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+12 Personal MBA Coach’s Yale Essay Analysis 1 7y
+35 Profile Evaluation: LBS, LSE, HEC Paris, Bocconi 15 1y
+12 NYU Stern: Is It Really that Bad? 11 7y
+12 Graduating Year Early 3.8 GPA Non Target........MSF Next? 2 7y
+12 Last Minute Letter of Recommendation Tips 1 7y
+25 Dartmouth vs Oxford (Undergrad, International student) 17 6y
+10 Best IB schools to transfer to? 3 7y
+3 Can anyone evaluate my profile (planning on going into msf programs) 1 7y
+30 Msc Finance Bocconi University 19 1y
+20 Quant Profile? 5 7y
+3 US Masters vs MM IB in Europe 1 6y
+12 UG senior year - GMAT and/or CFA L1 1 7y
+12 Personal MBA Coach's Columbia GSB Essay Analysis 1 6y
+12 International student trying to enter IB SG from SG MSF 2 5y
+12 Hotel investments European MBA vs American 1 6y
+12 Announcing Personal MBA Coach’s Early Admission/Deferral Programs eBook 1 7y
+21 Can a trader (market-making) at a top prop shop get into a top MBA program? (Profile included) 5 7y
+9 MSc in Finance with Engineering background 1 6y
+13 Admission to UT MSF Class of 2020? 4 7y
+29 Chances of M7--URM (LGBTQ) 9 7y
+30 Got accepted to a T-15 school with 2 years FT experience at matriculation for MBA 9 7y
+22 Bocconi vs SSE - MSc Finance 7 6y
+5 Study Abroad - Hong Kong vs Denmark vs Australia 1 6y
+35 Thinking about transferring. Chances with low ACT. 24 5y
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+13 LBS MiM vs SSE MFIN? 1 6y
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+12 Your MBA Application Checklist 1 7y
+3 EUROPE: MSc or MBA? 1 6y
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+3 Alpha Titan Testo 1 7y
+3 Dual MBA/MS Degree? 1 7y
+4 Economist GMAT Tutorial 2 7y
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+12 Dual Degree at a Semi-Target 1 6y
+12 Boston College (MSAE) vs. JHU (MSAE) for Investment Management Positions 1 6y
+6 UVA McIntire Undergrad Business - Quantitative Finance 2 7y
+15 Dartmouth Tuck: HF / IM Jobs. Possible? 1 6y
+32 Which experience? Paid parliament internship, unpaid IB internship, or paid debt collection gig? 12 8mo
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+19 MBA application prep: where and when to start? 4 7y
+12 Master's Thesis topics in quantitative finance? 2 6y
+19 Percent right on GMAT? 9 7y
+13 LBS MFA v. Vanderbilt MSF v. Work Experience in MC 1 6y
+22 Chances of Harvard 2+2 / Stanford Deferred MBA Programs? Profile Evaluation 4 7y
+13 EDHEC , ESSEC , St. Gallen or ther master's degree 2 6y
+25 Is my current trajectory looking M7/T10 worthy? 6 7y
+36 Chance at HBS/GSB? Profile Evaluation 11 7y
+15 Being laid off before MBA interviews 2 7y
+19 Taking the GMAT or sticking with the GRE? 6 7y
+12 Can I get a scholarship for MSc in Finance at Bocconi? 1 6y
+12 Chances for MSc Fin at Bocconi Imperial, Vandy 1 6y
+124 UVA or Cornell? 76 7y
+12 Diversity of Thoughts, People in UT Austin McCombs Programs 2 6y
+32 Bocconi (IEF) vs University of Manchester (with an exchange year at an American university) 8 6y
+9 Help: HEC Master in Finance - Preparation for Programme 1 7y
+25 Non Target Undergrad, 6/7 years experience -> Ivy League/Top 5 Grad School 7 7y
+15 Improve Chances at Chicago Booth 2 6y
+13 Can anybody evaluate my chance of getting into MIT MFin? 9 5y
+15 Going from Tier 1 -> Tier 1.5 School for Msc Finance 1 6y
+33 Lower Ranked Schools for tier 2 consulting? 15 6y
+18 Should I apply for MBA programmes? 2 7y
+23 MIF at HEC Paris vs. ESADE vs. SSE vs. Bocconi vs. IE vs. St. Gallen 7 6y
+12 Chances of getting in to Cambridge's MPhil Finance? 2 6y
+19 How to become a great writer? 1 7y
+2 Should I get an MBA 1 6y
+12 Personal MBA Coach’s Top 4 Pieces of Advice For MBA Hopefuls 1 7y
+3 Babson MSF vs Fordham MSGF 1 7y
+3 Do you need to get your MBA after college to become a executive? 1 7y
+14 How does LBS MBA IB/MBB recruiting work? 13 6y
+13 Master in Europe and Job in UK - Post Brexit 2 6y
+21 Recommend Admissionado for people seeking admission consulting services 1 6y
+4 Has anyone completed a Part-Time/Online PhD in finance/economics while working full-time on the street? 4 7y
+31 Masters Advice: LBS, LSE, HEC, YALE, UPENN 7 6y
+9 Would a double major be worth it? 4 7y
+6 Notre Dame Financial Economics & Econometrics Concentration 1 7y
+14 Important advice needed 3 6y
+6 Which Cambridge College has more funding for postgraduate programmes? 5 7y
+9 Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions 1 7y
+19 Profile Review: 25F / 750 GMAT / 3.8 GPA / Chemical Engineer 3 6y
+3 MBA vs Undergrad in Business Administration 1 7y
+17 Do I need a masters in Finance to get into FO? 2 6y
+42 Profile evaluation for top MBA programs 16 6y
+22 Oxford MFE Offer: Should I accept it? 20 6y
+3 Oxford MFE, Vanderbilt MSF, or Virginia Ms Commerce (finance track) for US asset management or IB placement? 1 6y
+43 Do Big 4 TAS recruit at T15 MBAs? And what's the typical post MBA (I assume senior associate) rumeneration package? 22 7y
+12 What To Do If You Were Rejected In Round 1 1 7y
+6 Investment Banking vs. Investment Management Workshop 5 7y
+12 Masters in Finance to Rebrand -> Will this help my MBA chances later? 1 6y
+3 Imperial Economics & Strategy for Business VS Bocconi Management in English 3 6y
+13 Can I get energy investment banking from Booth or Columbia MBA? 8 7y
+19 Profile Review for M7/T10 7 7y
+14 How much of a pivot can you really do from a T15 school? 2 6y
+18 Has anyone regretted going to a top mba to get into IB? 1 6y
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