The sperm lottery

There's a lot of people asking what the chances are to break into investment banking. You look at the 2% chance as an uphill battle, but there's a chance. When you, the little
Michael phelps swimmer that you were, beat the other 249,999,999 sperm, you beat the odds. Now you just have to beat the 2% odds of getting into IB. If you ever wonder what you may have in common with an interviewer, just remember you both won the sperm lottery.

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Where did you get this 2% number?

Things would get awkward quickly if you began any interview answer with "I won the sperm lottery". Interviewer would stop you and ask how much sperm you won.

>Incoming Ash Ketchum, Pokemon Master >Literally a problem, solve for both X and Y, please and thank you. >Hugh Myron: "Are there any guides on here for getting a top girlfriend? Think banker/lawyer/doctor. I really don't want to go mid-tier"
 

Let's stop the fuck shit for 2015

[quote=mbavsmfin]I don't wear watches bro. Because it's always MBA BALLER time! [/quote]
 

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