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Need help picking a uni for undergrad!
As title reads, I need help making a list of my offers for undergrad study by how easy it is to break into IB from them. I've offers from Bocconi for International Economics and Management, Manchester for Econ and Politics, and I've applied to Durham for Politics and Econ as well as Warwick for PPE...
I recently got admitted to Emory, and I want to pursue career in the banking field. Help me!
Hello, I am an international student admitted to Emory through this application cycle. I wonder what I should plan and what I should study over the next few months. I am undergoing a very different educational curriculum from my country, so I am very nervous about my academic standing in the near...
Is it possible to join IB or Consulting firm in London after finishing undergrad at Bocconi?
Is it possible to join a consulting or IB firm in London after getting a bachelor's degree at Bocconi without an MBA and UK citizenship?
Where should I apply
Where should an undergrad rn transfer to as a finance major? Im now at Penn State but I got a 4.0 my first semester and should be getting a 4.0 again. What do I do. Ik I'm not very high on the scale in Finance, but I just want to do my best
May Graduate seeking advice - Start as a generalist in CRE rotational program or traditional PE? - Career Advice
To all - I have lurked this site for years and have finally come to the point where I have to make a crucial decision. I am seeking advice/guidance for the veterans in the industry. Regarding background, I do not come from money and am quite frankly the opposite. I have two internship experiences -...
Affordable USA undergraduates
Hello all, At the moment I am international studying at a strong semi-target in the UK. Recently I have been thinking whether the tuition fees I pay wouldn't perhaps be better spent in the US (40-50k USD with housing). However most US schools are very expensive and I do not qualify for any financial...
Renewed Interest in Finance Late in Undergrad -- Advice Needed
Hello all, I am currently a junior majoring in quantitative economics with a 4.0 -- basically economics with some advanced stats, graduate level econ, and advanced math. Two years ago, I transferred from a target school to my state's flagship (a non-target) due to personal family reasons that have...
Advice (Masters, companies, etc) regarding getting into IB from a non-target in latam.
Hey, first time posting here. Alright, I'm a last year undergraduate student of economics from Colombia trying to make it into high finance, and I would like to receive some advice regarding opportunities, education and companies. To give you some background I come from (obviously) a non target...
Am I the problem or is it the downturn? Cant land an interview to save my life.
Hi all, I'll start w/ a little context about me: a) Type of Consulting interested in: Strategy, Technology b) Type of Role: New-Graduate Full time c) Region: Canada d) Resume/Experience: Public Company Corporate Strategy Internship (16 month), University program development (8month), Start-Up intern...
UMiami Business School
Is UMiami good for undergrad finance? What is UMiami’s Herbert School of Business regarded as? Are there any special programs at UMiami that makes it stand out from other colleges? How is the investment banking placement overall and specifically in NYC?
SMU on the rise
SMU (Southern Methodist University) is currently undergoing renovations for the cox school of business buildings, the football stadium, and has recently joined the ACC. Do you think that SMU (specifically for the undergraduate school) will rise in ranks and become a more prestigious, selective,...
Advice for American Studying Undergrad in UK
Hello! As said in the title, I am an American citizen from a top UK target studying Economics and Management. Idk what I want to do right now, but I know I want to do finance (probably IB, PE, or consulting) and I want to do it in the US. Basically just wanted to ask how I should approach this. UK...
Undergrad schools on the rise for finance
I was wondering which undergrad colleges for a career in finance/IB are underrated?(excluding schools already established on Wall Street like UMich, NYU, Northwestern, etc) Which colleges do you think may reach top/higher rankings in the next 10 or so years? For example, USC used to be mainly known...
ESADE or Bayes business school for BBA
I cannot make up my mind wether i should go to ESADE or The Bayes business school of city…Any advice would be appreciated!!!
Nottingham university vs Bath university
Hello, I am deciding between Economics at Nottingham and Politics with economics at Bath with a placement year. I have heard that Bath’s placement year is very good, but I am not sure if it compensates for the fact that the course is not pure Econ as Nottingham and less quantitative. I would...
How to break into finance from Stanford
Essentially the title. I'm an incoming freshman looking to pursue a career in Investment Banking and Private Equity in New York City, and I've heard the opportunities for recruiting/placement here are quite poor in comparison to how well Stanford places in fields like tech and medicine. To overcome...
Transfer from University of Oregon to USC (175k debt) worth it?
I am currently a first-year student at the University of Oregon and was recently accepted as a Spring semester transfer student to USC Marshall. My career goal is to work in IB but I am aware that it will be extremely difficult to break in coming from UO. This was my main reason for applying as a...
