Highest Ranked Comments In The Last Year

+5 Overall, my ranking, if you are international is:  CMU MSCF > Baruch MFE> Columbia MFE > Stanford ICME  Columbia MFE placement is likely lower bc: Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+5 . Associate 3 in PE - LBOs
+5 There’s a pretty clear difference between “I hate pizza, it’s gross” (subjective food opinion, no one cares) and “I hate Italians, they repulse me” (personal insult). sasha_j24
+5 I’m in my 30s and have been reading/posting here for over a decade. It’s honestly just part of a broader dilution of the internet. VP in PE - LBOs
+5 I got your point thank you misskels.tb
+5 Yeah I hear you. I don’t know, I’ve been in dev for 2 years now and am kind of glad I’m coming in at a very hard time in the market. Developer in RE - Comm
+5 Many reasons. deas7
+5 I work in CRB trading at BB, and I've seen many of  my teammates exit to this IAC/CRB for Cit, MLP, P72 and still remaining good relationship with them...this area is significantly pigeonholed, and agree with the abov qualea
+5 Think the answers in here have addressed the question pretty entirely but would just flag that we ask similar Q's to like 19-20 year old intern candidates. I'd consider this one of the easier Qs. nutmegger189
+5 If your end goal is high‑finance and eventually something like macro HF, both IBEB and IBA can get you there. Kevin W.
+5 Your history says you're looking at FT jobs ... what is that besides an intern? Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+5 If you're an ASO (you said "some time" but your title says ASO so idk) at an established firm with a good brand, have momentum/prior successes to point to, and are clipping a great salary tbh you're probably better off doi PrivateTechquity 🚀🚀🚀
+5 PEarbitrageHis actual position could be dog catcher on the moon. The relevant point is that he was paid to do something he rarely even bothered doing. Ozymandia
+5 Wondering how much AI and technology has to do with the declining usage? NoEquityResearch
+5 Ex-MBB here, spent ~10 years there and now in tech. I’d take Jane Street, and honestly I don’t think this is that close. Ex-consultant in Tech
+5 I think the learning curve is getting compressed pretty hard by AI. You can now get to “not useless” much faster if you use it properly. Ex-consultant in Tech
+5 First, each letter of "TMT" is quite different from the others, and within each, there are important sub-categories as well. The modeling approach, valuation methodologies, trading multiples, KPIs, etc. Mastery 7 IB Shitter
+5 Appreciate the response! Could you talk a little bit about background - prior experience and total YoE? Associate 3 in ER
+5 Two reasons Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+5 To be honest, I don’t really like Poland or Polish people "Warm-water port" Prospect in IB-M&A
+5 The people running it are from their Bridger program for IB/ER analysts, which is solid, so the core is built out. Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+5 Buddy - delete this post immediately, its way too incriminating. How many people do you think are in your specific situation? AKBOS
+5 Having started as early as high school, you can be proud that you have set yourself up well, where many people found themselves learning about IB too late or trying after graduating to transfer eg. Big 4 Audit. xwavzevwaewnsfdmvg
+5 As a Pole don't like your comment. Anyway, If I were you I would start in GS, UBS (this forum would like it), JP Morgan etc which have SSCs in Poland. PZ2725
+5 For reference, I’m in my mid-30s and married. I did the fuck-ass city and dragged my now wife with me for a couple years before finding our now spot. That was a tough sell at the time. The Real Donnie Azoff
+5 Brother, if I get $100M I’m not thinking about real estate again for 5-10 years, minimum. Maybe ever. I’m doing cool shit before I die.  CRE
+5 I wouldn't say this is normal at this fund size, but it's not unheard of, especially when the LPs are mostly personal friends and aren't going to raise concerns (but also clearly aren't re-upping) Associate 3 in IB-M&A
+5 Generally, it is easiest to switch if it is adjacent to your existing sector. For example, industrials is a pretty broad category but anything that involves transportation, manufacturing, construction, machinery, etc. ERguy118
+5 You are clearly confused about what "buy side" and "sell side" ER is. ERguy118
+5 Life in PE at all levels is 100% dependent on the performance of your portfolio. If the portfolio is doing well, PE is maybe the best job on Earth. If it is doing medium, PE is fine. If it is burning, PE is hell. SOFRsoGood
+5 I can count it on more than 2 hands. Appraisal and real estate investment analysis are the same job at an analyst and even associate level. pudding
