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Breaking Into Wall Street vs StreetCred
How Breaking Into Wall Street (BIWS) and StreetCred differ: video courses with case studies, modelling tests and certification quizzes, and scored Excel case practice.
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The short answer
Breaking Into Wall Street (BIWS) sells self-paced video courses with Excel files, case studies and modelling tests, plus an interview guide, and awards certificates through quizzes. StreetCred scores the workbook you build: upload a completed case and get a cell-by-cell report. Use BIWS to learn and rehearse with its case studies, and StreetCred to get each model scored.
| Feature | Breaking Into Wall Street | StreetCred |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | BIWS Premium bundles three courses: Excel & VBA, Core Financial Modeling and PowerPoint Pro. BIWS Platinum has 15 courses, including the IB Interview Guide.Source 1: Breaking Into Wall Street: BIWS PremiumSource 2: Breaking Into Wall Street: BIWS Platinum | Scored financial modelling practice: 300+ real-world cases, each with a free quiz. On the Desk subscription, you choose deals by model type and each deal assigns you a case to build and get scored. An AI voice interviewer covers mock interviews and case interviews.Source 7: StreetCred: practice case library |
| Format | Self-paced video courses with Excel files, written guides, templates and quizzes, plus Q&A support. Core Financial Modeling has 166 videos (about 40 hours) and 10+ case studies and modelling tests lasting 30 minutes to 3 hours.Source 2: Breaking Into Wall Street: BIWS PlatinumSource 5: Breaking Into Wall Street: Core Financial Modeling | Case uploads: download the case workbook, build the model in desktop Excel, recalculate, save and upload the .xlsx.Source 7: StreetCred: practice case library |
| What is assessed, and how | A Certification Quiz after the course material; a score of at least 90% earns a Certificate of Achievement.Source 1: Breaking Into Wall Street: BIWS Premium | Your own workbook, scored cell by cell against an answer key: outcomes, live formulas (a hardcoded output is flagged) and number-format and model hygiene. |
| Feedback on your own workbook | Q&A support on the course material. The IB Interview Guide page offers feedback on your story and interview answers.Source 1: Breaking Into Wall Street: BIWS PremiumSource 6: Breaking Into Wall Street: IB Interview Guide | An exact scored report on every upload: total score, readiness by module, top deductions and per-cell feedback. Retry as often as you like, subject to rate limits. |
| Interview practice | The IB Interview Guide: technical guides, 109+ fit questions with model answers, story templates and 17 case studies. It is part of BIWS Platinum or sold separately.Source 6: Breaking Into Wall Street: IB Interview GuideSource 2: Breaking Into Wall Street: BIWS Platinum | A spoken AI mock interview tailored to your target role, and Present to the MD, a case interview on your own model once your best model score on that case is 80 or more. 3 AI interviews a month on a free account; unlimited AI interviews on the Desk. Feedback is AI judgement and never changes a model score. |
| List price and pricing model | BIWS Premium: US$497 as at 5 Nov 2026, as one payment or in instalments, with expert support for 5 years after purchase. BIWS Platinum: US$497 for one year of access (not a subscription; it does not renew automatically), or US$1,497 one-time. BIWS lists its prices in US dollars.Source 1: Breaking Into Wall Street: BIWS PremiumSource 3: Breaking Into Wall Street: Platinum annual planSource 4: Breaking Into Wall Street: all courses and prices | The Desk: US$35 per month, cancel anytime. Every two weeks, choose three deals by model type (fewer only if eligible cases run short). Each deal assigns you one random case of that type, and you get its Excel model scored. A free account includes a quiz on every case and the 30-minute diagnostic. The Intro Pack is a separate one-off US$25.Source 8: StreetCred: pricing |
| Certification | Certificate of Achievement, for 90% or more on the Certification Quiz.Source 1: Breaking Into Wall Street: BIWS Premium | None. StreetCred is practice and feedback, not a certification. |
| Best for | Students, entry-level professionals and career changers aiming for investment banking, private equity and hedge funds, as BIWS describes its audience.Source 1: Breaking Into Wall Street: BIWS Premium | Candidates who know the method and want to practise building models, and see exactly where a workbook breaks, before a modelling test. |
These prices are not like for like. BIWS Premium's US$497 buys a course bundle with 5 years of expert support, and the Platinum annual plan buys a year of access. StreetCred's US$35 per month buys scored practice while you subscribe. Compare what you would actually use, not the numbers.
