0 Hildred Capital? PE 2 4mo
+5 Fordham vs Rutgers for NYC ER/IB BSCH 4 4mo
0 Full time recruiting from ER JOB 1 4mo
+3 Would you say BU is a non target or a semi target? IB 2 4mo
+9 What else outside of finance / big corporate? JOB 2 4mo
+20 will I be looked down on for going to cornell? JOB 16 4mo
+25 Comp Offer from Start-Up Fund HF 8 4mo
+37 Waiting For Official Offer For Two Months Already JOB 9 4mo
+25 Deleted sorry sjeuebev IB 18 4mo
+14 Politics - Graham Platner & James Talarico OFF 9 4mo
+12 New York Post Finance Bro's OFF 11 4mo
+30 Tgghhggyhhjhhhhhbbbbnnnnnnnj OFF 14 4mo
+25 BofA/BAML Global Industrials Group IB 15 4mo
+4 Which School Should I Use My Early Decision On for Investment Banking? BSCH 6 4mo
+172 Don’t want to be here anymore IB 45 5mo
+10 DB NYC Office Perks and Benefits IB 13 5mo
+19 DB (NY) Outlook 2026 IB 6 5mo
+25 High School Junior Looking For College Advice BSCH 16 5mo
+14 girl roommate nyc (lic) OFF 3 5mo
+13 Thoughts on BNP NY IB 12 5mo
+12 Boston New Grad Housing OFF 5 5mo
+18 Warwick vs Emory BSCH 5 5mo
+6 Student at Non Target (BU) transfer? JOB 5 5mo
+8 Best Non NYC Office IB 12 5mo
+29 Portfolio Valuation → Investment Banking: Realistic or Copium? IB 10 5mo
0 Looking for a roommate in NY OFF 1 5mo
+10 Stay in sellside or take buyside offer? JOB 4 5mo
+7 UF vs UGA vs FSU for NYC (Cost vs Placement) BSCH 2 5mo
+3 Penn CAS vs Columbia JOB 3 5mo
+20 HBS vs. GSB for transitioning to buy side BSCH 11 5mo
+12 Development time travel question RE 15 5mo
+11 The Great Debate BSCH 29 5mo
+1 Why is Cambridge more famous than Oxford? BSCH 18 5mo
0 roscommon analytics HF 1 5mo
0 How good is Dartmouth for IB/MBB in 2026? IB 1 5mo
+6 Wharton vs. Kellogg APEX Program BSCH 1 5mo
+15 I FUCKING MADE IT SCSS 4 5mo
+14 MD compensation IB 7 5mo
+12 Roommate Search In Current Apt. (NYC) OFF 2 5mo
0 Have you ever been in a street fight? OFF 2 5mo
+50 Yale vs. Stanford Undergrad for IB=>buyside IB 56 5mo
+6 Yale or Stanford for undergrad IB/PE BSCH 5 5mo
+19 Morgan Stanley HR is braindead OFF 7 5mo
0 How's Babson for Recruiting JOB 2 5mo
+12 Construction Project Engineer to Development - MSRE Path Question RE 2 5mo
+1 UBS NYC GROUP PLACEMENT IB 4 5mo
+6 NYC Neighbourhoods 2025 OFF 12 5mo
+10 2026 Moelis Industrials (NY Metals & Mining)? IB 6 5mo
+84 I Graduated With A 3.2 GPA And Became The 3rd Ever Wall Street Investment Banker From My School. Here’s My Story. IB 16 5mo
+3 MM Boston PE Names Intel PE 1 5mo
+5 Houlihan Lokey Capital Solutions NY IB 7 5mo
+13 Is going to Harvard + Oxford or going to Oxford + Cambridge greater? BSCH 36 5mo
+31 What did you spend your sign-on bonus on ? OFF 17 5mo
+17 MSF Advice IB 12 5mo
+10 Babson full tuition vs UNC vs Boston College vs UGA vs UMiami vs Emory vs IU ACE honors CO 16 5mo
+34 Coasting at MF, VP+ PE 5 5mo
+10 Entry grade level TC at a top VC, AM I CLUELESS??? VC 4 5mo
+6 Which School Would You Choose? BSCH 1 5mo
0 How to Find a Roomate in NYC? OFF 1 5mo
+217 Why does everyone shit on Houston/Dallas-What’s so special about NYC(genuinely curious). IB 114 5mo
+1 Tuxedo Recommendations FASH 2 5mo
0 How Will the Iran Ceasefire Affect the Restaurant M&A Space? INV 4 5mo
+23 Need SPICY opinions to help decide between Chicago Booth and CBS IB 11 5mo
+6 any advice for an international student in non-target schools ? JOB 1 5mo
0 What do they actually teach you? JOB 4 5mo
+16 Market Risk Management at GS INV 2 5mo
+15 What's wrong with NYU BSCH 7 5mo
+3 Citi Media & Telecom NYC 2026 IB 3 5mo
+17 Attend Wharton or reapply to HBS and GSB? BSCH 8 5mo
+12 Bloomberg Sales and Analytics Exit Opps JOB 2 5mo
0 Bain Associate Intern R1 Summer 2027??? CO 1 5mo
+13 From a College Senior: Deferred MBA Worth it? BSCH 4 5mo
+16 Fordham Finance vs UMich Econ IB 15 5mo
+53 Williams vs Amherst BSCH 43 5mo
0 Absolutely unheard of TC out of grad school, am I CLUELESS about the industry??? VC 1 5mo
+9 Kinda losted / HK / AI JOB 1 5mo
+9 Dominus Capital PE 10 5mo
+2 MIT MS, Cambridge MPhil, or Oxford MSc for name recognition and prestige? BSCH 13 5mo
+43 Should I go to Cambridge to maximize my pedigree? BSCH 28 5mo
+16 Need Help Deciding for Undergrad, D1 Athletics at Syracuse vs. SMU Vs. FSU Honors vs. Ole Miss Accounting IB 1 5mo
+24 Failed SA27 cycle and next steps IB 12 5mo
+12 Freshman at Non-Target - Importance of Freshman Summer Internship? JOB 2 5mo
+10 Re-recruit & US application FT & AI IB 3 5mo
0 Mckinsey NYC first round interview dates? IB 2 5mo
+6 IU (pre kelley) vs Penn State (smeal) IB 1 5mo
+106 Should I apply to Columbia or not? BSCH 69 5mo
+6 What Level of PE Recruitment Input is Necessary for an Incoming Analyst? IB 1 5mo
+19 Want to leave my Decacorn Strategy Job for VC, but Pay is Too Good Compared to VC? VC 9 5mo
+15 Sophomore struck out for IB, signed BofA S&T, how realistic is senior-year re-recruiting for NYC banking? TR 3 5mo
+3 How to reach out to HHs? IB 1 5mo
+104 Are Ear Piercings Appropriate for BB IBD Analysts?!! FASH 145 5mo
+23 Oxford for NYC? BSCH 7 5mo
+6 Is the lifestyle worth it? Incoming Analyst IB 6 5mo
+42 New to WSO (hs senior) BSCH 28 5mo
+38 RE Debt Originations RE 18 5mo
+213 Q&A - Tiger Cub Analyst HF 109 5mo
0 How good is Middlebury College IB placement for non-nepo, non athletes? IB 1 5mo
0 Take home SA Pay IB 2 5mo
+170 Why are Wharton kids so weird? OFF 45 5mo
+3 Columbia Business School for PE BSCH 3 5mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (51) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (15) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101