+5 This firm is a dumpster fire - Consumer and Industrials are both dog shit, tech and FIG aren't much better. The culture here sucks and recent bonuses were god awful. Most people are trying to leave if they can. Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+5 Nearly every MBA recommender will write a letter that heaps strong praise on the applicant.  If they're not willing to do that, they usually find an excuse to decline your request. David White
+5 As a Mechanical Engineering major with a high GPA, it's unlikely that you need to do a lot of practice questions and drills focused on building your fundamental math skills using a program like Manhattan, TTP, Magoosh, etc David White
+5 Surprised at the number and length of comments discussing this when it's kinda dumb to use this ranking to draw many inferences. flipcup
+5 I'm in what most of the board would consider a 2nd or 3rd tier career path (RX Consulting), but have worked in finance for almost 12-13 years now. Lester Freamon
+5 Director in CorpStrat Themaster441
+5 Glad we have another one of these nontargetmarket
+5 Thanks for the response. Totally agree with the plurality point. Working on deals gave me that type of stimulation + variety, so I think that's the direction I'm trying to head in.  Associate 3 in CorpStrat
+5 Unrelated but it seems Iike you might want to sit down and actually ask yourself if you guys are headed in the same direction.. bananapiano
+5 x Analyst 2 in HF - EquityHedge
+5 This advice is trash. Go to a few fragrance/department stores, be nice to the salesperson and tell them that you want to buy something but would like to get a few samples. Analyst 3+ in IB - Cov
+5 R1 was pretty brutal ngl. I had a male analyst as an interviewer…nightmare, had me questioning my life choices. Overall wasn’t too bad. Jackson28483
+5 Works at Goldman Sachs PrivateTechquity 🚀🚀🚀
+5 Not great Bob! Jeezy
+5 Moelis ppl gonna be pissed when they see this  Intern in IB-M&A
+5 Director in CorpStratSuper helpful - thank you. This all brilliant framingTo answer your questions, Themaster441
+5 Lonfinance Themaster441
+5 Develop a good fitness habit and routine. Once you're in college there will be plenty of distractions, but if you have already built in a habit of going to the gym at least 3-4 times a week then you'll be in good shape. Fast and Fiduciary
+5 No Associate 1 in S&T - Equities
+5 Huge congrats on Jefferies bro Intern in IB - Gen
+5 FinServces Ozymandia
+5 I’m an A2A2VP in an M&A group and find myself squarely in the second bucket discussed above at all times. Intern in IB - Gen
+5 You really gotta find the right small shop, they are not all made the same. jarstar1
+5 0: Interested in what kind of deals Rx bankers do, and proceed to ask nothing about it. Respect 1: All of them. This is almost like asking which banks do sellsides and which ones dont. Its not a "practice" Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+5 the result of your work is in the paycheck every result beyond this is an extra GS under Blankfein
+5 Respect your POV, but would flag that I restate this statement so that some mis-informed young career person does not make the wrong career decision wanting to work in PE and erroneously think that MBB is something that it First_Lien_Larry
+5 Ft at db - avoid hc, ecm, dcm etc, best team would be levfin. Strongest industry teams are industrials followed by tmt. Regll, infra and utilities a level below but still do some good deals. m0nkeybusiness
+5 That’s the quality of candidates you get doing a second wave ig Intern in IB - Gen
+5 My vote is Bain SF. Bain SF is Bain's best and strongest office. Given their proximity to tech, they do the coolest work and are the strongest of the MBB on the West Coast.  Associate Consultant in Consulting
+5 "I love a broad margin to my life. Isaiah_53_5 💎🙌💎🙌💎
+5 Both took over middling businesses. The owners were old and the infrastructure within them was negligible. They made a small down-payment (somewhere 50-250k) and seller financed the rest. Principal in RE - Comm
+5 I've gone from institutional analyst -> brokerage analyst -> associate broker on big team -> acquisitions for developer -> back to brokerage (with a mix of trying to syndicate small deals).  BenDover187
+5 "They didn't make anything for the first few years. Honestly I think this year was the first year they were really doing well (year 5-6)." Fred Fredburger
+5 Please god no  Pulisic69
+5 Valid crash out and I feel you. Losing out to DEI beckies who did no work and sailed through the internship and now full time roles.  Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+5 I think most people also forget that 90% of the PMs (if not more) are “average or insecure and like to project their failures onto their analysts (see the “toxic PM” discussion)… that behavior would not fly with a woman an Investment Analyst in HF - Event
