Can you guess what college I attended? [*GAME*]

Junior Year - Boutique IB: Compliance Summer Intern - Global Credit Market Analyst Senior Year - Hedge Fund: TMT & Retail; Equity Analyst Joining - TMT Capital Structure Analyst

Hint: Student run fund has top 10 highest returns in the country Hint 2: We also have our logo on our Patagonia vests Hint 3: It’s not Hofstra

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GDA is the overhanging name — once you start you’re pre-drafted by departments based on your resume

There are dozens of teams each covering a specified market niche, half do data preliminary (data entry), a half do research (market coverage)

But yes, damn right BBG

 

You’re not understanding. The fact that it’s a non target means the school you go to is irrelevant so no one cares.

"Truth is like poetry. And most people fucking hate poetry."
 

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