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.

 

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"
 

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