Warwick to Goldman Sachs | Chat with Zachary | WSO Academy

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🗓️ 17 May 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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From final round rejections to landing a coveted role at Goldman Sachs, Zachary’s journey is a masterclass in resilience and preparation. Originally from the U.S. but studying Math & Stats at the University of Warwick, Zachary discovered quant trading through campus clubs and a Citadel Datathon. In this inspiring chat, he breaks down how WSO Academy helped him level up his interview game, polish his story, and stay mentally strong through a competitive recruiting process. If you're aiming for a quant or trading role, this is a must-watch. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 👇👇👇 Land A High Finance Career: https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/academy?affiliate=socialwinner-youtube 🚀💼📈 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WHAT IS WSO ACADEMY? It's a 12-week program to dramatically increase your odds of landing a 6-figure+ role in high finance... What’s included? 💥 GUARANTEED offer in high finance 🎓 Full course library for life (over $4k+ of content) 👥 Direct access to 1,300+ top mentors across banks & funds 📚 Tons of live training bootcamps (IB, PE, VC, Excel, etc.) 📄 Full resume rewrite + LinkedIn review (human + AI) 🧠 1:1 work with Head Mentors on TMAY + behavioral questions 🗣️ 6–10+ mock interviews, HireVue prep, Excel + logic assessments 🏢 Internship with WSO for resume branding 📬 Proven networking strategy & outreach software 🧭 Accountability coach & progress matrix 💬 Lifetime access to the exclusive alum Slack community 👉 JOIN WAITLIST HERE: https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/academy?affiliate=socialwinner-youtube 💪🔥 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ IS WSO ACADEMY FOR YOU? Yes, if any of the below sound like you: ✅ You want to break into investment banking but don’t know where to start ✅ You've applied to 100+ jobs and heard nothing back ✅ You’re not sure how to network effectively ✅ Your technicals or behavioral answers need work ✅ You’re not from a target school or have below a 3.7 GPA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Land A High Finance Career: https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/academy?affiliate=socialwinner-youtube WSO Academy is the largest online finance community with 1M+ members and 20M+ annual visitors. The 50+ head mentors in the program were handpicked from 1,300+ finance pros. They’ve helped thousands break into Wall Street careers over the past decade. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 🎓 JOIN WAITLIST HERE: https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/academy?affiliate=socialwinner-youtube ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #finance #investmentbanking #privateequity #hedgefund #consulting #venturecapital #wallstreet The Daily Peel Newsletter 📰 → https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/media/newsletters/the-daily-peel 🎧 Listen to the Podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wall-street-oasis/id1463441793 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nQxuApNXFkUSvojQGKyAQ?si=GrYh2zIHSsub8S8xIX0PjQ&nd=1 📚 WSO Resources: Courses: https://bit.ly/2ESzrv2 Resume Review: https://bit.ly/2Z0DFYq Mentors: https://bit.ly/3lIHoUi Events: https://bit.ly/350vMGd ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 📱 Follow us: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | TikTok → @wallstreetoasis ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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0:00.0	Yeah, I'm Patrick Curtis, CEO and founder of Wall Street Oasis.
0:02.7	Today we have a great chat with Zachary.
0:04.7	Zachary is from the U.S., but actually was studying in Warwick.
0:07.6	He had an absolute passion and gift for math and statistics.
0:11.7	Listen to specifically kind of when he became interested in quant trading roles and prop trading.
0:17.3	And more importantly, listen to how he persevered, even though he was getting super far at several
0:22.7	different quant shops that are incredibly difficult to get into.
0:25.1	He made it to many final rounds, but just couldn't quite get that offer until he did.
0:29.3	And listen to the advice you to give to students that are in a similar position to what he was in.
0:34.1	Enjoy.
0:49.8	Thank you. what he was in. Enjoy. All right, Zachary, thanks so much for taking the time to chat with us today.
0:53.7	Of course, yeah, my pleasure.
0:55.2	That would be awesome if you could just give the listeners kind of a short summary bio
0:58.3	just so they know kind of where you're from and all that good stuff.
1:01.9	Yeah, so I grew up in the U.S., but I'm in the University of Warwick, England,
1:07.4	at my second year studying math and statistics.
1:15.6	And that math and statistics passion kind of like to finance, and that brought me to where I am now.
1:17.6	Very cool.
1:18.6	So when you kind of were thinking of colleges or, you know, I think you always knew you wanted
1:23.6	math and stats, right?
1:24.6	But I guess the question was, why go to England?
1:26.6	Why not stay in the
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