When is Breaking Into Wall Street the better choice?
- You want case studies and modelling tests taught on video: Core Financial Modeling includes 10+ case studies and modelling tests from 30 minutes to 3 hours, and the IB Interview Guide adds 17 case studies.
- You want broad interview preparation in one place: the IB Interview Guide covers technical guides, 109+ fit questions with model answers and story templates, and its page offers feedback on your story and interview answers.
- You want a certificate: a score of at least 90% on the Certification Quiz earns a Certificate of Achievement.
- You want Australian examples in the curriculum: Core Financial Modeling includes a three-statement model for Coles, an Australian grocery retailer.
When does StreetCred fit?
- You have watched the case studies and want your own build scored: sit a StreetCred case cold, upload the workbook and see your score by module.
- You want to know exactly what broke: the report names the deductions and the cells, not just a final number.
- You want process marked as well as answers: a correct value hardcoded into an output cell is flagged, and number formats count towards model hygiene.
- You want to start free: every case in the library has a quiz, free with an account and no card needed, and the diagnostic is a real 30-minute three-statement model with 48 scored checks.
- You want to rehearse the interview out loud: StreetCred's AI voice interviewer runs a mock interview tailored to your target role, and Present to the MD, where you defend a model you built, once your best model score on that case is 80 or more. You get 3 AI interviews a month on a free account and unlimited AI interviews on the Desk.
How do you use Breaking Into Wall Street and StreetCred together?
Work through a BIWS case study to learn the build, then sit a StreetCred case cold and upload it. The scored report shows whether the build holds up without the video beside you, and which module to rebuild next.
If you are not sure where to start, take StreetCred's free diagnostic first: it scores a linked three-statement build, so the report shows where you stand before you choose your next case.
Frequently asked questions
Is StreetCred an alternative to Breaking Into Wall Street?
It does a different job. BIWS teaches modelling and interview preparation through video courses, case studies and quizzes; StreetCred scores the workbooks you build. You can learn from a course and use StreetCred to practise before a modelling test.
How much does Breaking Into Wall Street cost?
As at 5 Nov 2026, BIWS Premium was US$497 as one payment (instalments available), and BIWS Platinum was US$497 for one year of access or US$1,497 one-time. Courses are also sold separately, for example Core Financial Modeling at US$297. Check BIWS's pages for current prices.
Does Breaking Into Wall Street include modelling tests?
Yes, as course material: Core Financial Modeling includes 10+ case studies and modelling tests from 30 minutes to 3 hours, and the IB Interview Guide has 17 case studies. On StreetCred you upload your completed workbook and it is scored cell by cell against an answer key.
Do I get a certificate from StreetCred?
No. BIWS awards a Certificate of Achievement for 90% or more on its Certification Quiz. StreetCred gives a scored report on every workbook you upload; it is practice and feedback, not a certification.
Sources
- Breaking Into Wall Street: BIWS Platinum, checked 5 Nov 2026
- Breaking Into Wall Street: Platinum annual plan, checked 5 Nov 2026
- Breaking Into Wall Street: all courses and prices, checked 5 Nov 2026
- Breaking Into Wall Street: Core Financial Modeling, checked 5 Nov 2026
- Breaking Into Wall Street: IB Interview Guide, checked 5 Nov 2026
- StreetCred: practice case library, checked 5 Nov 2026
- StreetCred: pricing, checked 5 Nov 2026
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