+11 Is it alright to reach out and network with MD's and partners at small/mid-sized PE/HF firms as a college sophomore?? 6 4y
+12 Aggressively using credit card balances as investment float? 1 4y
+16 Proposal: WSO Mental Health Peer Groups 4 4y
+48 Why doesn't London feel as glamorous as NYC 46 4y
0 Help - Can't Find Dates 6 4y
+137 Would you date an ex-prostitute? 98 4y
+194 Minimum Wage Discussion 120 4y
+17 Anyone else attracted to finance girls?? 7 4y
0 Eagan DUI DWI Lawyer- Bradley John Haddy Attorney At Law 1 4y
+13 I’m extremely anxious and worried , it killing me . 5 4y
0 Advice 1 4y
+28 Board liberals, who do you want as the Democratic nominee in 2024? 26 4y
+9 What’s next 1 4y
+5 For the love of god can we crowd fund to hire a decent team of developers to make the wso app bearable? 4 4y
+207 The Kyle Rittenhouse trial is just about wrapped up. What are your predictions? 130 4y
+160 How do you spend your money associates ? 84 4y
+148 Glenn Youngkin, Ex-Carlyle CEO, is now the GOP nominee for Governor of Virginia. 168 4y
+5 Writing a rec letter for my analyst 2 4y
+92 What the fuck is wrong with Hinge in London 56 4y
+12 Buy this book, and thank me later. ''How to destroy a man now'' 10 4y
+45 If Trump runs in 2024, do you think he can win? 27 4y
+14 Pro Tip to win arguments that I've discovered 15 4y
+197 F*#K MINIMUM WAGE 102 4y
+23 You hop in an Uber... 8 4y
0 OneLogin and ServiceNow integration 1 4y
+58 Torn between coasting or getting my act together 45 4y
+21 Entrepreneurs and Millionaires are not much smarter than most people on WSO. 7 4y
+56 Where do you guys want to retire? 92 4y
0 How many White Anglo Saxon Protestants are really at Oxbridge and Yale? 1 4y
+102 Anyone have the full Portnoy / Business Insider Article? 97 4y
+29 Please somebody help me with advice, I beg you 14 4y
+7 Beijing IB Scene 13 4y
+296 I miss my Mom (Dementia) 59 4y
+159 Monkey to Millions [APPLICATIONS OPEN!] - New Show & Podcast Coming - Free Mentorship + more 68 4y
+49 Best meal stipend “hacks” 38 4y
+25 Is anyone else disgusted with women? 13 4y
+1 Just got my lunch ate 16 4y
+3 Federal Vaccine Mandate for Employers 3 4y
+4 Is living in Queens too far? 5 4y
+5 Big Oil Bad? 4 4y
+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
+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
+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
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
+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
+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
+89 Anyone else low-key want the world to end? 79 4y
+6 Iced Boozetruck with Delta 8 vapes 7 4y
+11 Freshman at Stanford, What should I do this Summer? 10 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
+2 Does anyone trade whilst working? 13 4y
+15 Reflections on WLB in Pre-MBA Associate Roles 1 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
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
+3 What are some of your most defining values? 1 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
+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

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