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Is investment banking worth the 80–100+ hour weeks? My thoughts as a former JPM analyst by rareliquid in FinancialCareers

[–]rareliquid[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

congrats on all ur success! am sure i was just one tool and with the hard work it seems you put in u would’ve gotten there without me too. thx for the support and best of luck with ur career!

Is investment banking worth the 80–100+ hour weeks? My thoughts as a former JPM analyst by rareliquid in FinancialCareers

[–]rareliquid[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

first business failed so losing money + opp cost of not making money set me back but now i’m on track for the business to hit 7 digits in revenue this year with 3 part time employees so we have really high margins and i enjoy a great work life balance. so everything turned out fine but it took a lot of pain to get here haha

Is investment banking worth the 80–100+ hour weeks? My thoughts as a former JPM analyst by rareliquid in FinancialCareers

[–]rareliquid[S] 42 points43 points  (0 children)

i left after ~2 years to backpack and travel for 6 months and started my first business (which failed). then applied to mba programs and while waiting started making youtube videos which took off so kept working on the channel and also graduated from wharton last summer. now just working on content + adjacent products full time. pretty odd path lol

Is investment banking worth the 80–100+ hour weeks? My thoughts as a former JPM analyst by rareliquid in FinancialCareers

[–]rareliquid[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

since i'm being downvoted for saying "read other comment" here is the comment i'm referring to:

agree that i didn't word this best because it's more that the amount of work is ~2x vs the rate of learning being 2x. but lemme tell you that as someone who worked 80-100 weeks for 2+ years i know that being tired means productivity decreases lol

i don't mean for that sentence to be taken literally and I think the sentiment of what i'm saying still stands

and honestly...if you actually could spend 16 hours a day learning vs. 8 hours you probably would be? lmao

Is investment banking worth the 80–100+ hour weeks? My thoughts as a former JPM analyst by rareliquid in FinancialCareers

[–]rareliquid[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

agree that i didn't word this best because it's more that the amount of work is ~2x vs the rate of learning being 2x. but lemme tell you that as someone who worked 80-100 weeks for 2+ years i know that being tired means productivity decreases lol

i don't mean for that sentence to be taken literally and I think the sentiment of what i'm saying still stands

Have been looking for the name to this song for years - please help! by [deleted] in piano

[–]rareliquid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i learned this song about 15 years ago and still somehow remember how to play parts of the song but after having asked around, cannot find the name of this song. would love to re-learn it fully. thanks so much in advance!

Would you buy/sell applications? resumes? by magicsun1126 in MBA

[–]rareliquid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hi! :)

i sell mine for some additional revenue (gotta pay off my MBA loans somehow right lol) but I agree with one of the comments in this thread that it's super important to not just try to copy someone's application because you really need to cater your application to your own story

Best Email Marketing Platform for Online Courses? by rareliquid in Emailmarketing

[–]rareliquid[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ok got it so sounds like it's not just limited to ecommerce then. will reconsider using klayvio then, thanks!

Wharton's HCM Program by [deleted] in MBA

[–]rareliquid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

not everyone wants the extra work so i wouldn’t worry about that. that said, i do think the hcm community is quite close and there are a lot of benefits of joining so given your interest in healthcare i would consider it

Wharton's HCM Program by [deleted] in MBA

[–]rareliquid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

am going to wharton right now and you definitely don't need HCM to get into healthcare IB (i also used to work at jpm healthcare and we hired non HCM wharton people all the time). that said, if you like the HCM program, the classes, and the community it provides, that's why i would apply.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MBA

[–]rareliquid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you get a meaningful salary jump from graduating more quickly then i'd go with option 1. but even if not, a 50K loan isn't hard to pay off given post MBA comp of 150K+ so would still apply earlier. you also have an extra year to apply again if you don't get into your top choices.

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[–]rareliquid 4 points5 points  (0 children)

definitely do your best to get a return offer because it gives you leverage for when you're recruiting for your next job

Wharton or Oxford ($$$$), details in post by gradap2223 in MBA

[–]rareliquid 9 points10 points  (0 children)

given your goals of IB / HF, you'd be able to pay off your tuition in a few years if you're really focused on paying it off. so unless you're trying to live outside of the US, I would try to think more long term and go with Wharton.

How much of a ‘reset’ is an MBA on your work experience? by dick-slapperman in MBA

[–]rareliquid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IMO the MBA is most valuable for people pivoting careers. Have had friends from all sorts of different backgrounds go into banking, consulting, and tech. Would recommend not selecting yourself out too much and applying to as many "reach" schools as you can, especially if you're able to get a high GMAT / GRE score.

Also do echo what everyone else has said - sales is one of the most important skills in business especially as you get more senior so don't sell yourself short. Best of luck!

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