<p>does anyone know if those self-study courses on wallstreetprep.com are any useful before i sepnd 499$ on it? or anyone know anything that might be better help. Thanks In advance !!</p>
<p>Hi - I haven’t used wallstreetprep but I can recommend training the street if you want a self study book.</p>
<p>We used TTS during analyst training, and it does a good job covering practical topics about modeling.</p>
<p>i know that a top BB uses wall street prep so it’s pretty legit</p>
<p>I would reccommend <a href=“http://www.breakingintowallstreet.com%5B/url%5D”>www.breakingintowallstreet.com</a>. It teaches via video and has accompanying excel files for you to download so you can do it alongside with the videos. You can also post any question you might have and get a timely response. Membership is for a lifetime and they are always updating the site. I think in the next few weeks their adding a hypothetical case study of a merger between yahoo and someone else I can’t remember. Anyways, it’s worth checking out.At $249 it’s far cheaper than some of these other guides. As long as your looking for fundamental knowledge to get you through your SA or starting FT interviews this should be more than enough.</p>
<p>I’ll second Solomonm.</p>
<p>…Tag…</p>
<p>Because I wanted to tag this thread for later reference. And behold! Here I am reading it again.</p>
<p>@GeorgeL - I just used your reference code for Wall Street Prep.</p>
<p>Please anyone feel free to use my code REF21757 for a 15% discount.</p>
<p>I thought the premium package was best for my purposes. I wanted hard materials I could reference whenever. I own a RIA firm that does VC consulting under contract with a major IB. I’m a solo practitioner. Basically I generate deal flow and package the deals. B-plans, valuations, audits, financial models, and market analysis, and accounting system set up. I help enterprises package finance deals with IB’s and if necessary PE firms. I work with SME’s with revenue of $250M or less or, if start-ups, with net worth of $67M or less. I have a finance degree but I feel I need to brush up on modeling in excel. I also want templates so I can make a standardized process for when I hire associates and analysts.</p>
<p>Just a quick one…how on earth did you get to communicate with wall street prep. i have been sending them emails of which they successfully fail to respond. I’m confussed 
Is it worth? I’d like to enroll but they are a disappointment when it comes to responding to enquiries. Can anyone assist me get through to them PLEASE</p>
<p>I’m doing the self study. I haven’t tried to communicate with WSP. I haven’t even decided if I want that funny certificate they offer. I’m self employed. If I have time (3 hours) I may do it, but my clients don’t care if I have a certificate neither do my PE nor I-bank resources. </p>
<p>The material is worth it to me. You do have to have some accounting but it’s not rocket science. It’s a review for me and I get to keep the books as references. That’s the value to me. I’m very happy with it so far. It’s pretty cheep considering the fees I charge.</p>
<p>Do they have online PDF links? If so, would anyone be kind enough to PM them to me? I am very interested in this industry and need all the preparation I can get.</p>
<p>Went through WSP myself, solid course… not so sure about BIW, the interview prep stuff is great… I looked over on video on modeling and wasn’t too impressed, but it could’ve just been that one video</p>
<p>BIWS is GREAT for the price. Will definitely teach you more than enough for interviews.</p>
<p>considering you are going to learn all this stuff during your first week of training, none of these programs are really that useful.</p>
<p>One dimensional thinking is useless. WSP suits my purpose because I’m training myself. So far it is worth every penny and more.</p>
<p>Hasn’t anyone notice the one with 1 post are the one with “experience” with these wall street program.</p>
<p>BSDbanker
GeorgeL</p>
<p>I prefer taking the traditional root … </p>
<p>PS: If you want to survive wall street then get more street smart!! Just a word of advise.
There is no fast way to the top unless you have incredible talent and brains!</p>
<p>If you think about it … how would a person from these websites compare to Yale and Harvard and other top MBA & BA/BS ??? </p>
<p>THINK SMART!</p>
<p>In my opinion, WallStreetPrep is the worst. Their instructors are of poor quality, and they care more about making money by churning out their seminars and asking for leads than they do about teaching the material correctly. They do a basic model, and they don’t have any in-house expertise as they take whatever they can online to use in their courses. For example, they did a section on accounting for software recognition, and they basically summarized a few points from a paper given freely on Deloitte’s website which they probably googled to get it. </p>
<p>Most importantly, you should not need to take any of these seminars if you are serious about breaking into the industry. You should have learned all the basic material on your own via school work, prior work experiences, and most importantly your own learning. There are many websites ([Mergers</a> & Acquisitions](<a href=“http://www.macabacus.com%5DMergers”>http://www.macabacus.com), [WallStreetOasis.com</a> | Your Finance Community. Advice on Finance Interviews and Careers in Finance.](<a href=“http://www.wallstreetoasis.com%5DWallStreetOasis.com”>http://www.wallstreetoasis.com)) and books that teach well what you would need to know if you were to break into the industry. Don’t waste your money!!!</p>
<p>I hope this helps.</p>