WACC Buddy - The IB Interview Gym

The complete IB interview gym. 1,700+ spaced-repetition interview questions, mental-math drills, paper LBOs — built by ex-bulge-bracket bankers. Do your reps.

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Every IB interview pulls from the same finite question bank.

We turned it into a gym: 1,500+ spaced-rep flashcards, timed math drills, paper LBOs, a behavioral story bank — built by ex-bulge-bracket bankers.

20 cards + every drill: free.
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What is yield on cost, and how does the development spread generate profit? Use numbers.

Answer it half-asleep. If you can bank it now, you'll bank it in the room.

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Superday, final round — the kind they save for last:

What three levers create equity value in an LBO, and how do you reference them in a paper LBO?

Blank, Survived, or Banked? https://t.co/jSYt2qqc4h

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Model answer: https://t.co/vxAPOJaddM

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Say it out loud before you tap the answer. That's the rep.

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Blank / Survived / Banked — grade yourself below.

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One more before you call it an afternoon:

Describe Evercore's restructuring practice and why it's strategically important to the firm.

Survived it, or banked it?

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Today's rep (TMT, easy):

What are the two core levers of streaming revenue, and how do they interact? A service with 100M subscribers at $10 monthly ARPU generates how much annual revenue?

Answer out loud first. Model answer: https://t.co/sZHulquuYx

Do your reps.

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Last thing before the phone goes face-down:

It's 2am, the deck is due at 9am, and the teammate who owns a critical section has gone dark. What do you do?

Blank, Survived, or Banked? Sleep on it. https://t.co/X0vfX7QkLt

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Your competition is running this one right now:

A headhunter asks: "Where else are you interviewing, and do you have offers?" How do you handle it?

Catch up. Blank, Survived, or Banked? https://t.co/xJoBoPn2IG

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Model answer: https://t.co/S4qFy5KkBM

[WACC Buddy - The IB Interview Gym @waccbuddy]

Say it out loud before you tap the answer. That's the rep.

https://t.co/aMgrIgfwOL

Blank / Survived / Banked — grade yourself below.

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What does it mean when people say 'debt is raw material, not capital structure' for a bank?

No notes, no pause. Grade yourself: Blank / Survived / Banked.
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Today's rep (Markets & Deals, medium):

Why do deals fall through? Walk through the main reasons.

Answer out loud first. Model answer: https://t.co/kfVMUdhQVu

Do your reps.

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Tomorrow-you is begging you to run this one tonight:

Walk me through Morgan Stanley's 2008 crisis experience and what the firm did to survive.

Did you bank it? https://t.co/9Pk1aJcVyz

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How do you tailor 'Why our bank?' for a bulge bracket vs. an elite boutique?

Say your answer to an empty room. Honest grade: Blank, Survived, Banked.

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Model answer: https://t.co/nUQtcBdyuU

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Say it out loud before you tap the answer. That's the rep.

https://t.co/diZnIM743K

Blank / Survived / Banked — grade yourself below.

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Pocket card: Real Estate & REITs. Save it for the superday commute.
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Do your reps.

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Today's rep (Accounting, medium):

What is the practical difference, post-deal, between value allocated to identifiable intangibles versus value left in goodwill?

Answer out loud first. Model answer: https://t.co/E0ixFQ7zfS

Do your reps.

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"Tell me about a time you took initiative / started something from scratch."

Answer it half-asleep. If you can bank it now, you'll bank it in the room.

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Model answer: https://t.co/c71627v5RR

[WACC Buddy - The IB Interview Gym @waccbuddy]

Say it out loud before you tap the answer. That's the rep.

https://t.co/wFr0rJscvE

Blank / Survived / Banked — grade yourself below.