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Which groups in an investment bank have a higher average GPA?

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So I have been asking myself this question for a long time... Just wondering which groups in an investment bank have a higher average gpa:

Quantitative Research, Investment Banking Division, Sales & Trading, Operations, Legal, Risk Management


My guess, based on experience, is (from higher to lower):
1. Legal
2. Quantitative Research
3. Risk Management and Sales & Trading
4. Investment Banking Division
5. Operations.

What do you guys think?
 
Not necessarily a meaningful comparison. The investment bankers often have liberal arts degrees where grades are easier to come by and harder to compare. Lawyers are a mixed bag. Some are 4.0-types. Operations people have varied backgrounds - I have met several who never attendeded college but have become successful nonetheless. Quants usually have great math grades but often have mediocre grades in other areas.
 
So I have been asking myself this question for a long time... Just wondering which groups in an investment bank have a higher average gpa:

Quantitative Research, Investment Banking Division, Sales & Trading, Operations, Legal, Risk Management


My guess, based on experience, is (from higher to lower):
1. Legal
2. Quantitative Research
3. Risk Management and Sales & Trading
4. Investment Banking Division
5. Operations.

What do you guys think?

aren't "guess" and "experience" completely different?
 
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