+3 Will LSE help me place well in Dubai? 6 1y
+9 should i study for gmat? plan for deferred mba senior year of undergrad? do mba after banking? 1 1y
+3 Round 3??? 1 1y
+17 Entry to target as an intl student 2 1y
0 Imperial vs. LSE MSc Finance – Which One is Better? 2 11mo
+12 WHU exchange or stay put? 1 1y
+8 SSE CEMS MiM vs ESCP MiM vs Bocconi CEMS MiM 3 1y
+2 KCL vs Cass 4 1y
+7 BOCCONI VS WARWICK VS SSE VS UCL VS BOCCONI HEC DP 4 1y
+13 Northeastern University- London 3 1y
+16 MBA TARGET SCHOOL TIER LIST FOR IB 7 10mo
+4 UT Econ or Rice (Jones)? 5 1y
0 Del 1 1y
+5 OSU OR INDIANA UNIVERSITY 6 10mo
0 How is Indiana University (non-Kelley major?) 4 1y
+5 How is University of Bristol? 9 1y
+6 Non Target guy, wants to pursue smth at target 1 1y
+14 Kellogg Vs Tuck Vs Stern for IB 6 1y
+9 MBA from real estate development 1 1y
0 Baruch MSF vs Georgetown MS Global Real Assets 1 1y
+20 Best Choice for IB/M&A in London – RSM vs. VU vs. Tilburg 15 11mo
+20 Would UK Recruitment Be Better with a GPA System Instead of Degree Classifications? 3 1y
+12 Georgetown vs Cornell (hotel administration) vs Notre Dame 10 1y
+9 Would the University of Miami MSF Help Me Break into IB or Land a Big 4 TAS Role? 1 1y
+8 Is Umich LSA worth 85k/yr as a transfer? 4 1y
+19 Help me! College List for IB. 3 1y
+36 Struggling Indian wanting to move abroad. European target undergrad 24 7mo
0 Bocconi VS RSM 4 1y
0 Recruiting Timelines at Canadian Universities 1 1y
+19 Help me (🇺🇸) decide a UK uni for FO IB 21 9mo
+31 Williams vs Dartmouth vs Cornell or wait... 27 1y
+9 Credit Analyst in LO AM or Private credit shops post MBA 1 1y
+9 UT Austin (mccombs) OR Cornell (Hotel School) 2 1y
+13 Please Help Me Decide~ UT (McCombs) vs Cornell 3 11mo
+27 Going to IU Kelley, am I cooked? 11 1y
+6 Part Time MBA for Career Pivot (M7) 1 1y
+24 Are My A-Levels a Problem for IB despite strong University? 24 1y
+6 Warwick Vs Bocconi 6 1y
0 Is Waterloo AFM worth it for an International Student 1 1y
+6 Is NYUAD a target school for tier 1 investment banking firms in Dubai? 5 4mo
+7 Is Cornell Hotel a Target? 8 1y
+11 Should I do ANOTHER masters? 4 1y
+20 M7 Cost of MBAs (2025) 6 1y
+10 Help me choose my university 6 1y
+9 Target School Student Athlete (sophomore) can't get a single interview – Any thoughts? 1 1y
+1 Military: Enlist or Officer for MBA? 1 1y
0 Cornell Nolan to IB? 3 1y
0 EU (ex UK) MBA for private debt, restructuring 4 1y
+4 Struggling on Series 66 Studying 10 1y
+1 Incoming 1st year undergraduate 2 1y
+24 HEC vs LBS vs LSE 10 6mo
+8 Advice to get into HBS/GSB 3 1y
+3 Bocconi reputation in India? 2 1y
+149 ****REAL**** Target School Rankings 2025 65 9mo
+10 Attending a Non-Target School is Paradise 0 1y
+19 MSU Broad (IS) vs. IU Kelley (OOS) vs. UofM Economics (IS) 6 6mo
+9 Is my resume good for these schools? 1 1y
+7 Baruch for Grad School? 2 1y
0 Should I apply to an MSF or an MBA in the future 2 1y
+3 UVA or Umass Isenberg? 7 1y
+13 retaking A-levels after uni worth it? 6 1y
+4 Does anyone else feel the licensing exams are unnecessarily meaningless, waste of time and difficult? 2 1y
+2 Importance of Masters (postgrad) for IB 2 1y
+9 MSF or ???? - Seeking advice 1 1y
+6 Accuracy of this MBA ranking list for IB? 7 1y
+51 UK /Aus/ China/ Malaysian uni for IB 34 1y
0 Bocconi for DACH/Amsterdam? 3 1y
0 How fucked up am i? 0 1y
0 Undergrad at HSG without speaking German? 2 1y
0 Warwick A&F or University of Toronto Rotman commerce 1 1y
+12 Any advice regarding Transferring colleges? Desperate for help. 4 1y
0 LSE MFin vs HEC MIF 3 1y
+10 Breaking into IB at 36 – Analyst or MBA Route? 1 1y
+17 UMich Ross vs. Williams College 10 1y
+14 Incoming freshman at George Washington University. Am I cooked? 5 1y
+6 Too late for target school engineer to break into 2026 IB SA? 1 1y
+9 MBA 1 1y
+51 SAT/ACT Scores and where you are now 68 10mo
+9 Help Me choose my university 3 1y
+2 Liberal Arts Colleges? 3 1y
+9 MBA tuition 1 1y
+36 Polish High School Student Aiming for London IB/PE – Path Advice 30 3mo
+3 Masters in finance 5 1y
+13 WU Vienna a Target University for Investment Banking in Frankfurt/London in 2025? 3 1y
+42 UK University Finance Placement Rankings – Analyzing IB, PE, HF, HFT, and MBB Data (LSE, Oxbridge, Warwick, Semi-targets etc.) 10 1y
+6 MBA/JD post grad? 1 1y
+37 LSE or Cambridge to study BSc Economics 26 1mo
+12 Which one should i take ? 4 1y
+74 Help me choose between Fordham (Gabelli)/UMD (Smith)/UMich (Ross)/random nontargets. 57 1y
+10 RSM : Is this the right route? 2 1y
0 Masters programs for IB 1 1y
+3 UK Masters Programs with a 2.1 (65% - 67%) 1 1y
0 Communicating no MBA requirement to headhunters 1 1y
+6 FT MBA Graduate Assistantships - worth it? 3 1y
0 Northeastern University- MS Finance 1 1y
+9 Best US Master's program for IB NYC? (MIT MFin vs Vanderbilt MSF) 1 1y
+6 ND Mendoza vs. UT Business Honors vs. UMich Ross vs. UVA 16 1y
+9 Competetive applicant for LSE, Oxbridge, or LBS Masters in Finance? 1 1y
+17 Is it possible to get admitted to a top MiF with a 2.5 GPA from a non-target school? 6 8mo
+11 Warwick MScFin vs Imperial MSc Finance and accounting 7 1y

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