+11 Would studying in a language other than English limit me? 3 3y
+17 How should I choose MiF? 7 3y
+11 Admission to Bocconi MSc 3 3y
+3 GMAT Test Centers in Italy 1 3y
+9 Got admitted in UCD and WBS 2 3y
+12 Bocconi AFC or ESADE MSc in Finance? 5 3y
+31 ESSEC vs Bocconi MSc 26 3y
+9 Profile evaluation for European master in finance 8 3y
+1 European Undergrad for MBB 5 3y
+8 Bocconi BIEF or BIEM? 19 3y
+72 IU Kelley thread 2023 59 3y
+17 Disappointing GMAT, should I retake it? 12 3y
+10 Confusing Grant Thornton Corporate finance application form 1 3y
+26 LBS MiM/INSEAD MiM /HEC MiM /ESCP/HSG Macfin 5 3y
+20 MSc in Finance advice and profile evaluation 11 3y
+27 LSE vs HEC vs EDHEC vs Others 15 3y
+16 Delete 5 3y
+17 Deleted 22 3y
+12 MBA in Russia 3 3y
+19 Johns Hopkins University - Investment Banking, Sales & Trading and Buy Side Placement 1 3y
+6 Middlebury for IB 6 3y
+325 A Definitive Prestige Tier List of Everything 61 3y
+10 European MSF for USA Investment Banking 1 3y
+9 Bocconi (Econ. + Management) or UK University (Philosophy) for Undergrad? 3 3y
+26 How awful of an idea would it be to do an MFin in Japan? 5 3y
+15 Bocconi (Econ. and Management) or UK University (Philosophy) for undergrad 4 3y
+37 Bachelors in continental EU 17 3y
+13 How likely is it for me to get a scholarship from LSE for MSc Finance program? 1 3y
+10 European Masters Ranking - 2022 6 3y
+5 University of Bologna (italy) reputation in US especially on wallstreet etc. 11 3y
+4 emory 3 3y
+15 Masters options with no good experience - Accepted to Bocconi 17 3y
+29 LSE or Bocconi 30 3y
+20 MSc for Quant Finance 7 3y
+4 Undergraduate Decision 5 3y
+1 Manchester University UK or Bocconi, Italy for undergraduate Economics 3 3y
+20 LSE MsC in Financial Economics --> FT BB IBD Analyst in London 19 3y
+57 UW in State or UVA out of state? 30 3y
+61 HBS vs. Wharton/Lauder 26 3y
+17 Breaking in from an Online MBA - My Experience 5 3y
+6 IB in the US: is better city university of London or CUNY? 1 3y
+1 LLB to IB 1 4y
+30 Uk semi-target uni, EUR Rotterdam or LUISS? 32 4y
+4 Emory for Investment Banking 6 4y
+12 BBs at Barnard? 1 4y
+9 Breaking into top-class schools coming from a lesser-known uni 1 4y
+9 Breaking into top schools coming from a lesser known uni. 1 4y
+2 Wash u Olin vs UVA McIntyre vs UMich Ross undergrad 3 4y
+6 Boutique/MM banks sponsoring visas for international MBA grads at analyst/associate roles 0 4y
+9 Visa sponsorship for international MBA grads at boutique/MM banks for analyst/associate role 0 4y
+6 Visa Sponsorship for incoming international IB analyst/associate at a boutique/MM post MBA 0 4y
0 Bocconi exchange hardos 3 4y
+108 Canadian vs USA vs International unis 56 4y
+9 For MBA and breaking into IBD: PM or Compliance 4 4y
+10 Gap year for better MSc or "worse" MSc now? 1 4y
+16 LBS MFA vs Oxford MFE 8 4y
+7 Which bachelor degree to become a quantitative trader or quantitative researcher? 3 4y
+9 Which MBA should I consider given my GPA? 1 4y
+10 Learning the ropes, Part 1 - Target Schools 7 4y
+9 US MBA For Foreigners - Chance Me Please 1 4y
+10 Apply to Bocconi with low GRE or Politecnico di Milano for MSc 3 4y
+9 3.5 UG GPA -> T14 JD/MBA -> Big Law/IB 1 4y
+74 Are there any differences between MBA and JD-MBA business core courses content and electives? 19 4y
+9 Doubt regarding IB recruiting from Canadian Bschools 4 4y
+9 Bocconi (MSc EMIT) vs ESMT Berlin (MiM) 4 4y
0 European/UK MSc Finance with a 680 GMAT? 1 4y
+12 European MSc with best prospects for non-EU students 1 4y
+12 Yet another reason why Oxbridge is better 2 4y
+6 Is study abroad in California worth it? 1 4y
+30 Studying abroad, Tokyo, Milan, Vienna, Auckland, Zurich, Dublin 11 4y
+12 HEC Lausanne or University of Zurich 3 4y
+4 OCR at Williams College 7 4y
+15 Pass/Fail a B in Calc 3? 5 4y
+6 What the move for college 3 4y
+30 Imperial College London vs Bocconi (MSc International Management) 17 4y
+14 IE Business School (Madrid) - Master in Finance - Too old? 5 4y
+10 Help a monkey out of a shithole 1 4y
+10 Employment Prospects after IE Business School 5 4y
+38 Need life advice — is pursuing this path even worth trying? 16 4y
+2 Why Stanford, Princeton, MIT, Columbia, Harvard and UCB are overrated. Also why Dartmouth, Wharton, Oxbridge, LSE, Yale and USC are underrated. 8 4y
+10 MSc Bocconi vs MAFINRISK Bocconi 2 4y
+53 RSM or Bocconi (BSc) for IB ? 46 4y
+3 Core Schools for EBs/Top BBs 1 4y
0 Advice for Study Abroad 1 4y
+4 Vanderbilt for Investment Banking 4 4y
0 Fordham or BU? International student 3 4y
+9 Masters in Finance programs that are 2- years in length 11 4y
+16 Decent school with a mediocre GPA, No-name school with an excellent GPA, who is the better candidate? 4 4y
+9 Firm Name vs Group Strength in B-School Admissions 6 4y
+16 DOUBLE DEGREE WITH CASS OR JUST WARWICK? 11 4y
+15 West Coast Banking-East Coast School 2 4y
+53 I-Banking may lower your odds of getting into Top MBA programs 35 4y
+13 INSEAD MIM, Bocconi-China MIM, ESCP MIM, EDHEC MIM Financial Economics 8 4y
0 Need reviews on my University list and a few suggestions 26 4y
+24 Emory vs IU kelley Honors Undergrad 17 4y
0 Bocconi pros and cons 1 4y
+9 AFC English or Finance in Italian? 2 5y
+18 AFC Bocconi (in Italian) or Corporate Finance Luiss (in english) for IB/MBB? 6 5y
+12 ESSEC MSc Finance to Bocconi AFC: Is it worthed? 1 5y
+6 UCL MSc management - finance pathway 1 5y

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
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  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
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