+4 I want to read your dissertation 3 3y
+4 Is it awkward when you’re going to work for someone that ghosted you? 10 3y
+3 Removed 2 3y
+3 Looking for a roommate for early FT start!!!!!! 2 3y
+3 Removed 6 3y
+3 Removed 1 3y
+3 Law Degree + MSc in Finance 1 3y
+3 Jdfhdjfhdjdjfjd 1 3y
+3 . 2 3y
+2 Special Sits Culture 1 3y
+2 To all the watch people 3 3y
+2 What is the weirdest/craziest thing you've seen on the subway? 6 3y
+2 What song would save you from Vecna? 11 3y
+2 What debit/credit card do you use? LONDON 11 3y
+1 Delete 9 3y
+1 X. 1 3y
+1 Have you ever done an extended road trip? I’m thinking of doing a solo cross-country trip before starting my MBA. 3 3y
+1 Need advice: keep my current iPhone or upgrade to 13? 9 3y
0 Looking for roommates/ people to hang out with in SF Bay Area 1 3y
0 Removed 6 3y
0 1 3 3y
0 Delete 1 3y
0 Removed 1 3y
0 Where are the attractive women in San Francisco? 3 3y
0 Deleted 1 3y
0 Removed 3 3y
0 Delete delete delete 1 3y
+45 On Effective Altruism as a Moral Philosophy 24 3y
+3 Houston Roommates 4 3y
+15 Effective Altruism Revisited: How SBF Has Revived the Conversation Around the Controversial Concept 12 3y
+123 How do you Deal "You Only Got Your Job Because You're Black" 54 3y
+5 Happy weekend all 5 3y
+42 Ray Dalio - Changing World Order Approaching the War Stage 12 3y
+14 DB Cooper - Unsolved Mystery - What Happened? Share your Theories 4 3y
+3 Delete 9 3y
+114 The Irony of Index funds 34 3y
+9 It Was Nice Chatting With Everyone - I Have Been Banned From Off Topic Forum 27 3y
+3 Company EV Incentives 1 3y
+35 What skills did you develop in adulthood you never thought you’d have? 20 3y
+6 East Village 2.4K bedroom in 2b 3 3y
+7 Best dress shoes for NYC 3 3y
+3 Any helpful macros using chatGPT? 2 3y
+9 What are your hobbies? 27 3y
+8 US Trades the Merchant of Death for Brittney Griner 10 3y
+6 When do you read the news? 3 3y
+3 What does the star next to my profile pic mean? 3 3y
+22 Why Jobs is more glorified than Bezos? 14 3y
+11 Thank you, Patrick: Contrary Opinion on Moderation Policies 4 3y
+16 Best Keyboard, what do you use? 23 3y
+16 How to help a sibling? 8 3y
+3 Anyone in the Philly metro? 3 3y
+41 Top rank Christmas Films 42 3y
+41 I'm working 100 hour weeks in banking, but I see influencers making thousands for a fraction of the work. What am I doing... 43 3y
+10 Banks With Best Holiday Party? 10 3y
+45 What's on your desk? 59 3y
+3 Houlihan Oil & Gas 0 3y
+15 Why do women go into finance? 13 3y
+32 Help Elevate My Coffee Game 24 3y
+53 Using AI to generate stock pitches and other finance stuff 22 3y
0 Let’s start a new ‘WSO’ 8 3y
+20 Will O&G companies pay just as well when they turn renewable? 15 3y
+15 If you can't fire the mods, at least fix the credits and SB's. 34 3y
+112 Ranking the Shape of States in the USA by Prestige 49 3y
+1 Looking for a summer sublet NYC midtown 2 3y
+3 Construction 1 3y
0 401k Rollover 1 3y
+3 What industries are most likely to consolidate over the next ten years 1 3y
0 Three things about Mortgage Servicing Rights (MSRs) 3 3y
+80 How to respectfully turn down a job offer from someone in your network? 22 3y
+39 Finance Theories - Practical? Useless? 14 3y
+3 How to I control ego 9 3y
+7 Traveling - Places worth visiting in NYC? 11 3y
0 Ego 1 3y
+266 What was your hardest experience so far in life? 77 3y
+13 Elevate meal game 1 3y
+57 Home Office Set-up? 42 3y
0 Thoughts on ChatGPT? 1 3y
+11 Recommendations for Detachable Monitors for Laptop? (Considering Xebec Tri-Screen 2) 3 3y
+101 The growing jealousy towards Tech on WSO is getting ridiculous 66 3y
+61 Learn electric guitar or join a muay thai gym? 39 3y
+29 ChatGPT and Industries of the Future 13 3y
0 On cycle and Off cycle 1 3y
+108 Turned down a spot on Forbes list, may turn down my girlfriend next 28 3y
+216 Focus on the downside: brushing up on credit skills 56 3y
+3 What Trumpet trumps them all? 8 3y
+13 How to stop intrusive thoughts? 4 3y
+46 Netflix's Inventing Anna - hot trash 22 3y
+21 Inventing Anna on Netflix 6 3y
+145 Why New York City? 168 3y
+14 Most random travel stories/places? 12 3y
+9 Wasting my Time?! 2 3y
+12 Anyone in SF who likes techno/house/hardstyle/raves? 10 3y
+7 Free win if your firm gets acquired? 5 3y
+1 Help finding song 1 3y
+46 Video Game Prestige Tier List 67 3y
+205 Opine: You dont need brains to be in IB 61 3y
+68 A response to Dick and Not anonymous 9 3y
+56 Anyone else have a messed up family? 18 3y
+4 Does Fentifriedchicken on Instagram actually work in IB? 2 3y
+86 When and why are corporate private jets used - any of you had experiences? 25 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (51) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
6
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
7
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
8
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
9
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
10
Linda Abraham's picture
Linda Abraham
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”