US Undergraduate Business School Ranking
Hi all, as part of my undergraduate business studies in Europe, I am looking to go to the US for a semester abroad. We have multiple partner universities there. I was trying online to find a reliable source in order to rank these universities and decide where I wanted to go. I used rankings from the...
HELP!! Undergrad choice
As you can see from the title i'm quite desperate for help in choosing what program to pick. Ive been admited to Finance at Durham, Economics at Nottingham. Now I would choose Durham in a heartbeat bu my only concern is that the program is finance and not econ. And although I could switch to econ...
USC Marshall vs. WashU Olin
Hello, I'm currently trying to determine where to go for my undergrad. Currently, I'm most interested in management consulting, and these are my top 2 choices but I still have some questions. I'm also currently leaning towards USC, because I was invited to the Global Leadership Program (from what...
Realistic Undergrad Schools
I am currently a junior in high school looking to crack into investment banking, or some finance career if not, with a 4.4 GPA and 1420 SAT trying to figure out what schools I’d be competitive at that would still set me up well. Any feedback or advice on what colleges or programs to look at with...
Boston University or Babson College
Hey y'all, I might not be the most intelligent person in this discussion compared to other deciding IVY league school, but I wanna work in finance (IB, Hedge, Private Equity) and I was wondering if anyone has a suggestion on which of the two schools I should attend? I know both school have people...
University of Bath vs Durham vs Warwick
Greetings everyone, I am currently an international student holding undergraduate econ offers for the 3 mentioned universities and would like to ask for some advice. The tuition fee for Warwick is about 30,000£, while Bath charges 23,000£ and Durham charges 26,000£ I know these are not easy...
Help Me Choose a College Please (specifically headed towards IB and then PE)
This is a list of schools I got into UMich (Ross) Northwestern (Econ) Georgetown (McDonough) Cornell (Nolan) (Hotel Administration) Claremont McKenna (Econ) Emory (Goizueta) Boston College (Caroll) IU (Kelley) But I am specifically trying to decide between my top few choices of Umich, Georgetown,...
Disappointed High School Senior choosing Undergraduate School
Hello! I'm a high school senior who needs to decide where to spend the next four years of my life. I've been accepted to the following schools with a couple of waitlists, but for the purposes of this post, here is what I'm considering right now: - UT Austin McCombs + Canfield Business Honors Program...
USC Marshall vs WashU Olin vs Georgia Tech
International student here who received offers at USC Marshall School of Business, WashU in St. Louis Olin School of Business, and Georgia Tech for undergrad. I aspire to get into VC, IB, consulting, or start-ups after my studies. I did not apply for financial aid, so I'll almost be paying full...
Undergraduate looking to work in a family office
Hi, I'm a first year student at Oxbridge, and I'm very interested in a career in finance. I think I'd enjoy working in a family office, but I haven't found much information about how to break in to the industry. Would anyone be willing to offer any advice for someone in my situation? Thanks
Pigeonholed as an UG
Basically I'm a sophmore with an offer for summer for HSBC alternative assets in RE. I'm interested in the role as it is AM but I'm worried I get too pigeonholed into RE considering 2/3 of my past experiences are in the RE sector (freshman summer - RE developer, sophmore in-semester intern - VC,...
What is the benefit for you if you give donations to your old University?
We all get those letters from your old University asking for donations. Anyone here ever donated? How much? And what is the benefit for you (the donator) if you keep donating every year long term?
Can I do well from Fordham?
I'm a current senior in high school who wants to go into either IB or management consulting (probably consulting). I got a full ride from Fordham and got into the Global Business Honors Program, which has only like 15-20 kids and seems like it could be helpful. I won't be able to transfer to a...
Funding MSc Finance vs S&T Jobs
Hi everyone, I'm looking for some advice on postgrad finance study. For background, I'm from a quant degree at a non-top 200 world uni in the UK, 85% grade average, previous BB Ops SA and I am an incoming BB S&T SA. The S&T SA starts at the end of my undergrad so I'm looking to do a postgrad to tide...
Complete UK Undergraduate Tier List
Haven't seen one of these in 5 minutes. Given UK University offers are starting to come out I thought it could be somewhat useful for firming / clearing. My opinion from many interviews, ACs and LinkedIn Alumni statistics, based mainly from FO Banking presence, Consulting, as well as general...
Best undergraduate schools in Europe/Great Britain
Right now I'm in the process of applying for Universities. My criteria are the following: Preferably under £25,000 Decent reputation For UK universities I have noticed a minor problem with grade scaling. A-levels are easier than my countries final exam and universities tend to take the results on a...
Networking Timelines
Hi, hope everyone is doing well and enjoying their end to the year. As someone interested in recruiting for RX, I'm aware that timelines kick off a little earlier than other groups at banks. Had the chance to talk to some folk who've told me that networking calls are difficult as of right now due to...
