+24 How I studied for the Level 1 CFA in 10 days and passed on my first try, coming out of undergrad in finance 1 3y
0 Equity Research from Middle Office 3 3y
+167 Quit the Rat Race and Attempting a Comeback, Here's my Advice 51 3y
+204 If You Want to Learn How to Get a Job on the Street, Read my Story 40 3y
+16 I made it.. You can make it too! 10 3y
+21 Thank you WSO - Secured my first SA offer 6 3y
+9 What song(s) went through your head as you received notice of your offer? 1 3y
+56 Part 2- Finally Got It - Top MM Offer- Thank You WSO 28 3y
0 Can't never did anything 3 3y
+21 Thanks to WSO for giving me the edge for this summer 17 3y
+128 My Story: Extreme non-target to top BB 22 3y
+149 The Non-Target Who Didn't Take No For An Answer 73 3y
0 Ask Me Anything -- Non Traditional Background 25 3y
+110 Non-Target Freshman to Hedge Fund Internship 53 3y
+43 Accepted an Offer! - How non-targets can "make it" 18 3y
+15 State School-->GS NYC Summer Analyst-->Medical School 7 3y
+59 Non-Targeted Southern School with No Connections, 2016 Capital Markets Analyst 13 3y
+45 The Beauty of A Small Shop - First Full-Time Offer 5 3y
+260 From College Drop Out to Corporate Banking 40 3y
+68 From No-Name College to Buy-Side Out of Undergrad 27 3y
+206 A Story of Breaking out of BO/MO Hell 25 3y
+27 Complete non-target to Buyside Research Associate - Thanks! 10 3y
+31 Well deserved thank you to WSO! 21 3y
+12 The Most Unbelievable True Story: From Warehouse Associate in January to FO S&T in March. Buckle In... 1 3y
0 Real Life Trolls 10 3y
+15 International Students and Internships 5 3y
+198 UG PE Analyst - 2.9 GPA, no internship, non-target 41 3y
+60 From almost getting expelled in HS to IB FT. 23 3y
0 wmu alumni 3 3y
+31 Finally....Thanks WSO 22 3y
+22 My success story: military to Big 4 14 3y
+12 Landed a PE job thanks to WSO! 1 3y
+12 Non-target in APAC 3 3y
+146 How finance saved and gave me a life 56 3y
+63 Thank you WSO!! 8 3y
+68 Jump from research to banking, after bleeding during interview 57 3y
+50 How I landed my dream job in M&A - Never give up on your dreams 21 3y
0 Equities Sales SA Offer, Hard Work Starts Here... 1 3y
+12 Average GPA to M&A at Boutique Investment Bank 3 3y
0 Sigh...another 'thank you' 6 3y
+55 Thanks WSO / My Story 66 3y
+51 Thank you WSO! Got my FT Offer! ADVICE NEEDED 27 3y
+25 Stay Strong Guys! 21 3y
+20 The Summer Intern to Full-time S&T Employee Transformation 22 3y
+80 Non-target -> 3 Superday Rejections -> Dream FT AM Offer 13 3y
+29 MM REPE SA offer! - Drop out, Career Changer, Sub 3.5 GPA 24 3y
+3 How does the B-Tight Cellulite Cream Work? 1 3y
0 Proposal ideas 0 3y
+18 A long story to motivate others 8 3y
0 One year effort from Eastern EU to top MBA 2 3y
0 Landed BB SA Offer for Asia Pacific Office 8 3y
+73 My Story (A Thank You Card to Patrick and the Team) 20 3y
+66 Graduating Today 29 3y
+12 10 Things That Require Zero Talent 1 3y
0 Thankyou WSO 15 3y
0 Thanks SA Offer ! 7 3y
+20 Ohh Yeah!! I made it 13 3y
+12 Managing the business of your family while being an Investment Banker. Is that possible? 1 3y
+17 What I learned 4 3y
0 An Interesting Success Story 1 3y
+12 Middle Office IB role in Eastern Europe to a ... Gulfstream G650 1 3y
0 SA offer accepted! 5 3y
+119 Use Thanksgiving to Set 2017 Goals 27 3y
+33 Thanks WSO! +non-target break in story 20 3y
0 UG Junior Finance advice 5 3y
+30 Non Target & No Internships to Target with Multiple Offers 7 3y
+10 what is important to me 3 3y
0 From no job this summer to an internship at Hedge Fund now need help??? 0 3y
+16 An Old Hand: MS -> Army & 11 Years Later -> Back in finance 5 3y
+110 For Those of You Unable to Secure Investment Banking Internships - Keep Your Head Up 28 3y
+12 Incoming recession and early career 2 4y
+59 Consulting Full Time Offer After 1 Year of Searching 34 4y
+36 Drug Use in The Finance Industry 22 4y
+3 An ex-google data scientist studied successful-people-here’s what they have in common 3 4y
+9 Negative Talk 1 4y
+25 REPE Firms 41 4y
+23 Wasting you're lives? 11 4y
+12 Is your activity fulfilling your requirements? 1 4y
+13 What are some of the most ridiculous backgrounds that you have seen transition into a high finance/prestigious role? 1 4y
+3 How did you break into Wall Street from Non Target? 1 4y
+49 FINALLY! GOT IT- TOP MM FT OFFER- THANK YOU WSO 30 5y
+36 Are girls who are on birth control more or less attractive to you, holding all else equal? 12 5y
+3 Commercial banking for business school? 1 5y
+61 Q&A: Mid-career professional to top-bucket VP @ BB BO, thanks WSO! 10 5y
+29 Finally got into IB! thx 2 IBOasis 48 5y
+49 How I landed my PE position in China, non-target, low gpa, no exp 34 5y
+72 No BB FT Offer to Buyside Research Associate 13 5y
+97 How to Pass the Series 7 Exam 106 5y
+15 Thank You (BB SA Offer) 1 5y
+24 The WSO Scholarship Has Been Awarded! 0 5y
+12 Chip On Your Shoulder 1 5y
+454 How I turned tragedy into triumph 57 5y
+135 Non-Target, 3.0 < GPA, non-finance major, to ER 42 6y
+15 Questioning the popularity of IB/PE/HF/Conuslting/law etc 1 6y
+215 Fake Frank Quattrone (IB PE) Q&A 112 6y
+37 Networking Over WSO? Any Success Stories? 51 6y
+21 Got a job, lost some friends 7 6y
+21 In person 'cold networking' happened to me today 5 6y
+132 Can a Non Target land a IB SA? With hard work and persistence it definitely is 45 6y
+45 Are there any MILLIONAIREs here in this forum? 30 6y

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