+86 Whats the point of investment banking? 54 9y
+23 Georgetown MSB vs. SFS 6 9y
+10 Minor in Operations Research and Management Science?? 4 9y
0 Federal Consulting versus Public Finance IB 1 9y
+23 Where to start? 5 9y
+30 Jefferies Technology IB 47 9y
+34 Anyone dip? 44 9y
+11 How many of you buggers read business books? 9 9y
+5 Caught being a lazy piece of shit 2 9y
0 What GPA to put? 1 9y
+98 Q&A: Coming to America - A Canadian in New York 27 9y
0 Transportation for Those Living Near Manhattan 8 9y
+22 MBA...BU vs BC?? 7 9y
0 Jefferies vs Harris Williams vs Houlihan Lokey 4 9y
0 2 + 2 = 3 9y
+18 U Penn LAW has a certification in management from Wharton -- good for IB? 9 9y
+18 CC -> Cornell Transfer Advice 6 9y
0 Schwartz Heslin Group 2 9y
+36 Baruch or Binghamton for Undergrad 13 9y
+12 Harvard or Princeton? 4 9y
+434 Landed Your First Job? EXTREMELY Important Thread: Office Politics 244 9y
+28 4 week IBI training programs - is it legit? 10 9y
+16 Penn State Smeal MBA vs Georgetown MSF for landing a job in IB or PE 3 9y
+160 NYU Stern not good enough? 222 9y
+25 Breaking Into IB - Need Some Advice 2 9y
+24 Rising Junior UPenn (Engineering). Would Appreciate Advice! 17 9y
0 The Finance/Corporate life. Please respond!! 19 9y
+41 Prestige on Wall Street: Oxbridge PhD in Physics vs Harvard MBA 36 9y
+1 Any Cornell alum/current students? Looking for advice. 2 9y
+13 Undergrad GPA question? 3 9y
0 Harris Williams Richmond Groups and Comp? 2 9y
+14 Looking for IB job pref in DC/NOVA area 1+ year of experience non traditional 4 9y
+21 GPA needed for BB/EB IB from target? 24 9y
+17 Fordham vs Villanova vs Syracuse 5 9y
0 Looking for IB job in DC/NOVA area 0 9y
0 Smoked Weed Once Before Drug Test 35 9y
0 Housing Dilemma - advice needed 0 9y
0 Northeastern University D'amore-McKim School of Business 1 9y
0 Fresh university graduate, with CFA® level 2 2 9y
+34 Houlihan Lokey DC 27 9y
+1 Better College for Investment Banking 1 9y
0 Any Columbia Alums Willing to Share Advice/Insight? 2 9y
+40 Q&A! Golden Child -> Harvard -> Greatness -> Making More Money Than You -> Full Head of Hair 21 9y
0 Is this a good pathway for a high paying specialized PE/HF/IB job? 0 9y
+29 $118K Undergrad Debt too much? 9 9y
+12 Middle Market Firms 4 9y
+4 William Blair vs. Peter J. Solomon vs. Sagent 9 9y
+22 [UNDERGRAD] What should I do? 8 9y
0 Goldman Associate straight from college (proof) 3 9y
+22 29, accepted into B shool - Would starting in IB at 31 be tremendously hard? 22 9y
+25 IB/EB History 17 9y
+25 What's the transition like from rigorous college academics to Finance (entry level IB specifically) 7 9y
0 Goldman Sachs NY Symposium 4 9y
0 Lehigh Transfer 1 9y
+18 Middlebury vs BC Carroll 6 9y
0 PA Restrictions 0 9y
0 Looking for advice as a pre-college student interested in IB 0 9y
+14 Cornell PAM 12 9y
+2 What school and should I stay? 2 9y
+12 Notre Dame MBA worth it? 14 9y
0 Off-cycle IB/Consulting internships/D-Plan at Dartmouth vs Williams's Winter Study? 2 9y
+14 UBC BA ECON, QUEENS BAH ECON, Or WESTERN ECON? 9 9y
+31 VP lifestyle 15 9y
+24 MBA Decisions for IB (Wharton vs Booth w $ vs Ross w $$ vs Fuqua w $$$) 8 9y
0 S&T Informational Interview Help 0 9y
+3 NYU Kids 9 9y
0 Health Care to IB 0 9y
+42 Overview of PJT Partners? 101 9y
+7 Suit Supply vs. IndoChino vs. Charles Tyrwhitt suits? 10 9y
0 Lehigh and Investment Banking? 19 9y
+63 Chances for Cornell AEM getting BB IBD? Is it a target IB school? 78 9y
0 Colgate vs. Lehigh for undergrad - which is better for economics/business and reputable? 13 9y
+11 Summer Housing Options- Interning at Citi 388 Greenwich 34 9y
+26 Why do PE firms hire Investment Banks as buy-side advisors? 6 9y
0 Citi Discovery Day 4 9y
0 Community Banks engaging in M&A? 0 9y
+27 Imperial Capital - Thoughts or insights? 64 9y
+31 ——— 5 9y
+11 STERN VS. HAAS VS. ROSS 24 9y
+20 Listing concentration GPA on resume 6 9y
+38 BAML vs. Barclays: Better Exit opps/B-school placement? 48 9y
+141 A 200k Dollar Decision 147 9y
+21 Miller Buckfire, Millstein, Evercore RX 6 9y
+12 Schools 5 9y
+19 Working at either Yale or Stanford's Investment Office - Opportunity to work as an analyst? 12 9y
+11 What should I be doing in college? 1 9y
+53 Berkeley or Cornell? 75 9y
+39 Damn, It Feels Good To Be A Banker: A Monkey's Review 27 9y
0 PNC Corporate and Institutional Banking-Treasury Management 0 9y
+1 What Should I Say? 1 9y
+13 Harris Williams Analyst Boot Camp 26 9y
+100 Brown University - Any information would be appreciated 101 9y
+2 How can I improve my business writing skills? 3 9y
0 IB intership target school 3 9y
+13 Wharton Undergrad Starting Salary 16 9y
0 Big Oil internship? 3 9y
+11 Dartmouth, Cornell, NYU (Stern) - presence and OCR? 12 9y
+62 Summer Analyst Housing 160 9y
0 Dale Carnegie Course On Resume 8 9y
+42 Operations Analyst Salary 56 9y

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  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
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Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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