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+2 Thank you for your response, this is very helpful and I appreciate the insight. Yes, I am able to network with people in more financial modeling-intensive groups, and I have had success in doing so. soaring oyster
+2 Hey great Q. That’s relatively standard. In these cases you can do two things for the actual model: (1) Make a short form LBO where you take a few liberties and broad assumptions. Eg. Don’t make a full 3stmt. ApeSuppreme
+2 Every bit of this is true. Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+2 Aso 1: $330k (140k base, $190k bonus) Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+2 She posted videos where she said you need to be hot and focus on that and also she had a video saying she never dated at 26/27. You’re right  hankpim
+2 Start casing buddy VP in IB - Gen
+2 I was searching for these clubs and saw some comments regarding selectivity and that they tend to prefer people in the same frat or close friend groups.  ryan98
+2 Back in my day we copy and pasted images from google and organized them MANUALLY kids these days are so soft Associate 2 in Private Credit
+2 All base savings in 401k (probably not ideal). I did save some in cash but ended up spending that for vacation / higher spend months so not counting that. Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+2 PJT 100% Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+2 To answer the mobility question, it depends which way you go to start. Commodity.Chimp
+2 Allen: 30.08 JPM: 33.29 EVR: 33.29 VP in IB - Gen
+2 Literally don’t even merge them, throw the current entire senior and junior team into the toilet. 20+ MDs, rumored $100M in spending to have that bad of a performance Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+2 Congrats on your book and early success! The forum seems to really emphasize the physical logistics part of the supply chains.  Intern in S&T - FI
+2 Fade both and go to UTDallas(MIT of the South) wuandale33
+2 Welcome to the real world, perfect has left the building.  One week on the job and 7 live deals but you think you're better then them because the models aren't pretty. CharlesCheese
+2 There's a reason why BB BS lending groups have strong exits - they have established training programs and almost guarantee that you'll see a ton of deals and get good reps in the first few years of your career. Analyst 1 in RE - Comm
+2 Do you actually have a degree or are trying to get a degree from any of these schools or is this part of some old-money power fantasy? Nobody Man
+2 Don’t worry so much on GPA. I’ve seen low GPAs from non-target US schools get BB IB and dream placement from knowing someone. At the end of the day it’s who you know. Commodity.Chimp
+2 I get that but, the whole point of making money is to be able to spend it, or be able to grow it. What is the point of making 180k that young if you can't enjoy it, versus getting paid less, but being able to do more. Prospect in IB-M&A
+2 i just wrapped up recruiting this past cycle and I'd def say having projects on your resume gives you a huge leg up. I had a horrible GPA but I would def say my unique projects helped bump my resume up on the pile. UnmashedPotato
+2 Everyone keeps quitting because it’s hell. Struggling platform and bad culture Analyst 3+ in IB - Cov
+2 Hit the nail on the head here. Physical side is much more attractive of a job than any bank. Commodity.Chimp
+2 Restlessseems you never met a philosophy reader CRE
+2 Whats the name of the fund so the juniors here know to avoid it at all costs in the future… 15min response time on sunday is insane contrary to what some other people think here… signs of an absolute donkey culture  Investment Analyst in HF - Event
+2 arthistorymusicgymYou can ask questions here, so it will be helpful to everyone. Happy to help. ProspectiveChimp
+2 Rick KaneNo alpha male  IsItREPE
+2 Yes because GS (rest) including random financing groups is better than PWP and HL RX Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+2 Gets harder with every zero VP in PE - LBOs
+2 Lists like these are lagging indicators. Fundraising performance and recent fund performance are better indicators of LP perception and ultimately what matters. Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+2 So they can rule over ashes? Corp_titan
+2 accurate but get a life throwaway11231232
+2 Call FINRA, report his ass. In all seriousness, just ignore it. Or open it and read it, it doesn't matter. Might be worthwhile to email him one off and tell him you were copied by accident. Five Star Man
+2 Yeah. When you answer behaviorals be short and concise, have a clear problem and solution to the question (most important). Intern in IB - Cov
+2 You will be able to find an investing role coming out of either. I’ve seen plenty with no pre MBA finance experience do so. Will it be tough? Yes. Will you go straight to VP at a MF? Probably not. Associate 1 in IB - Gen
