+29 Finally got into IB! thx 2 IBOasis 48 5y
0 Offer Accepted at UBS 2 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
+6 Take it from a Baller 4 6y
+37 Networking Over WSO? Any Success Stories? 51 6y
+21 Got a job, lost some friends 7 6y
+3 How WSO helped me choose my Career Path - From being Aimlessly Lost, to a man of Iron Will. 2 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
+12 Skip I-Banking, Go Straight to Hedge Funds? 4 6y
+45 Are there any MILLIONAIREs here in this forum? 30 6y
0 How likely my firm will find out I'm networking for a different position? 0 6y
+49 Guys, We Finally Made It 48 6y
0 Big 10 school > Corporate Finance (Fortune 200) > Big 4 Consulting > Hedge Fund (In process) 1 7y
+48 Thanks WSO - Valuable resource 7 7y
+53 PE cracked - Networked my way in via Facebook! 26 7y
+14 Extremely grateful for WSO 12 7y
0 Semi-Target with No Networking, No Extracurriculars, Terrible Grades to Top IB in Country 1 7y
+30 Finally a Gas Trader 9 7y
0 Thanks WSO! SA Offer 19 7y
+36 365 Days of Success Stories 7 7y
0 Please correct my Sentance 2 7y
0 Non-Target to S&T SA at desk and bank that I wanted. THANK YOU 0 7y
+36 I did it ma! Hired at a Physical Commodity Merchant. Hyped. 0 7y
0 First day at work, already dislike it? Any advice? 2 7y
+22 From the "Hood" to IBD 6 7y
+46 EB 26 7y
0 WSO Hall of Fame: Success Stories Forum 0 7y
+30 My Story: Enlisted military to PE from undergrad 10 7y
+90 From Hedge Fund to Corp Fin to M&A 25 7y
+103 Q&A - IB Coverage / M&A From Non-Target School to Tier 1 Bulge Bracket and M&A Boutique 44 7y
+18 Thanks - Role for op at a BB 16 7y
+27 Thanks WSO - SA in AM 15 7y
0 Thanks WSO - Finally landed a FO ER position 8 7y
+29 Thanks guys - General thank you to everyone 13 7y
+38 Thank you WSO - Interned this summer at a top BB 15 7y
+22 Thank You WSO - Just got offered a summer internship in S&T 23 7y
0 Just wanted to say thanks 0 7y
+35 Q&A: Non-target to target transfer; BB IB & buyside offers 11 7y
+8 5 worst career advices that I have received in my life 3 7y
+43 Sort of a Success Story 6 7y
+106 3 Tips for Non-Targets 39 8y
+21 my decent ballsy email that landed me a job 21 8y
0 New Forum: WSO Success Stories 8 8y
0 deleted----- 1 8y
0 What is your definition of "hard work"? 1 8y
+79 After all the hardwork, it paid off 33 8y
0 Non-target story of the integration of Love and Internships 2 8y
0 Training course for finance? 0 8y
+17 From Homeless and Parentless to Harvard 17 8y
0 Would Love Some Guidance 2 8y
+57 Non-target to BB M&A - Thank you! 22 9y
0 Role model? 1 9y
+42 Thanks WSO - Finally got an offer! 33 9y
+11 ion delete 6 9y
+34 GOT AN SA OFFER!!! THANK YOU WSO 32 9y
0 Brady4MVP Revival 8 9y
+28 Thanks WSO - IB Finally from Non-Target 37 9y
+74 Q&A: Big Four to BB IB 32 9y
+26 From CB to IB 27 9y
+15 Setting Yourself Up For Success by NGAF 14 9y
+64 If you had rich parents, would that change your career plans? 76 9y
+43 Bouncing back from a low point in your career--how do you guys do it? 26 9y
+80 Q&A: Non-Target 2014 grad with 2 off-cycle BB offers (ER & DCM) 35 9y
+205 Praying for Lily 130 9y
+12 Career change to execution trader success story 1 9y
+21 Thank You Everyone 5 9y
+70 [Blank] 39 9y
0 Got a corporate finance job, is that out of bounds here? 2 9y
+12 Sub-par GPA/semi-target into Corporate Banking 0 9y
+12 Got an FT offer, thank you WSO 23 9y
+24 Non-target and no network to Big 3 Rating Agency 6 9y
0 Finally got an Internship! 4 9y
0 In need of turning this franchise around via networking! 4 9y
+12 Not important, Delete please 19 9y
+22 Just got my offer. Thank you WSO 29 9y
+27 Non-Target to MM, No Banking Internship 2 10y
+18 Best of WSO Nominations 16 10y
0 Jeez, Finally Getting an Offer Feels DAMN Good 5 10y
+18 Career changer, and after 1 year, got a SA offer 11 10y
+8 Wharton's most popular and youngest-tenured professor says the most successful people are Givers 14 10y
+18 Success story and thank you, BB TMT 14 10y
+71 Non target => WSO Intern => Major US Bank 28 10y
+13 Nontarget, undergrad vs M7 in corp strategy internship 5 10y
+81 The best informational interview one could ask for! 43 10y
+9 Unoriginal Props Post 3 10y
+28 How WSO Changed My Life and Helped Get Me A Job 21 10y
+28 Thank You: My Story & Tips 21 10y
0 Where did the Success Stories go? 8 10y
+43 From "Poor Me" to BB 27 10y
0 How much wealth do you have? 5 10y

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