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Ode to all the 'arrogant' ivy league idiots |
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Thanks |
| Date Posted: |
08/17/1999 |
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i tend to agree with reality about the PCS program,you have to very careful when looking at these programs though,some are pretty impressive and are a valid rotational based jobs like goldman sachs pcs dept,some tend to be nothing more than a glorified brokerage type work,like msdw financial advisor,be carefull,once you get involved in theses shams its gonna be very hard to move into ibanking,cos you will carry the broker stigma with you,i have met a few people who have gone through this. |
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Thank you very much to both of you guys who have been giving excellent advice. I will try to take it all in stride. I guess that I am just in the process of "finding myself" at this point in my life. I see education as the way to open up doors for me. Not to be overly ambitious, but I want to be the best at what I do. Through hard work of course. But if that means being a CEO of a large Fortune 500 company or a partner in a firm, I always set my sights high. I just wish that I would have had this attitude in high school and had gone to Harvard. But I was being practical and stayed in-state because it was a good education for the money. But I am no longer happy with mediocracy. That is why I set my goals so high. The reason that I chose investment banking is because it combines everything that I love. It has unpredictability and excitement, while having tremendous rewards for the long hours worked. Right now, I can't see myself being happy until I reach the top of the corporate ladder. Sorry to ramble so much, but I guess I am nervous about this ten year career path that I am laying out in front of me. Thanks again for helping me find my way to the street. I think that it will be a long, hard journey, but it will be worth it when I have job satisfaction and am happy doing the work that I will be doing. So, to clarity everything that I have learned, this best thing for me should be to keep building my resume for the next two years of undergrad. Then get into a small I-banking firm and "get my hand dirty". Then kick @ss on the GMAT. Try to get into Harvard, Wharton, or Columbia. Then head for an associate position at a Buldge Bracket at about the age of 28. This is very simplistic, but let me know if there is something that I left out or am not understanding. I am willing to do whatever it takes to succeed. Thanks again for your help.
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