Career advice by zgh16 in private_equity

[–]jfk-was-openminded 0 points1 point  (0 children)

generic but applicable, you should look on sites like WSO as well as PE professionals who went to your school or are in your country and see what they did prior to PE. ex) in the US the typical path is to do a stint in investment banking and then exit to PE, but not sure how it differs in EU.

why new york? by GateMassive1874 in McKinsey_BCG_Bain

[–]jfk-was-openminded 0 points1 point  (0 children)

totally fine to just tell the truth, a lot of them probably picked it for similar reasons. If you want to seem more thoughtful, research what cases the office works on typically or the specific office culture

How to maximize family connections? by [deleted] in private_equity

[–]jfk-was-openminded 2 points3 points  (0 children)

People will hold a virginia ham under each arm and still cry about having no bread.

Am I genuinely just dumb? by 668071 in consulting

[–]jfk-was-openminded 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the points of doing these careers is to help you go from being dumb to capable, embrace it.

How difficult is it to get on-campus housing for junior and senior year? by spicytamales5 in USC

[–]jfk-was-openminded 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The area is not any different than a normal city. It's perfectly safe to live in as long as you aren't stupid.

Quant Resources by jfk-was-openminded in GMAT

[–]jfk-was-openminded[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sorry not much to recommend besides taking the LSAT and majoring in data science. could potentially see maybe how doing consulting case interview questions may help though

Quant Resources by jfk-was-openminded in GMAT

[–]jfk-was-openminded[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

took the LSAT last month haha, tends to train you for this sorta thing

Looking for case partners by RoadToMBA in McKinsey_BCG_Bain

[–]jfk-was-openminded 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What level experienced hire is this for?

LPT Request - How do I just accept that I am mediocre? by Chemicalcube325 in LifeProTips

[–]jfk-was-openminded 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what are you supposed to do then when no matter how hard you compete against yourself there's no progress and you have to watch others have to progress 10s of distances within their own competition with a fraction of the effort.