Experience, Bad GPA - TradFi possible? 6 1y
+13 Rising International Junior Feeling Lost and Uncertain 6 2y
+17 Advice regarding finance and uni 7 2y
+29 ADHD in college - Unmedicated for life, do I flip the switch and get an Rx? 25 2y
+9 Advice sophomore internship 1 2y
0 BMO NYC or WF Charlotte 2 2y
+12 Is it poor manners to walk to a firm and ask for an initial discussion regarding student opportunities? (Internships, events, etc) 11 2y
+9 IB prospect in the Netherlands needs help in aligning future internships 1 2y
+9 For those who ended up going to EB/BB after college, did you prepare everything by yourself or hired a tutor? And how's recruiting difficult for US citizens/international students? 1 2y
+9 Lawyer to Investment Banking- good path? Or go into different banking industry pre break-in? 3 2y
0 Interns 1 2y
+29 Is there any point at all to stay in NY if I’m planning on staying a banker. 42 2y
0 US Semi Target vs UK Target as an International 1 2y
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+6 Considering mba 1 2y
+6 UNC v. Texas A&M 3 2y
+10 How to address being laid off in an interview (resume shows I currently work there) 3 2y
+5 IB attainable out of Duke? 8 2y
+30 Delaying Graduation for IB / Internships 14 2y
+9 Could I use data science to get into Finance? 1 2y
+6 Rising soph looking for advice 1 2y
+10 Any Help Would Be great 2 2y
+7 Should I quit my job to pursue finance? 1 2y
0 CV Questions / Working in Dallas 1 2y
+10 Investor Relations - Career Transition 4 2y
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  • Evercore No 98.9%
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