+12 ER vs. IB as Short-Term Goal on MBA Applications 3 2y
0 WBS vs TCD 1 2y
0 UGA Terry vs GT scheller 1 2y
0 Masters useful? 2 2y
0 Middlebury vs IU (Kelley) vs. UGA (Terry) 1 2y
+9 T15 CS/Finance Undergraduate Admission from a small town - any advice? 1 2y
+9 MBA for IB/REPE - Cornell Johnson vs Michigan Ross 1 2y
+9 Need some help deciding between offers 1 2y
+15 Is Stockholm School of Economics a target for UK IB/MBB/Econ Consulting? 7 2y
+7 College 6 2y
0 Am I cooked? (328 GRE - 169Q, 159V) 2 2y
+9 UVA vs Emory vs USC 10 2y
0 Undergraduate Finance Preference (Finance + Maybe Data Science) Boston College vs UIUC vs Boston University vs Northeastern 1 2y
+11 BSc Acc and Finance at LSE vs BSc Econ and Finance at Bocconi 4 2y
+29 BC Carroll vs USC Marshall for finance 38 2y
+9 Part-Time MBA Profile Evaluation 1 2y
+12 Chicago School Landscape? 5 2y
0 Is The Open University actually respected? 2 2y
+76 Extreme Misconception about Cornell on this sub lately. 45 3mo
+16 MBA for Investment Banking: UNC KF vs. Vanderbilt Owen ($) 4 2y
+4 Is withdrawing from a class worse then a class taking a hit to the GPA. 8 2y
+25 USC vs Emory 15 2y
+7 What’s the total cost of LBS MFA? 3 2y
+14 Accepted to MS in Commerce (McIntire), MS in Real Estate and Infrastructure (Johns Hopkins, [Waiting] MS in Finance (Georgetown) 8 2y
+9 Is a top MBA possible for my background? 1 2y
+12 U Georgia vs Kelley 13 2y
+18 US-> UK-> US 18 1y
+3 Undergrad: WashU Olin vs Boston College vs Emory Goizueta 4 2y
+18 How good is Ivey? 9 2y
+90 GF headed to MBA - making it work? 32 2y
+13 What is attendance like in UK Business Schools? Are there any hybrid thought masters programs? 5 2y
+30 What should be done to get into a good undergrad? 19 2y
0 IB Australia as an International 1 2y
+33 Can anyone find Alex Chu/MBAApply's post on alumni reunions (5 years out, 10 years out, etc)? 3 2y
+35 SSE MAVFM vs. RSM F&I Master vs. Finance Master @ German universities 19 2y
+14 Help Picking Undergrad program Ross vs UNC vs BC 7 2y
+11 USYD / UNSW Masters for Investment Banking 3 2y
+10 Odds of Getting Into UK MFins From US School 3 2y
+23 Rotterdam School of Management vs Erasmus School of Economics vs ...CBS? 11 2y
+21 Bentley vs Babson vs RPI vs Siena 7 2y
+6 Help with Selecting a School 1 2y
0 Help me select a school 1 2y
+19 Breaking into IB as an Indian 10 2y
+8 UCL degree not good enough for a Masters in Finance? 4 2y
0 Newsletters/resources for college stock pitches? 1 2y
+9 Rejected from my university’s investment program 1 2y
0 Help me pick a college. 1 2y
+5 LBS MiM interview 5 2y
+10 High School senior confused on how to articulate WHY IB 1 2y
0 Business + math double major? 1 2y
0 Business + math at target school? 1 2y
+1 Mcgill finance vs UdeM Law 1 2y
+10 MSc Finance from UCL and IB / AM roles in UK 5 2y
0 Would transferring to UVA Mcintire after two semester at CC give me shoot at IB? 1 2y
+6 USC Marshall vs Emory Goizueta 1 2y
+20 Should I go to LBS? 14 2y
+12 Non-MBA Career Pivot into Investment Banking - Seeking Advice and Success Stories 1 2y
+9 Highschool Senior Majoring in Finance Debaiting weather Marquette or University of Minnesota Twin Cities 3 2y
+9 Which school is better to transfer from if I aspire to get into IB: UMiami or GWU? 1 2y
+10 German target schools for London recruiting 6 2y
+49 Is Brown University a Target School? 28 1y
+8 ESCP, City, University of London, WHU, St. Gallen 5 2y
0 Full-Time MBA in Finance 1 2y
+66 Modern Alternatives to MBA 17 2y
+4 UVA vs Emory for IB, PE, and Consulting 7 2y
0 What are the chances 3 2y
0 Fordham Gabelli LC vs. Penn State Smeal vs. IU Kelley 1 2y
+4 Best School 4 2y
+29 Denied from Kelley. Where do I go from here? 15 2y
+25 First Year College Choice (Making The Best of a Bad Situation) 12 2y
0 Undergrad School Decision for IB: UT Austin (McCombs w/ BHP) vs UC Berkeley (Direct Haas Admit) 1 2y
0 Best School 1 2y
+7 Does an exchange program make you an alumni? 3 2y
0 Harvard Dual Degree 1 2y
+12 Sports at University 1 2y
+6 What are my HBS 2+2 chances? 1 2y
+13 Paying for grad school 3 2y
+5 4 Series Exams in 90 days 3 2y
+30 UK MSc Finance 43 3mo
+20 Marshall vs Ross Undergrad 10 2y
0 Which undergrad non target should I go to for PWM 3 2y
0 Emory Goizueta vs USC Marshall 1 2y
+6 H/S/W to Growth/VC/PE/HF 2 2y
+10 MFin vs M7 MBA as an International - For IB and beyond 1 2y
+6 Moving to US from Europe with Green Card 1 2y
+15 Help me decide Undergraduate Program (Princeton or Penn (Wharton) 6 2y
+9 Trying to gauge the best school for IB (that I got into) 8 2y
+16 Is Cornell really that bad? 21 1y
0 Help me pick my undergrad school - interested in management consulting, VC, finance and IB, but too early to know for sure 1 2y
+12 Columbia Business School MSAFA program reputation on the street 7 1y
+9 Emory or UF? 2 2y
0 Any 'pre-med / med school dropout' users here that now work in Finance / Strategy roles? 1 2y
0 Deciding Whether to Add Accounting Major or Not 1 2y
0 Tufts, Emory or UVA 3 2y
+14 Imperial College London MSc Finance Job Prospects 2 2y
+11 What changes do I have at getting in? 2 2y
0 MIT Vs Penn LSM 1 2y
+9 Deciding on Grad School - All Help is Appreciated! 1 2y
+11 How is Emory? 4 2y
+8 USC Marshall vs Warwick (Econ) vs UVA (Econ) vs UT Austin McCombs vs Emory Goizueta 8 2y

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