+9 Moving to Chicago 12 4y
+36 Do you support the idea of "Financial Abortions"? 45 4y
+35 WSO 2021 Fall-Winter Internship 13 4y
+5 Exclusive or in a Relationship? 10 4y
+8 mRNA Vaccines effects on Young Males 21 4y
+19 Who has been fired (or know someone) for bad attention to detail 10 4y
+4 How do you pick who to roommate with when moving out? 3 4y
+22 Creeping sense of doom despite getting return offer? 6 4y
+14 Every job sounds boring 25 4y
+26 Any late bloomers in extracurriculars, hobbies, or athletics? 38 4y
+23 Anti-Immigration Support Thread 38 4y
+17 Why Nordic people are so normal/boring ? 11 4y
+58 VA Gov. Race needs an audit and full recount 66 4y
+4 It seems like everyone on this forum are losers 7 4y
+3 Best bar to take a girl out to in SF? 5 4y
+2 Would you rather work at 6-2:30 or 9-5? 9 4y
+13 Where would you rather live: Kabul, Caracas, or Lagos? 22 4y
+15 Stuff you wish you got for NYC 18 4y
+9 Bottombuckethardo Appreciation Thread 1 4y
+28 NFL Rewarding Draft Picks for Hiring Minority Candidates? 13 4y
+6 Do you think work-from-home hybrid culture will stay? 1 4y
+42 TV shows: Harvey Specter vs Bobby Axelrod? 23 4y
0 Alpha Phi Is The Sorority With The Best Babe Flow, Entry Opps and #1 On The League Tables 12 4y
+15 The World Currency Draft 2 4y
+7 What Math Training Apps/Sites Do You Use? 8 4y
0 LinkedIn Automation Tool 1 4y
+184 U.S. inflation rises to 5.4%. Meat prices +10%, gas +42% 125 4y
+2 Best Place to Park Car in Manhattan? 7 4y
+210 I'm a Algorithmic/Derivatives Trader at a Chicago Prop Shop: Ask Me Anything 114 4y
+3 Dubai discrimination 1 4y
+6 Acting as a career post-IB? 4 4y
+15 Entrepreneurship Senior Year 8 4y
+83 Ever feel you're not super smart enough but also not dumb enough to start a really successful business? 44 4y
+3 Are we really more focused on purpose and values coming out of this pandemic? 1 4y
+6 Those who had to choose between two offers, how often do you regret your choice? 10 4y
+1 Democrats want to criminalize Let's Go Brandon. 13 4y
+89 Anyone else low-key want the world to end? 79 4y
+6 Please drop side hustle/small business/Start up ideas below 1 4y
+6 Iced Boozetruck with Delta 8 vapes 7 4y
+11 Freshman at Stanford, What should I do this Summer? 10 4y
+3 Don Draper vs Harvey Specter 2 4y
+18 What would WSO do in the event of a present-day 9/11-class calamity? 12 4y
+7 Does anyone actual believe vaccine mandates will accomplish anything? 1 4y
+101 Have you had COVID? If so, how bad was your case? 60 4y
+1 Bought a 1B1B Condo unit after graduating college for 500K 15 4y
+34 Isaiah Appreciation Thread 22 4y
+277 Is this site slowly dying or is it just me? 132 4y
+2 Does anyone trade whilst working? 13 4y
+15 Reflections on WLB in Pre-MBA Associate Roles 1 4y
+7 How to create a website? 12 4y
+6 What's your biggest irrational fear? 7 4y
+2 Any thoughts on the antiwork subreddit? 3 4y
+12 Mark Zuckerberg Introduces...The Matrix 38 4y
+8 Why don´t Hedge Funds hire Freelancers? 3 4y
+4 London: IBD vs. AM in terms of lifestyle/exit opps 7 4y
+3 No greater self delusion than what you see in men with ugly or plain Jane wives 4 4y
+18 Your favorite online finance writers? 6 4y
+6 Deleting LinkedIn a good move? 13 4y
0 "Pls fix" and #REF! are the most overused jokes in this industry 1 4y
+55 It's so easy to get into HYPSM 82 4y
+10 Series 79 Top Off with STC Materials 13 4y
+85 Jealous because my girlfriend earns 4x more than me working in a BB despite never wanting to get into IB. 75 4y
0 Struggling with S66 1 4y
+75 Songs to Motivate Yourself to Achieve Greatness 66 4y
+213 By Popular Demand: Ranking The Douchiest People You Will Meet On Wall Street, Non Target Edition 9 4y
+13 “Manhattan is an island” and other sayings about the city 2 4y
+42 Interesting article by David Brooks criticizing the Left’s culture 59 4y
+3 What are some of your most defining values? 1 4y
+29 Easiest way to make $100M, wrong answers only 36 4y
+6 Most Prestigious Job To People at Clubs/Parties 12 4y
+673 Why there isn't more diversity on the street 501 4y
0 Short-Term Housing for Travel 4 4y
+13 Do you guys check people's office address in their email sig? 11 4y
+16 Trick-Or-Treaters - Pesky Seasonal Beggars 2 4y
0 Genuine Question: Why Doesn't Everyone Fake Being Gay For MBA Admissions? 10 4y
+9 Help me figure out my parent's finances? (TQQQ question also) 16 4y
+13 Whats your idea of a really romantic night? 25 4y
+30 Losing My Hair (23yo) 32 4y
+91 19, good looking, never had gf, still a virgin 89 4y
0 PC/Mac? 2 4y
+13 How do you talk to women? 11 4y
+11 Starting my own RIA for Friends & Family??? 9 4y
+4 How many fraudulent companies do you think there are? 6 4y
0 We’re all thinking it, I’m just gonna say it 4 4y
+6 Seeking Roommate in LA 1 4y
+10 Working remote to help take care of my dad post cancer treatment 2 4y
+23 Need immediate advice for a situation at work (urgent) 2 4y
+3 Looking for a roommate (Lateral to NYC) 1 4y
+179 Feeling so bad for the homeless people I see on the streets 69 4y
+15 How many former athletes on here 62 4y
+9 Can you drive stick shift? 15 4y
0 Zero Matches On Dating Apps For Almost 3 Months? What The Fuck? 1 4y
+2 Do you look at your current employee’s resumés? 2 4y
+6 VA Democrats now running false flag operations as white nationalist Youngkin supporters 2 4y
0 Things You Need To Know About Cosplay! 3 4y
+13 Coinbase.. Fucking SUCKS 9 4y
+9 Do you have any mental disorders? 34 4y
+101 What's the sweetest job you know someone got right out of school? 62 4y
+26 Ideas for Intern Event 16 4y
+35 I don't see why a 4 year degree is necessary 27 4y

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