+11 RSM Msc. in Finance and Investment vs Maastricht Msc. Financial Economics 6 6y
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+11 ESADE MIM + CEMS vs ESCP MIM 3 6y
+12 RSM FI-A vs Vlerick MFM 1 6y
+12 Thoughts on the Duisenberg Honors Program in Quantitative Risk Management 1 6y
+12 MSF to change career 1 6y
+14 Imperial vs UCL vs Trinity vs Cass 4 6y
+15 MS Finance/International Finance 8 6y
+17 Master in Finance, Hedge Funds and Private Equity 6 6y
+20 How important is math skills in economics? 15 6y
+21 How promising is Big data (data science) in Finance 17 6y
+22 Before applying to business school 11 6y
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+26 CFA vs Masters 16 6y
+27 Approach for non-students of target universities 13 6y
+31 What MSF should I target? *help* 13 6y
+35 MSc Finance + Computer Science 8 6y
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0 Profile evaluation - Enrolling into MFin Program in 2015 0 6y
0 GRE/GMAT Adaptive questions 2 6y
0 MSF in US 1 6y
0 MSc in Finance (US) 1 6y
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0 do mba schools care about p/np classes? 1 6y
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+3 Copenhagen Business School a target Undergrad? 1 6y
+7 Which masters have good placement? 10 6y
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+8 Fraternities? 4 6y
+10 MiF in East vs West 2 6y
+12 Duke MMS program chances&perspectives 9 6y
+12 HEC vs IE vs ESADE vs Bocconi 2 6y
+12 Best schools for Data Science in Finance? 1 6y
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+13 which master should I choose? 2 6y
+14 Bocconi Msc Finance profile evaluation 3 6y
+15 Georgetown vs Darden Finance (MBA) 17 6y
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+20 Chances for Master's in Finance Programs 4 6y
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+28 Pre-MBA Greek Islands and Yacht Week 61 6y
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+56 Undergrad at an LAC? 29 6y
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+10 A thesis on algorithmic trading 3 6y
+17 MIT MFIN Vs.HEC MiM 5 6y
+28 Georgetown McDonough vs. Cornell Dyson? 7 6y
+3 MMF- {Profile Evaluation} 1 6y
+3 The Cornell Schools 2 6y
+10 London Business School MFA/MiM chances? 10 6y
+37 Does having a Front Office job at a BB help to get into M7? 14 6y
+3 Are freshman/sophomore first semester grades the only grades for IB recruiting? 1 6y
+22 Profile Evaluation: Masters and potential career path 4 6y
+12 What was your undergrad major? 1 6y
+13 WU vs BI vs RSM vs CBS for a masters in finance? 4 6y
+12 Is a UK Masters worth it? 1 6y
+15 Stuck working from home? Binge watch our MBA admissions videos. 1 6y
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+312 Q&A: Reflections on 1st Semester at Columbia Business School 113 6y
+13 IU Kelley vs. NYU CAS Econ 2 6y
+21 MBA Chances - 2 Fs & 2Ds on transcript 5 6y
+12 Profile Assessment for MFin 1 6y
+29 Government Lawyer to M7 MBA? 6 7y
+30 Chances at HSW and Other M7 7 7y
0 INSEAD admit Q&A 15 7y
+9 MBA Placement for mid/back office jobs at BBs? 4 7y
+30 MBA: NYU Stern ($$$$) vs. Cornell Johnson ($$) 7 7y
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+3 Master in Finance 1 7y
+252 Q&A: Johnson (Cornell) 2nd Year MBA Ask Me Anything 106 7y
+42 Which MSc Finance to choose? RSM, ESADE, Bocconi, SSE 52 7y
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+59 Difference between a MiM and Ms in Finance 44 7y
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+24 Richard Ivey US Recruit 8 7y
+40 MBA or Master in Management 23 7y
+21 HEC vs IE - MIF 8 7y
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+12 Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) 11 7y
+12 MBA Application Extras 1 7y
+28 Which LAC for IB : Middlebury, CMC or W&L 5 7y
+12 Master applications 4 7y
+3 Duke Fuqua Master of Management Studies or UMich Ross Master of Management? 1 8y
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+45 Choosing between LBS, HEC, Vanderbilt Masters? 33 8y
+15 INSEAD MBA 2017 placement stats out and they are phenomenal! 24 8y
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