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+15 Anyone can do it Non-target to top London BB 7 7mo
+10 Not a success story - Looking for advice 1 1y
+6 AMAZON vs BCG 3 2y
+28 My Crazy Success Story! 17 3y
+89 Time to hang it up... 12 3y
+9 My Journey So Far 1 3y
+240 From <2 GPA, to Bulge Bracket and Hedge Fund 35 3y
+373 What investment banking is in simple words and my story 149 3y
+143 Sincere thank you to the WSO Community 60 3y
+102 UK Non-Target to FT Analyst at Top Tier M&A Firm 17 3y
+324 My journey from no-name boutique to PE MF 60 3y
+128 1st Big Boy Paycheck - Keep your heads up! 23 4y
+8 Anybody else feel like no job is prestigious enough for what they deserve? 6 4y
+17 Thanks WSO: Mid-Career Non-Banking to Top Performer at Top BB 1 5y
+69 Extreme Non-Target to NYC HF 3 5y
+26 M&A industry analyst to starting a company in the industry 32 5y
+121 Non-Target, Sub 3.5 GPA. FT BB IBD 38 5y
+160 The Unconventional path to IB/PE (Q&A) 22 5y
+21 Thanks to WSO for giving me the edge for this summer 17 6y
+45 Strange Success Story: from Philosophy Major to the Buy Side in 4 years 12 6y
+18 Non Target Advice 12 6y
+128 My Story: Extreme non-target to top BB 22 6y
+56 Part 2- Finally Got It - Top MM Offer- Thank You WSO 28 6y
+167 Quit the Rat Race and Attempting a Comeback, Here's my Advice 51 6y
0 Non Target to FT PE Advisory and Fundraising - Boutique 9 6y
+201 UG PE Analyst - 2.9 GPA, no internship, non-target 41 6y
+12 The Most Unbelievable True Story: From Warehouse Associate in January to FO S&T in March. Buckle In... 1 6y
+146 How finance saved and gave me a life 56 6y
+50 How I landed my dream job in M&A - Never give up on your dreams 21 6y
+80 Non-target -> 3 Superday Rejections -> Dream FT AM Offer 13 6y
+18 A long story to motivate others 8 6y
0 One year effort from Eastern EU to top MBA 2 6y
+66 Graduating Today 29 6y
+73 My Story (A Thank You Card to Patrick and the Team) 20 6y
+20 Ohh Yeah!! I made it 13 6y
+12 Managing the business of your family while being an Investment Banker. Is that possible? 1 6y
0 An Interesting Success Story 1 6y
+17 What I learned 4 6y
+12 Middle Office IB role in Eastern Europe to a ... Gulfstream G650 1 6y
0 Thanks SA Offer ! 7 6y
0 Thankyou WSO 15 6y
0 Is something bad going to happen to me if I won’t share knowledge? Or Why is sharing knowledge with others good thing to do? 0 6y
0 SA offer accepted! 5 6y
+10 what is important to me 3 6y
+33 Thanks WSO! +non-target break in story 20 6y
+30 Non Target & No Internships to Target with Multiple Offers 7 6y
+119 Use Thanksgiving to Set 2017 Goals 27 6y
0 UG Junior Finance advice 5 6y
+110 For Those of You Unable to Secure Investment Banking Internships - Keep Your Head Up 28 6y
+49 FINALLY! GOT IT- TOP MM FT OFFER- THANK YOU WSO 30 7y
+49 How I landed my PE position in China, non-target, low gpa, no exp 34 7y
+30 Finally a Gas Trader 9 9y
0 Thanks WSO! SA Offer 19 9y
+43 Sort of a Success Story 6 10y
+42 Thanks WSO - Finally got an offer! 33 11y
0 First year gets it! 18 13y
+19 Thanks, WSO - From non-target to coverage group at a BB 11 13y
0 Delayed Thank You WSO 11 15y
+12 Accepted my BB S&T offer exclusively thanks to this website 4 15y
0 So I got the phone call-Thank you IBOasis 15 15y

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