+9 Is it easier to land top positions form a semi target if the school is closer to where firms are located? 1 2y
+10 del 4 2y
+2 Erasmus vs IE (bachelor) 10 1y
+59 Easiest schools to recruit to ib from? 65 2y
0 GOING TO NORTHWESTERN BUT NOT FOR ECON(MAYBE). PLEASE GIVE ADVICE 2 2y
+21 SMU will be the next target school for IB for Texas and NYC 6 8mo
+24 Advice for Incoming Freshman at UNC 26 2y
+28 Incoming Freshman at Auburn looking for advice 21 2y
+4 Importance of Major 5 2y
+19 Boston College Or Villanova 10 2y
+12 Vanderbilt ($$$) vs. Warwick ($) for Investment Banking 4 2y
+12 Umich LSA vs Rice Jones vs WashU CAS 16 2y
0 Vanderbilt MSF Program Interview 1 2y
+13 Warwick or Edinburgh Mfin 6 2y
+14 LSE vs. HEC - Master in Finance - HELP 11 1y
+9 Joint VS Double major in Econ/Stat 3 2y
0 USC Dornsife 0 2y
+9 MBA fit ? 2 2y
+9 Barcelona School of Economics worth it (Econ Master) 5 2y
+9 School Decision 4 2y
+9 Vanderbilt vs. Warwick for Finance 1 2y
+11 College Advice - Georgia Tech vs USC 5 2y
+6 Seeking Pre-MBA Guidance for Recruiting 1 2y
+8 x 8 2y
+4 Is McGill Bcom good for IB ? 3 2y
+31 Help me decide University of Richmond vs. Indiana University Bloomington - Undergrad 19 2y
+18 College Advice (NYU Stern vs. Northwestern) 11 8mo
+22 Non-Target transferring into a target 6 2y
0 What are some top Masters in Finance programs that have a high chance of landing a BB or Boutique Investment Bank internship? 1 2y
+4 Target Schools for Equity Research? 5 2y
+9 MSc Finance - UCL or Kings 11 2y
0 Is Wharton Deferred MBA Worth It? 1 2y
+18 MBA / Lateral Recruitment | Interview Guidance 1 2y
+9 Latest age to apply for an MBA and go into IB (realistic) 1 2y
+18 ……………………..…………………….. 9 2y
+11 Notre Dame or Imperial for Quant/Trading roles in the US 3 2y
+7 Rice University or my state school (UIowa) 3 2y
+11 2026 Masters Recruiting 4 2y
+15 3.45 GPA at Non-Target - How likely is it that I break into IB out of school? 5 2y
0 Question for Top 5 undergrad alums (Harvard/Stanford/MIT/Princeton/Yale) 1 2y
+9 LSE MSc A&F for IB and PE recruitment 3 2y
0 Opinions on masters for IB? 4 2y
+15 High school student unsure what field of finance he wants to go into 9 2y
0 nyu stern vs northwestern 2 2y
+2 UMich LSA vs. Fordham vs. UMass (Econ) 2 2y
+1 Is Claremont McKenna a respectable school for finance? 2 2y
+7 Master of Financial Engineering for M&A IB? 2 2y
+2 Is an MBA worth it in the UK/EU? 2 2y
0 SIE before entering college 1 2y
+9 Georgetown MSF vs. Villanova MSF 3 1y
+8 Should I retake the GMAT? (Military to MSRE) 2 2y
+9 UofT Rotman School of Management, Morning and Evening MBA (Part time) 0 2y
+3 UF vs UGA to break in to banking. 5 2y
+9 Advice on What program to choose? 3 2y
+7 T20 MBAs for Charlotte IB? 2 2y
0 Colby College vs Colgate University 1 2y
+26 UC Berkeley Econ 9 2y
0 Master VS Gap-Year 3 2y
+6 Del 5 2y
+9 How to become a post MBA associate in London? 2 2y
+9 Need Advice on Which School to Attend to get a Job in High Finance 2 2y
+2 Comparing undergraduate schools. NEED HELP CHOOSING Northeastern, NYU CAS 4 2y
+6 Transfer to Boston University Questrom School of Business vs Bentley U 1 2y
0 UVA Econ (Non - McIntire) or Vanderbilt Econ 1 2y
+9 Which MSc program to choose 0 2y
+32 LSE MSc Finance Employability? 11 1y
+16 UIUC MF or UCLA MFE 6 2y
+2 Undergrad Selection - Middlebury Vs Rice Vs Claremont McKenna 2 2y
+9 Should I transfer from my large midwestern public school to a target after freshman year of undergrad? 1 2y
0 Double Majoring in Accountancy and Finance Worth It 1 2y
+10 College education 4 2y
+5 What Uni course should I pick for IB? 3 2y
+26 LSE MSc Finance vs Oxford MFE? 9 1y
+8 King's Business School (London) vs Emlyon Business School for Master's in Finance 4 2y
+44 Washu a target school now. 58 2y
+13 Imperial Waitlist 7 2y
+14 Application season was a disaster for me, need advice for which uni to attend. 1 2y
+2 Help Me Pick A College Please. Deadline is next week. Looking at consulting rn. 11 2y
+10 Is getting a $50,000 student loan to study (undergrad finance) at Bocconi worth it over studying for free at HKU (also finance)? 7 2y
+11 Is breaking into London easier from a UK strong Semi or a Europe Target? 14 3mo
+9 .idk 12 2y
+4 Fairfield University Undergrad (Business) or Syracuse University Undergrad (Business) 8 2y
+4 Deloitte Bright Start vs. Top University for MBB 5 2y
+38 Succeeding at Penn CAS? 12 2y
+1 Presence of University of St Andrews in London (and Wall Street) 1 2y
+16 Notre Dame or Fordham undergrad? 17 2y
+4 Deferred MBA Admissions '24 14 2y
+12 Realistically, how much of financial accounting do I need for IB? 1 2y
+9 Just got into ivy league 10 2y
+9 So...What Now? I got into my dream program, but I don't know what's next. (QCOM) 0 2y
+13 . 7 2y
+14 Should I transfer out of a semi target school to a target school (UPenn, Dartmouth, Cornell Dyson, Duke, NU, Geogetown McDonough, UChicago, etc.) for a better chance of getting recruited as an international F-1 Visa student?  6 2y
+6 First Year Student @ semi-target in California 4 2y
+3 Full Time Job Placement or MSF? 1 2y
0 Did you regret your MBA? 1 2y
+8 Uob vs uon for ib 7 2y
+24 Colgate or Villanova 17 2y
+7 Joseph Wharton Scholars 7 2y
+33 LSE BSc Economics vs Cambridge BA Economics 15 1y
+2 Business 3 2y

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