+15 Weird Situation - US Master of Finance for London Recruiting ('26 SA) 14 1y
+13 ND vs CORNELL (Again) 5 1y
0 Decent non-target universities in Texas? 1 1y
+1 Western Ivey recruiting process 1 1y
+17 PE MBA Admissions Update 7 1y
+13 USC Dornsife Econ/UCLA Econ for West Coast IB - Worth it? 5 1y
+18 UC Berkeley Haas vs USC Marshall (World Bachelor in Business) 8 1y
+13 HELP! Imperial MSc Financial Technology for IBD 9 1y
+10 USC Marshall (79K per year) or Michigan Ross (80K per year) undergrad? Hoping to work in Sports IB or Sports VC 4 1y
+18 Should I delay my graduation as a junior transfer student (recruiting MBB) 7 1y
+39 Why Are Wharton / Penn People Insufferable to Network With? 18 8mo
0 NYU vs UMD, Math Major 1 1y
+29 UCL vs Warwick for undergrad Economics? 10 1y
0 Internships for high schoolers 1 1y
+3 Cornell CAS Econ vs. Notre Dame Mendoza Finance 1 1y
+18 How do recruiters view a perfect sat score from a semi-target(Kelley)??? Is going into 150k+ debt for a target worth it? 15 1y
0 What are the top 5 non ivy+ schools for nyc ib or mbb consulting 1 1y
+7 Georgetown vs UT Austin BHP 3 1y
+10 WHU vs. Mannheim vs. SSE 1 1y
0 GSB Deferred Interview Invites? 1 1y
+7 Georgetown MS Finance Student Organizations 5 1y
+27 Duke MMS / USC MSF / Georgetown MSF which one to go for 11 10mo
0 Cornell Dyson vs Georgetown vs Hass vs USC Marshall 2 1y
0 Deferred MBA Applicants 2025 2 1y
+10 Need help deciding. Duke Econ vs Cornell Dyson/Business 10 1y
+9 Level of Competition at UK Econ Masters 1 1y
+9 Should I Take the Sabbatical leave? 1 1y
0 Getting into M7 1 1y
0 Australian Universities 2 1y
+37 Vanderbilt MSF - In Hindsight 25 5mo
+12 How are Business Schools in the UK and Europe doing in terms of Placement? 1 1y
+28 Boston College vs. Williams College vs. Amherst College 20 1y
+6 Is EUR Quant Finance a good fit for me looking to work in the UK 4 1y
+15 IBEB (Econ) VS IBA In Erasmus University for non-eu student 9 1y
+106 UVA ($) vs Berkeley Haas ($$) vs Northwestern ($$$$$) 32 11mo
+19 iu kelley vs umich LSA (hypothetical transfer) 5 1y
+9 From Tier 2 to Tier 1 Ambitions — Need Advice on Breaking into London Finance 1 1y
+9 Ross vs Haas 2 1y
+3 Roadmap to a top Finance Analyst Role 2 1y
+9 College list for IB/AM/Consulting (Need help) 1 1y
+9 Non-Target | T4 Consulting Offer | Deferred MBA Dreams | Am I Cooked or Do I Cook? 1 1y
+9 PLS HELP - London Sponsorship for Internships 11 1y
+9 Corporate Finance Internship Superday at Boutique IB Bank? 1 1y
0 Williams College vs. Washington and Lee University (full-ride) 1 1y
0 smu singapore vs kcl foundation year 1 1y
+14 Which university offer should I choose if I want to break into IB/PE? 22 1y
+109 UChicago Finance Club Official Rankings 41 1y
+1 UCSD or UCL for Masters in Finance 3 1y
+9 Fordham (Gabelli - Finance) or UCLA (Pre-business economics) or UMD (Smith - Finance) for IB? 1 1y
+154 Columbia vs. UChicago cannot decide. 82 11mo
+22 Asking for help deciding my future: Northeastern vs Fordham vs Rutgers vs IE University 8 1y
+23 McGill Full Ride vs. Western Ivey 15 1y
+6 $200K in loans for an MBA at Columbia, Booth, or NYU—versus full tuition plus stipend from Harvard MPP, Columbia MPA, and Stanford MPP (funded by the external foundation) 1 1y
+13 UVA McIntire VS UVA Econ 4 1y
+25 S&T Target Schools List 8 1y
+18 Haas MBA for RE Career Change 2 1y
+6 2025 Deferred MBA Thread 1 1y
+9 US vs Canada university application advice 1 1y
+5 Is Baruch college a semi-target school? 7 1y
+9 EY target school list 1 1y
+9 Summer Options for IB 3 1y
0 NYC MBB Consulting Tier List (top school in each tier is the best) 1 1y
0 2025 NYC IB Tier List 4 1y
0 college recruiting question 1 1y
+3 How did Stern do this recruiting cycle? 5 10mo
+1 Target Universities in Italy 4 6mo
+8 WashU Msf Placement 13 2mo
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+3 Duke v Brown v ND ($$) 8 1y
+7 UCLA(Bus Econ) vs USC (Marshall) vs CAL (Econ) for IB after college west coast 4 1y
+1 How did target/semi-target schools do this cycle? 4 1y
+16 USC Marshall or Umich Ross for IB 11 1y
0 Best Transfer Schools for Investment Banking 2 1y
0 Bama or UMD 2 1y
+11 Ames vs. Ohio impact on diversity recruiting 3 1y
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+5 Cornell $200k debt? 8 1y
0 LBS MiM vs LSE MSc Management and Strategy vs INSEAD MiM 1 1y
+22 Break into IB 10 3mo
+15 NOVA SBE VS. IE Business School 4 1y
+3 Chicago L/S 2 1y
+14 İs Exeter a 'okay' uni for finance and consulting? 5 2mo
+11 Emory or Boston College 6 3mo
+25 Undergrad Cornell vs UF vs Rutgers 9 1y
+1 Best US master's program for NYC IB? 2 1y
0 Umich Ross vs Georgetown College (econ) vs UVA (econ and hopefully mcintire) 4 1y
+31 Non-targets with Good Placement List 23 1y
+58 Is Penn State A Semi-Target School? 24 1y
+36 NYU Stern v Cornell Dyson Undergrad 14 2mo
+1 Northwestern vs. Peking 4 1y
+14 Northwestern or Williams 18 1y
+12 Real and Accurate Guide to IU Kelley Clubs/Business Frats 5 1y
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0 IU Kelley vs Qcomm 1 1y
+70 Real 2025 Indiana University IB Club Prestige Rankings 25 10mo
+8 Imperial Efds vs ucl econ 8 1y
0 UNC KF Undergrad vs Georgetown for IB 1 1y
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+3 Choosing Between MSc Finance Offers: Bayes vs. Nottingham as an International Student 3 1y
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