Monday @Mentions January 19, 2015

Happy Monday WSO!

Upcoming events:

2 webinars scheduled this week! Wed at 7pm et: "Technical Interview Prep", and Thur 615pm et: "Public Pension Funds Overview and How They Invest in Traditional and Alternative Assets".

WSO Meetup in Charlotte on Wednesday the 21st, more info here.

Post of the Week:

Q&A - Non-ranked undergrad 'ORM' with a 660 GMAT who got into multiple top 20 programs by @"TwoThrones". 8 SB's.

Q&A of the week:

Q&A: Non-Target + <2.7 gpa = EB IB Analyst by @"DaBBzMan", thanks for taking the time to answer all the questions!

Discussion Topic of the Week:

Forbes 30 Under 30 - Finance, posted by @"skylinegtr94". 76 comments and counting of self-loathing :-)

Success story / Advice of the Week:

Winter Break's Internship Hunt, posted by @"Wall St".

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @"rogersterling59" in the post "She left wall street for a career in porn"

Most Active Monkeys in the past 7 days:

1. @"thebrofessor" 199, 2. @"dickfuld" 136, and 3. @"ssits" with 115

See where you rank //www.wallstreetoasis.com/userpoints/most-active-monkeys/7">here.

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