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0 UNSW v Kings college london foundation year 1 1y
+9 The Role of CFA Level 2 in MBA Admission 1 1y
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+28 Target Schools for Orange County 16 1y
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0 How to Make the Most of a 2-Year Master’s at a Target School? 1 1y
+9 go to B-school purely for added prestige? 3 1y
+9 Post-MBA IB BB Assoc — Banking vs PE vs VC? Looking for Realistic Advice 1 1y
+20 LSE vs Tulane 7 1y
+9 Help! Target School/D1 (lowish GPA)- Wait or go now? 1 1y
+9 Help! Target School/D1 (lowish GPA)- Wait or go now? 1 1y
+12 PLS HELP - Booth vs Yale SOM vs Job 27 9mo
0 What to study in Denmark? 1 1y
+9 Semi target (US School), UK Citizen - Questions about networking - SA 2026 2 1y
+10 SMU vs Indiana vs Fordham for IB 3 1y
0 Help Me decide on college Syracuse Vs Rutgers 2 5mo
+6 UC Davis vs UC Riverside 1 1y
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+1 ucl vs Imperial 4 1y
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+3 Post MBA Real Estate Comp 1 1y
0 Exchange program or internship 2 1y
0 EUR B-school rep in SEA/Asia? 1 1y
+18 Imperial Msc Finance & Accounting or HEC MiM 12 1y
+10 Best non/semi-target MBA Programs in US to Break into IB 1 1y
+19 Is LSE worth it for internationals? 39 1y
+7 UMiami vs UFlorida 4 1y
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0 UW Madison, Penn State Smeal, Fordham Gabelli, Bryant University 1 1y
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+10 MBA Profile Review, interested in how foreign service impacts intl applications 2 1y
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+6 SMU v URichmond v Lehigh v Kelley 1 1y
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+14 Is BYU a good university for Investment banking? 20 1y
+20 LBS / HEC / LSE / Oxford 24 1y
+22 Best Masters Program in UK to break into IB? 11 9mo
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+10 Help Me Decide 4 1y
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+3 College Transfer Extracurriculars 2 1y
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+3 Will LSE help me place well in Dubai? 6 1y
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+3 Round 3??? 1 1y
+17 Entry to target as an intl student 2 1y
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+2 KCL vs Cass 4 1y
+7 BOCCONI VS WARWICK VS SSE VS UCL VS BOCCONI HEC DP 4 1y
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+16 MBA TARGET SCHOOL TIER LIST FOR IB 7 1y
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0 How is Indiana University (non-Kelley major?) 4 1y
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0 Baruch MSF vs Georgetown MS Global Real Assets 1 1y
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+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 11mo
0 Bocconi VS RSM 4 1y
0 Recruiting Timelines at Canadian Universities 1 1y
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+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 1y
+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 7mo
+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
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