+2 Yeah I meant to comment that I don’t think Hg is a particular WSO glazing situation but a genuinely coveted group for tech PE, esp since they’re one of the few $10B+ software funds in NYC. Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+2 re: placements and exits. Just pound for pound, OAF current committee has zero buyside placements, which is especially strange given they’re buyside only. Dreamflower56
+2 Cash comp looks too high (how sure are you of your numbers?), carry at Inflexion is quoted assuming a 2.5x MoM multiple (instead of 2.0x standard) so effectively a 50% discount to other funds. Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+2 Not entirely sure on all of the aforementioned but pretty sure AEA, Amsec, and GI are all struggling with performance and/or fundraising (4-5+ years of fundraising for a handful of them). Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+2 Honestly, the "T2" label can be pretty subjective depending on who you talk to, but the consensus usually puts firms like LEK, Oliver Wyman, or even the strategy arms of the Big 4 (like Strategy&) in a different bucket mithusjc
+2 Generally is there one or multiple wave for these S&T programs? Also do yall typically get rejection emails or just ghosted? Maximizing Shareholder Value
+2 You genuinely sound like a Linkedin NPC wuandale33
+2 I am looking to make a similar move and am finding the same thing to be true. ERanonymous
+2 Are you by chance a diverse/POC? Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+2 Sorry to hear about the situation but you still have a very strong profile (target, high grades, MBB internship).  Associate Consultant in Consulting
+2 Nobody who has even remote awareness of the tech space would look at the resume of a guy who spent a year at MBB and then left to YC, and then think that happened because he couldn't cut it at MBB Angus Macgyver
+2 been getting cranked by the bank's terms, so around 7:30 recently. 6-6:30 on Fridays. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+2 As a former banker-turned-RX consultant, I thought I had bad hours in banking until I actually started having to track billables…. Director in Consulting
+2 Try it yourself: pe mvp
+2 Different sector coverages and which ones might be less averse to women James' Bond
+2 What is your specific role today - is it part of the investment team as an analyst or something similar?  Addinator
+2 I don’t really see it as that surprising… getting top seats requires a good amount of grinding and a good amount of talent… broadly the Michigan/UVA are probably a little short on talent compared to NYU/Georgetown and I ca Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+2 the distinction Between pe and pc for junior experience is that the diligence is vastly more indepth & in the weeds for PE. Managing Director in HF - Other
+2 Pretty much. The IS model is deal-by-deal so there's no commitment to a close end fund and therefore no management fees being paid on any money that's not deployed into a deal. PrivateTechquity 🚀🚀🚀
+2 From this list, looks like the tiers are (adjusting for quality and school size/interest (per capita) Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+2 This is literally it. Agree w/ Lake Michigan. If you are GREAT, everything will follow. Your job in early career isn’t thinking about Y5, Y6, etc. comp - it’s to become the best in your product/market/etc. Commodity.Chimp
+2 Agree with this. High volume, low bids. Eventually some stick and they find multiple expansion. Works at JPMorgan
+2 That's kind of a grey space IMO. All DUS lenders are subject to the same seller/servicer guide. Associate 2 in RE - Comm
+2 Maybe when Jamie Dimon was talking about a bond crisis this is what he meant.  FinanceBrah
+2 Respectfully wtf are you talking about little bro  Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+2 $100k is minimum wage for real estate finance jobs in 2026. The absolute minimum. I work in the lowest paying market in the United States and still say $100k is the absolute minimum in 2026. yupoo
+2 Tbh I get more puh than I want. Also, I’d try and focus on studying accounting and getting your gpa up! Let me know if you want any tutoring or help! Intern in IB - Gen
+2 The only people that think this way are sophmores who attach themselves to everything Rx since that is the flavour that is in. Many of them will eventually end up in PE or even Growth / VC Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+2 Base is 110k and bonus would be very high, small team and good deals Intern in IB - Cov
+2 It may limit the shops you can work at, and would certainly cause you some issues if you were to go out on your own, but as much as I begrudge the siloing of our industry, what you describe seems to be the way things are g CRE
+2 Best advice I got from my grandparents (happily married for over 60 years) is that your values (e.g., religion, children, finances, health, etc) are the foundation of the relationship. marketsigma