Back office full-time role at BB or pursue Masters, need advice!
I currently have a BO (audit) full-time offer at BB but have been trying to get into FO positions with no luck yet. The base salary is good, not much different from FO positions in my region and company, but the role is a bit mundane. I'm considering a couple of options now, 1. Take the offer, stay...
Bocconi (Econ. and Management) or UK University (Philosophy) for undergrad
Hey guys, Recently discovered this platform and looking around it has been very helpful. I am currently in Year 13 (final year of secondary/high school) and am interested in a career in IB in the future. I am in a bit of a tricky situation. I have been accepted for an undergraduate degree at Bocconi...
Help! - Undergraduate Interview Prep
Hi, hope everyone is having a great day so far. For some context, I'm currently a sophomore at a semi/non-target studying finance. Following a successful cover letter submission, I now have an interview scheduled next week at a long only hedge fund. A lot of the guides that I've found online are...
UConn vs Rutgers vs Penn State
I am a senior in high school and live in Connecticut. I am in a weird place and would appreciate some advice. My GPA isn't the greatest, and I am working on improving my SAT. I am applying to target and semi-target schools, but I don't think I will be accepted. So I narrowed my realistic options to...
Feeling lost and hopeless - recent grad
I don't know if it's just me , but I recently graduated and have been feeling so weird about life in general. It is quite lonely and difficult to be pretending to be okay in the office. I work at subpar institution (still a global bank) and with a very small team. The work is within CIB hence not...
Undergrad transfer from A&M
I'm a freshman at Texas A&M as an undergrad and despite their large network, they don't have that much prestige so I was considering a transfer somewhere else such as UT Austin McCombs which has more prestige than A&M. Because their transfer rates are so low (10%), I was wondering if I should change...
Duke worth the loan?
Is Duke worth the $150k loan I'll have to take? My other options are UC Berkeley and UCLA, where my parents will pay for the entirety of my tuition. I want to join a private equity MF out of undergrad and don't have intentions of doing a post grad
Just finished my first year at University: what would you be doing now to land a placement year in my shoes? (anything is greatly appreciated)
Hello there, I am a 1st year student who achieved a 2:1 (unfortunately got a bit excited with Uni lifestyle and missed out on first), I am looking to make it into Investment/Commercial Banking, and want to do as much as possible to boost my CV and knowledge to strengthen my application for my...
Need to Choose: Vandy HOD vs USC Marshall for MBB
Hi all, I posted here about a month ago to pick between Umich LSA and Vandy for HOD (which is the closest thing they have to a business major). I ended up going with Vandy but was recently accepted into USC Marshall and I need to make a decision. USC has been my dream school for all my life but I...
Western IVEY or mcgill desautels for master prospects in the US?
Ivey AEO or Mcgill Desautels undergrad for top master programs Hi, I'm planning on doing my undergrad at western with ivey aeo status but also slightly debating going to mcgill desautels. I intend on pursuing a masters or law school in the US and was wondering whether admission officers know of the...
Indiana University Undergrad
To preface this post, I’m a senior in high school, but I plan on pursuing a career in private equity or asset management. I’ve been accepted into the Kelley Business school and the Pamplin business school (Virginia tech). I’ve heard many great things about the IB placement for Indiana...
Carlson school of management Undergrad
Hello all, I am a current undergraduate transfer student who is looking at transferring to either the Wisconsin School of Business at Madison or the Carlson school of Management at the University of Minnesota, majoring in finance. Thus far I have been admitted to Carlson, and my admission to...
UG Caroll/Marshall/Kelley/Georgetown
I am completely confused and need advice to help choose the right UG Program. I am looking at majoring in Finance with Business Analytics or Computer Sciences. Have offers from USC Marshall, BC Carroll, Indiana Kelley, and Georgetown. Tuition is not a consideration as family would be helping out....
UT Austin McCombs + US Air Force
Currently a high school senior wanting to go into finance (private equity, venture capital) and am heavily interested in academia. I was left without any options this application season because it was absolutely brutal (21 APs, 34 ACT, 4.3 GPA, stellar ECs and sports and letters of recommendation,...
BC CSOM vs. Umich LSA
With only about a month left for me to decide, I've narrowed down my list of schools down to two: BC's CSOM and Umich's LSA (denied from Ross). I'm shooting for IB after college, and was wondering which school would help me break in as best as possible. I've visited both schools and thoroughly liked...
Bocconi or Rotman Commerce (UNDERGRAD)
For context, I am an international student and after getting a Bachelors I would like to get a Masters and a job in the US. On that note, what school would be better for achieving these objectives? Bocconi is ranked very highly, but I am concerned about its recognition in the US, on the other hand...
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