0 Strategy and Operations - Finance, Hopeful CO 5 6y
0 PnL compensation from Chicago prop shops JOB 2 6y
0 Getting the most out of your time IB 3 6y
0 Help....I'd appreciate it. IB 13 6y
0 Please help, I'd appreciate it. NUI 1 6y
0 Invited to lunch - what to wear FASH 8 6y
+6 Baruch vs. Michigan State vs. Fordham BSCH 17 6y
+14 UChicago vs. Columbia vs. Princeton vs. Yale BSCH 14 6y
0 Greetings from Bloomington, Indiana! NUI 2 6y
+1 IBD Placement OFF 1 6y
0 Currently an Analyst within Corporate Banking. Not sure which path will open most doors up for me. MSA in Accounting vs MBA? BSCH 2 6y
0 How Am I shaping up for Summer '15 Internships? JOB 7 6y
0 Moving to real estate - Investment Sales Analyst vs. REIT Investment Analyst RE 19 6y
+189 Columbia vs Chicago MBA (Booth) BSCH 160 6y
0 Is it possible to change your regional identity? OFF 5 6y
+52 UC Berkeley or University of Chicago BSCH 59 6y
+11 Indiana MSF vs. Georgetown MSF BSCH 7 6y
+15 MSF Decision Time: Ohio State vs WUSTL-Singapore BSCH 5 6y
0 University of Chicago MSFM vs Duke MMS vs McGill Master of Art in Economics - Accepted to 3 programs BSCH 6 6y
0 University of Chicago MSFM vs Duke MMS vs McGill Master of Economics - Goal is to work in IB NUI 0 6y
0 Complete newb to WSO/Commercial Real Estate NUI 1 6y
0 Need Help Picking the 4th School BSCH 9 6y
0 Chicago IB -> SF PE? IB 10 6y
+10 Greetings from Chicago NUI 5 6y
+23 UVA vs IU Kelley (Direct Admit); Best Undergrad for IBD? BSCH 19 6y
+42 The lonely life of a young FLDP CF 27 6y
0 Undergraduate College BSCH 7 6y
0 chicago roommate full-time IB 0 6y
+21 H1B visa sponsoring consulting companies CO 13 6y
0 Look For Another Internship While Already Working One? OFF 1 6y
+22 Best way to get into the tech/I.T. side of finance? - Specifically chicago? JOB 9 6y
+20 Help choosing between UCLA (Anderson) and Kellogg for Finance BSCH 10 6y
0 Chicago Booth MBA Email Format BSCH 9 6y
0 Monkeys In Minny - Coffee/Beer OFF 3 6y
0 Introduction from Indianapolis NUI 3 6y
0 Need Guidance, Please!! Situation with On-boarding and ethnicity selection IB 0 6y
+90 MBB in undesirable living situation, ACN in a good city, or Global Fortune 25 Company for B-School BSCH 71 6y
0 stats master in UChicago VS wustl msf q track for quant roles BSCH 10 6y
+6 Going Out in Chicago OFF 14 6y
+21 March Madness 2014 OFF 23 6y
0 Real Estate in Chicago OFF 2 6y
0 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign MSF Class of 2015 BSCH 8 6y
0 Chicago Parking Ticket Question OFF 1 6y
0 [UG]Cass or University of Bath BSCH 9 6y
0 What decent MBA programs are in my reach? BSCH 6 6y
+39 Top MBA Feeder Companies CF 18 6y
+20 Citadel or Tech? JOB 9 6y
+8 New user introduction - Hello all! NUI 2 6y
0 From Engineering to Financial Services Question (Yea another one) JOB 2 6y
+44 Linkedin rejection goes viral OFF 40 6y
0 PNC Corporate Banking vs Capital One BA internship JOB 0 6y
0 I have an interesting background...does anyone have advice for a wannabe trader? TR 5 6y
0 Upcoming Summer NUI 0 6y
+18 Q&A with Healthcare Investment Banker IB 6 6y
0 1st Week of Work & Interviewing??? JOB 4 6y
+4 Chicago ping pong and chess OFF 2 6y
0 Should I transfer? IB 7 6y
+10 Internship Question - Non-target NUI 4 6y
0 What is the missing variable in acceptance rate? BSCH 12 6y
0 Could I still get into PE with this type of experience? PE 19 6y
0 Community Service and Teaching to Business JOB 2 6y
+27 Done with Prop Trading - Now what? OFF 9 6y
+69 Taking the plunge and applying for class of 2017 - How do I make myself shine? BSCH 30 6y
0 From academia to consulting CO 4 6y
0 Goldman Summer IBD -Chicago? IB 1 6y
+12 Is WUSTL a target school by top I-banks? IB 27 6y
0 New User - Currently a non traditional first year student NUI 0 6y
0 Looking for something new NUI 1 6y
0 Moving From Big 4 to a Marketing Role OTH 3 6y
0 Strong MBA-finance Schools BSCH 2 6y
0 Nationwide Financial Leadership Intern Program? JOB 0 6y
0 Michigan Ross NUI 5 6y
0 Help Please I am in a bad situation IB 7 6y
0 Setback with Valuable Contact - How Should I Proceed? NUI 7 6y
0 Graduating in three years - advisable? IB 5 6y
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0 new monkey in Chicago NUI 2 6y
+68 Wharton-Lauder vs MIT Sloan vs Yale SOM vs Duke BSCH 36 6y
+15 Kelley (Indiana) vs Mendoza (Notre Dame) on Wall Street NUI 17 6y
0 Masters in Industrial Engineering--career prospects? IB 1 6y
+34 Duke vs U of I JOB 22 6y
0 Dress Shirts For Athletic Builds FASH 19 6y
+39 Please analyze my chances to get into a top 10 B-School! BSCH 29 6y
0 Triple Transfer IB 6 6y
+29 Exit Opps for Current Buyside Associate - Analyst or B-School? (SBs!) AM 7 6y
+50 Tough b-school choice BSCH 44 6y
+26 Offer Help-Baird Milwaukee vs CS Chicago vs Piper Jaffray Minneapolis vs HL Chicago IB 22 6y
+18 Deloitte (via mid-sized firm) CO 13 6y
0 Buy or Lease a Condo OFF 8 6y
0 Good Combination? BSCH 8 6y
+89 JD/MBA for Distressed PE and/or Rx BSCH 50 6y
+24 NHL 24/7 Wings vs. Maple Leafs OFF 10 6y
0 Any undergrads hear from some of the top prop shops yet? TR 29 6y
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+16 SA Offers: Baird vs. Lincoln vs. Harris Williams IB 12 6y
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+5 Diversity program eligibility IB 11 6y
+32 CPA for Corporate Finance CF 10 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 11 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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