What do I do now with all this free time?
So I got a SA 2022 offer to a good BB after 2 years of grinding from an extreme non-target. I thought achieving a goal that I've worked on for years would feel amazing, but it just feels... okay? Not that satisfying, not what I expected. Less stress in my life for sure though.
Right now, I'm working 40 hours a week WFH at my parents house from a super chill corporate finance internship. Probably only 20 hours a week of real work, and I have three day weekends with absolutely nothing on my plate and no responsibilities every week from Thursday at 4 pm until Monday morning. I haven't had this much free time since before high school, I had no free time in college because I had a very rigid schedule of exercise, studying to keep my 4.0, preparing for IB interviews, networking, and going out and partying like an animal several nights a week. My parents moved after I graduated high school, so I really don't have many friends in the city that I'm at right now. Feeling slightly isolated honestly but I'm used to it at this point from all the COVID shit.
Right now, I get nine hours of sleep a night, exercise for two hours a day, read a lot, but still have an obscene amount of free time. Have also been lucky enough to spend two weeks WFH travelling in a different city and have another trip planned for next month. Should I start preparing for PE interviews (that's what I want to do after IB), study for the CFA, learn a new language? I need new challenges in life to keep me going, I can't do 40 hour work weeks and Netflix binge-watching, that kind of life feels very meaningless to me. I know this is probably the most free time I'll have for a very long time so I want to utilize it as well as possible before I'm working 80 hour weeks.
Fuck bitches
I got a good arrangement going on with a girl from my gym ;)
but I still have so much fucking free time. I'm uncomfortable with it. I don't feel satisfied. Maybe I should add another girl to my roster?
Thats what i like to hear.
But travelling (which you have planned) is a good start. Try to enjoy the little things before you don't have time for it later. Dabbling in a new language sounds interesting though
Maybe I should just go complete hardass and apply my drive to learn Spanish to try to become like fucking fluent before the end of the summer AND pick up Latina chicks. That might be my new goal.
Spanish accent both opens the market to southern american chicks and attracts basic white bitches. Sounds like a meta to me. Also Colombian chicks are 1st tier (can confirm)
That sounds like a dub. I think I'm going to try to study Spanish for three hours a day and pick up three Latinas a month. That is my new goal in life. Thanks
Just study abroad dude - it is the way. I learned my Spanish drunk in the bars trying to pick up chicks at Canovas in Valencia, Spain.
lol no need whatsoever to start prepping for PE interviews..... unless you're that much of a hardo. Chances are you'll get bored and stop looking at all that and then you'll have to put in a lot of leg work to get yourself back up to speed.
Maybe I’ll just do a little a day
Take up golf in your free time. It will take forever to decently master, and even after is always a challenge. Plus it is a great medium for building relationships. Congrats on the offer
Practically how big of an advantage is it in finance really? My parents never did it, so I never learned and personally think it’s kind of boring / not my cup of tea but I have considered taking some lessons. Just not sure if it’s the best ROI for my time
It just depends on who you are trying to connect with and if they play. I met a VP with a random firm this summer, we talked about golf, which ultimately led to him inviting me to their company golf outing, and an internship offer for next summer. It has been beneficial to me, but again not all like golf. It is a nice way to get outside and drink with your buds however
BB analyst - i'd kill for just a fraction of that
I've heard some people take the GMAT their senior year of college so maybe start studying for that a bit? All depends on if you plan on going to business school but I guess it couldn't really hurt.
Congrats on the offer! You could pick up learning an instrument. I play guitar in my free time and I find it is both relaxing and challenging. Golf is also a great skill to have in your arsenal
I learn skills with my extra free time: language, music, math I forgot a while ago, etc.
but that's just what I care about. do something you care about with your free time and that is a challenge. if that's chasing tail, learning something, or studying CFA, whatever, just make it personal
also don't neglect social life, but you sound gucci there
Start preparing to help the capital markets become so good you leave an imprint on the world
one day your name will be on the filled S1 as senior banker
godspeed
I spend any free weekends I have fly-fishing and its an absolute blast (esp if you enjoy the outdoors). It can be very challenging but rly rewarding as well if you enjoy that kind of thing
if you’re into sports, pick one up. I had the same situation last summer and just hooped and went surfing a ton and had a blast. Second the golf comment.
Would you be open to PM me? I’m going to a school with weak representation in IB and seeking advice
Would you be open to PM me? I’m going to a school with weak representation in IB and seeking advice
Super late but yeah
Respond if you still want me to PM
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