I work in deals and am frankly frustrated that those with 9-5s can get better GMAT scores with their schedules while I have to work around an unpredictable schedule at 80 hrs/week.

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fwiw i work in ib and recently scored a 760 after 2 months of studying while working. i drilled questions whenever i had any sort of downtime and stayed up until 3-4 most nights after finishing work around 1-2

i think if you shift your perspective slightly and accept that it’s just going to suck until you get it done, then it might be more bearable. i doubt most people are studying as much as you think; you’re already working 80 hour weeks so what’s another 20 to get the score you want? u got this

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What time do you wake up?

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Everyone I know in FDD, including myself, is getting crushed right now. IB hours, accountant level pay

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Holy crap, sorry to hear. I’m doing due diligences in our private equity group right now and was complaining about 70 hour weeks to my friends - guess I should keep my mouth shut. Wishing shorter weeks to you soon!! :)

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I just switched jobs and one of the main reasons I switched, besides obviously working fewer hours, is that the lower hours means I can finally close some certs and begin the GMAT. Don't be frustrated with other people's schedules, for all you know they have other things eating up their time.

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You get compensated for working 80 hr weeks, so there’s a push and take here. They chose to take less pay (in most cases) for 9 to 5s. Not really sure if there’s a right or wrong here.

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Believe it or not savvy adcoms know the difference between demanding and not so demanding consulting gigs

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There’s no way they know this, even people in industry can’t tell sometimes

If your ultimate goal is IB and hours are a problem now, you’re in for a rude awakening

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Spoken like a true auditor. 1) Big diff between working and studying for a standardized test 2) big difference when you’re actually being compensated for the hours

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Plenty of people can score 750+ without studying for months FYI

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Ultimate goal is IB hence the move to FDD. Not sure how moving away from it to study would look in interviews etc

80 hour weeks? Sorry to hear :( Must be a terrible project right now, that’s some banking/PE hours there

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