Thanks for doing the AMA. I have two questions:

1) Did you find your dad's connections or your uncle's connections more helpful for getting you your first internship where your MDs kissed your ass to suck up to your family?

2) What's the smallest building that my father needs to donate to Harvard to get me into HBS, even though I had a 2.3 in undergrad and am committed to listing beer pong as an extracurricular on my application?

Really appreciate this.

Thanks, let me know if you ever need an introduction in the industry.
 

It was my great-great-great grandfather that was a titan of industry and MD's cream when they say the name. I made one MD hold my umbrella while it was rainng as we walked from the building to my personal car. (That kind of work is beneath my personal driver.)

$100M for the naming rights to Stoughton Hall, as most peasants know our endowment fund suffered a horrific returns this year so everything has a price.

  • Charles the Butler to the Rock******* Family.
26 Broadway where's your sense of humor?
 

Love it, Is driving an R8 to school over the top, should I just sick with an A8? I was going to roll with the maybach, but we are tight on funds so I have to make this decision now and am having trouble. Thanks for doing this!

Only two sources I trust, Glenn Beck and singing woodland creatures.
 
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There is some truth to that for some people, however, there are a lot of people that did actually earn their way. The reality of it is, you aren't going to get a solid finance job without the effort. The bitch of it is getting the door open. For some, their parents had them go to tutoring, prep schools and had connections write letters to get into top schools. And there is nothing wrong with that, they were bred for this shit and their parents had some serious foresight. However, I am willing to wager that is not the norm on this site. Some people may have had the door open and others had to kick it in. People on here will appear spoiled when there are constant posts putting down the finance industry or trying to belittle there occupation. And frankly, I don't blame them. So if you are trying to break in, ask for help, if you are wondering about something technical, ask away, but if you are just going to go 'you all went to Wharton and are worthless without your family ties' then fuck off. Look at how many posts are from people with 3.5+ GPA's from 'non-target' schools trying to get a break. Students/grads who gave it their all in college and during the damndest to gain some traction. They are a lot more frequent than the 'Wharton + daddy = better than you.' From what I have observed in life and on this site, the people that fit the handed everything bill are the exception and not the rule.

Only two sources I trust, Glenn Beck and singing woodland creatures.
 

I agree. they're too many "woe-is-me" fuckers on this forum. People work hard, especially those at Ivy League. People need to understand that life is what you make it out to be, no one owes you ANYTHING!

 

WIN AT ALL COST. That's my suggestion to your pussy thread. Fuck circumstances. Your estrogen levels are disgusting. Bernie Madoff son's .... shut your face. Two types of people...excuse makers and winners. Get it done and stop your bitching.

 

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