Incoming Analyst at a boutique firm. I just graduated from a non-target, but literally every one of my peers is from like Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, Georgetown etc. I don’t want to fall behind or underperform right off the bat. Do you have any book suggestions or anything for an Analyst?
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The Bible
I ain’t even Christian 😩
Focus on the Old Testament if you want to get ahead in this business! /s
I’ll just rewatch all the Veggie Tales instead
In all honesty, probably just get the classic Investment Banking
People who get into those schools are good at taking tests, they are not any smarter than those who attend "non-target" schools. Calm down, you'll be fine.
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