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Must have IQ 80+ is one prereq, sorry brotha.

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what about lower PE firms - e.g. blackstone, TPG, etc. how much easier than KKR?

and thoughts on more average middle-market PE players like hellman&friedman, silver lake, warburg pincus -- easier for undergrad to get in those?

hoping those will help me get GS/MS for SA next year

 

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