+2 Because we're all deeply insecure and thought the prestige would help fill a void of some sort or another. SPYShorts
+2 Can't speak much about Fordham or Villanova, but if you're leaning towards Penn State at all, it's definitely a great choice. EvilSamAltman69
+2 bump llmtt30
+2 Take an extra semester or year of school. That makes you an incoming sophomore and right on time for recruiting/networking to kick off. Associate 3 in IB-M&A
+2 When I was a college student I would have said IB but knowing what I know now and the moves Eldridge is making I would 100% take Eldridge  Analyst 1 in PE - LBOs
+2 Completely missed the point, buddy. There are only a handful of MiM programs that are two years long and allow you to take a gap year for building experience. Prospect in Acct - Other
+2 Good q, can help on this a bit (interned in BBs) Uni matters more for EBs than BBs - I'm not sure why this is but must be a prestige thing.  Prospect in IB - Gen
+2 Completely cooked. Don’t bother trying. Should have done an MBA instead of whatever useless masters program you chose. Associate 3 in IB-M&A
+2 Distressed mid-cap utility valuations depend on regulated rate structures, cost of capital (actual, not theoretical), refinancing ability, recovery values, cash flow stability vs leverage, bankruptcy probability...None of virginiagoffredi
+2 Firm Size: Top 100 REPETeam: Acquisitions Base: $300KBonus: $450K + 1% - 2% in promote Role: Director (12 YOE) Assist. VP in RE - Comm
+2 Lots of the UBS creds are just sponsor buy sides where UBS is cited as advisor for doing sponsor credit work. Industrials and CR simply have the most real M&A work. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+2 You can take as long or as little time as you want. None of it is super dense, more of an “inch deep mile wide” type. The long-term lease, development, and partnership portions have the most to get through iirc. Traderade
+2 are you perhaps weird / cringe? war dog
+2 I think it rly depends on firm and group. I was told overwhelmingly positive feedback and then at the end I made a mistake and they weighed that pretty heavily. elm1
+2 It's very, very hard making new friends after college. Take solace in it being something that plagues nearly everyone.  PaulAllenIsInLondon
+2 It could be worse Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+2 In full disclosure, I did ~3 years of IB so didn't leave early like you would. Associate 3 in PE - LBOs
+2 MS M&C / FSG should be above GS C&R / NatRes. Otherwise no comments mara20
+2 lol Private Credit is probably the one industry more fucked than real estate right now TQQQ999999
+2 Prospect in IB - CovEric Tokat is Turkish. Very different and culture that is much better than any other coming in nowadays. Teller in IB - Cov
+2 Not necessarily. FP&A can be pretty driven by monthly accounting cycles, where every single month you're scrambling to reconcile vs. budget, pulling together monthly / quarterly financial reporting packages, etc. NuclearPenguins
+2 dude, y'all are acting like recruitment got so hard. at a semi-target and all the non-retarded people in my class placed really well Intern in IB-M&A
+2 Age: freshly 28 Associate 3 in PE - LBOs
+2 Hi Sir, thank you so much for doing this. I held a Bachelor degree of math outside of US and graduated from a top MFE in 2025, after which I worked as a rates Quant in a BB bank. Analyst 1 in S&T - FI
+2 Changes as you get older. Cars, houses, country club memberships, where you vacation, how many kids you have, watches, how much you raise for charity etc. MonopolyMoney
+2 I mean what level is this for? I imagine a very junior position given you're asking this. nutmegger189
+2 What have you done in operations? Easier to understand what you can transition to if you explain what you've done. What type of startup? A hyped VC backed one?  Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+2 Uhh, well... First off, nobody is blacklisting candidates based on the internship, lol. If anything, it is arguably better to have at least some gigs than have none. survivor007
+2 Joining an energy PE firm is certainly a choice. Energy PE is too dependent on outside factors for any firms to be particularly interesting IMO. It's all dependent on energy prices. VP in PE - LBOs
+2 I think BXP and KRC are getting hurt by occupancy. BXP said occupancy was turning a corner and it didn't. KRC had -15% lease spreads in their latest earnings. Exec VP in RE - Other
+2 People get rich from the most unbelievable careers - guy I went to hs with back home, his dad owned a patent for a specific part used in porta potties (don't know what he did before that though) and now has a mansion on th Bud Fox 22
+2 There will be blood OR It’s a wonderful life seekinthealpha1
+2 Heard GS will start delivering at 2pm sweatymonkey
+2 Bringing back this old gem: iercurenc