+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 7mo
+8 Advice to get into HBS/GSB 3 1y
+3 Bocconi reputation in India? 2 1y
+149 ****REAL**** Target School Rankings 2025 65 11mo
+10 Attending a Non-Target School is Paradise 0 1y
+19 MSU Broad (IS) vs. IU Kelley (OOS) vs. UofM Economics (IS) 6 7mo
+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
+18 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 12mo
+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 4mo
+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 2mo
+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 9mo
+11 Warwick MScFin vs Imperial MSc Finance and accounting 7 1y
+17 UVA or UofSC Columbia business school? 8 1y
+10 LSE MSc Econ vs. CBS MSc Finance for IB in London 4 1y
+1 University at Buffalo vs Baruch- MS Finance. 1 1y
0 How do investment banking wailist work for Target school processes at a bank like Moelis/EVR/LAZ? 1 1y
0 Roast my resume! Trying to break-in to rotational program or Big 4 or Boutique consulting post-MBA this December in US. 2 1y
+9 Non Target over a Target ever? 5 1y
0 What are some good semi/non-target undergraduate schools with a stem-designated finance degree? 1 1y
+9 Which school in Georgetown to transfer into, and is it worth it? (student in UVA) 3 1y
+32 Best European Target Schools to Break into IB in Singapore (or Europe)? 12 1y
+9 MBA IB/PE Thread 4 1y
+3 Best Schools for Investment Banking for a High School Student With Low GPA? 1 1y
+13 Any non-EU Bocconi grad in London? 3 1y
+3 Can I get into investment banking as a Big 10 school liberal arts major? 1 1y
+6 Difference between UVA McIntire /Non-McIntire during second year 2 11mo
+16 College decisions 9 7mo
+3 MSF to IB Applications 2 1y
+24 Vanderbilt MsF worth it? 8 8mo
0 McKinsey's ban on Finance Internship during MBA 1 1y
+2 Thoughts on putting deferred MBA on CV? 3 1y
+7 Imperial MSc I&WM Reputation? 8 1y
+6 Incoming FT - Study for GMAT? 2 1y
+9 Ms Finance and Accounting (Imperial) vs LSE, LBS? 6 1y
+134 The Fallacy of Business School from a PE Associate 29 6mo
+4 MFin Advice for 2026 11 1y
+9 Breaking into IB as an International – Need Advice on MBA Choice 0 1y
0 School or work experience at top of resume for 1st year IB analyst? 1 1y
+12 Was recently laid off, was applying to an M7 in R3 and now I’m afraid it will affect my application. 2 1y
0 Going from EU/UK School to US Banking 2 1y
+14 What can I do before starting my degree? 2 1y
+12 UCL vs Bath vs Warwick 2 1y
+21 Is Erasmus Rotterdam University (EUR) Econometrics and Operations Reserach a good choice for me? 11 1y
+10 MSF: UIUC Vs Simon Vs WashU 2 1y
+10 ie v cass v essex 14 1y
+30 Advice on unis for MA Economics 13 1y
+11 MBA or MSc Given the Circumstances 2 1y
+11 MBA with No Industry Experience 3 1y
0 MBA Admissions Consultant Worth it for H/S/W? 1 1y
+9 Will this path enable me to pursue a M7 MBA? 2 1y
+6 Will Ballers get in to HBS again? 1 1y
+22 Undergrad UMich Ross vs. Notre Dame Mendoza vs. Rutgers vs. UVA vs. IU 9 1y
+8 Can a Target School MBA working in Treasury Capital Management exit to MM FIG M&A? 2 1y
+6 Recent Target School Acceptance, What Should I Learn For Technicals? 1 1y
0 School Clubs 1 1y

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