+5 Dude AI is here and it’s the future. I bet you old architects were saying shit like this when Autocad came out. patrick_bateman_
+5 Not convinced many of these commenters have actually been with a girl they loved lmao. It's a simple as do you actually love her an want to have a future with her. If you do, then you will make it work. Intern in IB-M&A
+5 I’m one of these guys and I personally just want to delay my entry into the job market as much as possible, to travel and enjoy my last years of liberty. Paolo785
+5 What were you doing as institutional analyst at the beginning of your career? Associate 3 in RE - Comm
+5 While I can't speak to how it feels going back (as I never did) or talk about the differences I did seriously consider it at the time when I was at cross roads as a senior associate and when my VP promote was a bit more in VP in PE - LBOs
+5 Lol, obviously no one’s saying people aren’t capable because of their skin colour, that would be ridiculous. The title might be a bit rage-baity, fair enough, but the actual point still stands. Prospect in IB - Gen
+5 Targets only pull chuzz Intern in IB - Gen
+5 I recently moved to London and the quality of life is def higher than NYC. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+5 DO NOT do a chief of staff role. You’re a glorified EA and the skills do not transfer anywhere. If you go to an operating role, pick a functional area and do a specialized job(product, ops, finance) in that area. Associate 3 in PE - LBOs
+5 Though their "great" asset class lead role is akin to running a business unit at a platform, where comp looks more like $10mm+ (with potential for a lot more with variability). PM in HF - Other
+5 Ah, mon ami, you 'ave packed your baguette, your striped shirt, and maybe kissed your mother three times on ze cheek before leaving, no? IsItREPE
+5 They Died. Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+5 Dw abt it lil bro, statistically speaking you most likely gonna end at like a CIBC or TD anyways even when the visa situation was good. Jokes a side this thing doesn’t impact Canadians  Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+5 Yes I work at one the three firms you just mentioned and it doesn’t impact us, buddy Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+5 I am comparable, certainly in God's eyes. If you think you deserve special treatment just because finance then I respectfully disagree. Count WACCula
+5 According to the articles, the insider trading ring guys were creating dupe websites of pharma companies and issuing fraudulent PRNewsire releases posting fake drug trial results to pump the stock prices and dumping it bef Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+5 They are a foreign nation that has dragged us into all of the wars since Vietnam, either under false pretenses or by our association with them; Bin Laden openly stated that his reasoning for 9/11 was because of our a seekinthealpha1
+5 NYUAD Alum here, I’ll share my thoughts based on my experience and the job outcomes over the last 3 or so years: marketbullrider
+5 It took me a while to really get good usage out of my BB, but when you understand the functions well, it can become very powerful. Summa101
+5 Dr. Rahma Dikhinmahas IsItREPE
+5 Analyst 1 in IB - Gen thewageslave
+5 David ConstabileIsaiah_53_5 💎🙌💎🙌💎 Isaiah_53_5 💎🙌💎🙌💎
+5 This guy VPs Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+5 I would go smaller if you want to be an entrepreneur. The $5-10 B firm will still have resources. You want to go to a firm where you’ll learn to be scrappy if you aren’t already. pudding
+5 Likely a trend we’ll keep seeing now that Vis is bringing in more senior bankers from JPM (hiring restrictions from JPM just expired). Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+5 ChatGPT is a godsend for this use case. Of course, you have to verify everything, but it's a great place to start.  Mastery 7 IB Shitter
+5 They may have soft skills that make them valuable at the firm. At the top ranks, the financial minutia is not as relevant - it's not what drives deals, sourcing, fundraising. BlackUnicorn
+5 30 minutes from Battersea to CW? Are commuting piggybacked on a kenian olympic sprinter on cocaine?  Associate 1 in IB-M&A
+5 PWP is a glorified Cantor Fitzgerald. Honestly shameful to even say the firms name in the same sentence as EVR, CVP, or Q Intern in IB-M&A
+5 Schrute farms is one of their best investments, arguably one of the highest returning in the world of PERE Associate 1 in RE - Comm
+5 I'd speak to a lawyer.  This is coming from a former lawyer, who usually thinks lawyers are a waste of time.   Dr. Rahma Dikhinmahas
+5 I heard a vice chairman say something to that effect in private… he doesn’t particularly like the dynamic but he admitted it. VP in IB - Gen
+5 holy shit you have no idea what you are talking about $8k is a rounding error for these desks margin_calls