Question re: Account settings

onpar1 — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:55:23 -0400

I couldn't find any other place to put this at, so here it is:

how does one change the status from say, prospective monkey to whatever else? I tried to edit my account but it won't let me.

Schools outside of U.S./Canada/U.K.

onpar1 — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:26:14 -0400

What are considered good B-school for finance outside of US, UK, and Cananda? I know INSEAD is highly regarded. Are there any other great ones that are considered legit in NYC or London?

Baruch

onpar1 — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:12:52 -0400

OK...I don't go to Baruch, but I just need an opinion. It seems like every business major I meet from Baruch has high hopes of getting into banking or HF. I was under the impression that this is a city college...do people really make it to BB's? or even MM's?

I'm asking since one of my family friend might end up there, but he still got big dreams.

Questions RE: back office

onpar1 — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 18:58:21 -0400

So I've been looking at Vault Salary surveys and I saw that risk management (is that considered back office?) 1st yr analysts are paid up to 100K-110K all in. I was wondering if this was an exaggeration.

If not, for someone who is more worried about lifestyle, wouldn't this be a better deal? Better hours, job security, and a decent pay?

Practice Case Studies

onpar1 — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:32:41 -0400

Can anyone recommend any good books/websites/anything else for good business analyst level practice case studies for strat consulting?

If they're MBA level case studies, that's fine as well.

Thanks.

Finance PhD's

onpar1 — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:35:01 -0400

What's the typical starting job for fresh Finance PhD's other than academia? Do they tend to go into quant-based funds or something similar or do a lot start out at Associated at BB's?

Also, does it matter which school you get your PhD from? Can a PhD from Tier 2 B-school get a good job or is he/she going to have a hard time?

Another question regarding a screwed-up summer

onpar1 — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:20:45 -0400

This is my first post after reading this forum for last two months. I would greatly appreciate any help I can get.

So Currently I am a rising senior at a semi-target, majoring in biology and finance, with a minor in economics. I came to school hoping to go into medicine. I jumped through all the hoops with research, volunteering, MCAT (took soph year), etc. All the numbers and EC's are great enough to get me into top med schools assuming I have good interviews.