+7 Seeking Insights on MBA and Investment Banking Career Opportunities at UGA with CFA 1 or 2? 2 2y
+13 Is Transferring After Sophmore Year Worth It? 5 2y
+43 Thoughts on SMU Spindletop 5 2y
+15 Undergrad Selection 4 2y
+6 RANK: Bocconi Master of Finance vs. RSM Master of F&I vs. ESSEC MiM vs. St. Gallen MBF vs. SSE Master of Finance 8 2y
+8 Should I retake the GMAT? (Military to MSRE) 2 2y
+10 Is getting a $50,000 student loan to study (undergrad finance) at Bocconi worth it over studying for free at HKU (also finance)? 7 2y
+14 Application season was a disaster for me, need advice for which uni to attend. 1 2y
+12 HEC vs INSEAD MIM +(St. Gallen) 2 2y
0 Singapore/Dubai IB from ND Mendoza as an International 1 2y
+1 SMU vs IU vs Fordham vs Penn State 2 2y
+9 UIUC Gies v. Indiana Kelley v. Northeastern D'Amore McKim v. SMU Cox for Finance Undergrad 1 2y
0 Target vs Non-Target MBA Programs 1 2y
+6 LSE MiM versus INSEAD MiM 2 2y
0 Need Advice for Undergraduate Programs 3 2y
+44 Community college 16 2y
+7 SMU Cox or Boston College Carroll? 5 2y
+43 SG Universities: MSF or MBA? 12 2y
+1 MSRE at SMU Cox School of Business 2 2y
0 MSRE at SMU Cox School of Business 1 2y
+50 MS in Accounting and Fundamental Analysis - Columbia Business School 13 2y
+3 Feel like I only have 1 option - chances at M7? or top15? 3 2y
0 SMU MSF Interview. What to expect? 8 2y
0 College tier list US for IB 3 2y
+17 Breaking into IB from York University (Not Schulich) 9 2y
+3 College Prestige Rankings 13 2y
+16 Need advice on what to do next in my career. Second tier masters or an MBA (SMU Cox) after Bocconi and UIUC? 7 2y
+17 UK Masters admission chances? 8 2y
+15 INSEAD MBA job prospects 8 2y
+32 CUHK vs NUS 21 2y
+15 Smu or umiami 7 2y
+9 Need your advice on MSF programs in the US 1 2y
+9 Need your opinions on different MSF programs in the US as an international applicant 1 2y
+3 Best unis to break into Singapore finance 1 2y
+12 Elective Recommendation for IB 1 2y
+73 HKU vs UK Target & Semi Target 67 2y
+7 SMU on the rise 2 2y
+12 SMU or TAMU 3 2y
+26 LSE MSc A&F vs HEC MIF - Admission Decision 12 2y
+39 School tier list for Investment banking 2023 34 2y
+8 Should I transfer to SMU 4 2y
+14 Which MSF should I target? 4 2y
+4 Most prestigious country to go for an exchange? 1 2y
+42 SMU OR UMIAMI 17 2y
+11 LSE A&F vs ESSEC MiF 9 2y
+33 Texas Undergrad Ranking 44 3y
+9 RE: Uni of Nottingham Partner Universities - Year Abroad (& help intern/job prospects?) 1 3y
+14 school choice 9 3y
+14 Fordham versus UMD banking and overall experience 11 3y
+9 Which Master is right for me? 1 3y
+3 Undergrad for NYC IB - Syracuse Vs. Bucknell Vs. Lehigh Vs. SMU 1 3y
+4 Oxford vs Darden 3 3y
+26 A undergrad tier list you cant argue with. (I looked at per capita data) 29 3y
0 Work culture 1 3y
+37 Target School Prestige in Hong Kong 25 3y
+11 MSc Finance 2023 9 3y
+76 Undergraduate Decision 44 3y
+9 For non-business major, is Villanova MSF worth it? 3 3y
+13 Help me choose undergrad business school... 2 3y
+10 AVOID Villanova MSF 3 3y
+33 SMU in Dallas 9 3y
+5 SMU - PMBA worth it? 3 3y
+12 Choosing a School 1 3y
+26 American wants HEC Paris MBA + live/work in Europe 20 3y
+26 LBS MiM/INSEAD MiM /HEC MiM /ESCP/HSG Macfin 5 3y
+15 Investment Banks target schools? 4 3y
+9 BB S&T(Sales) in Asia vs. T-15 University Endowment Fund 3 3y
+21 MFin class of 2021 10 3y
+7 What school Should I attend if I want to do finance and live in asia (seoul,tokyo,shangahi,hong kong,singapore) 7 3y
+3 MBA target schools for 1 3y
+22 SMU vs. Boston College (Carroll) 14 3y
+6 del del 1 3y
+325 A Definitive Prestige Tier List of Everything 61 3y
+117 Target Schools For Consulting Megathread 110 3y
+13 Are Target Schools Worth the Price 8 3y
+10 One-Year MBA 2 3y
+13 MIM at LBS or INSEAD? 7 3y
+9 Attention all bankers in Texas- Houston, Dallas, Ft Worth, San Antonio, Etc... 3 3y
+26 How awful of an idea would it be to do an MFin in Japan? 5 3y
+32 Which school should I appliy to if I want to work in IB in the future 19 3y
+8 RSM vs CBS vs Smith vs SMU 2 3y
+9 Transfer from nontarget LAC 2 3y
+67 Southern Methodist Uni (SMU) 42 3y
+11 How to line myself up for Stanford/Harvard/Wharton MBA going into analyst years 1 3y
+7 Exchange University List Ranking / Need your advice 9 3y
+71 Sorry, you're all wrong about SMU. 41 3y
+27 More accurate School tiers 12 3y
+9 MSF program Choice and deferred MBA pre 2 3y
+9 Transfer Decision Help 12 3y
+18 Worst CV which managed to break into IB at a BB 8 3y
+9 I am going to Rochester's MSF program and people tell me that its job placement is terrible. Please share a bit of your insight on this. 1 3y
+2,169 Ask Alex at MBA Apply 1,275 3y
+23 UT Dallas MSF 15 3y
+16 As an asian, i'm curious about how Europeans choose colleges. 15 3y
+6 Hsg vs Bocconi vs NUS 3 3y
+2 Deleted 5 3y
+16 Deleted 4 3y
+9 Stopgap masters degree before MBA 1 3y
0 Is there any worthwhile masters degree for someone pursuing a career in IB? 1 3y
+4 Is a double major worth it? 7 4y

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