+12 Q&A: Started a small biz with life savings at 25, retired at 32. No formal finance background, university prestige, i-banking etc. 0 3y
+21 Target Boarding School DEFINITIVE Tier list 29 3y
+6 Looking to Transfer into my Soph/Junior year from a CC 1 3y
+23 I am an incoming M7 MBA candidate with 5 years work experience in "lower tier" banks hoping to break into bulge brackets. Will banks consider my deal experience and give me higher pay and/or more responsibilities? 11 3y
+3 QMUL IB firms target 9 3y
+3 Schools Similar to Williams 9 3y
+12 Is my (potential) Masters degree enough to get into a good IB? 3 3y
+3 What are the odds of being able to transfer from Ivey AEO to UPenn? 2 1y
+4 del del 5 3y
+9 I am going to Rochester's MSF program and people tell me that its job placement is terrible. Please share a bit of your insight on this. 1 3y
+9 Equity Research or Corporate Banking for MBA/Long Term 3 3y
+18 IE vs ESADE MiF 18 3y
+11 Headhunters and Grades 12 3y
+9 Software Engineers v Management Consultants 6 3y
+1 Should I disclose my plans to go to grad school in PE analyst internship interview? 1 3y
+3 Picking Universities: Tulane vs Fordham 5 3y
+10 Help me decide? UT Econ vs Tulane Finance 17 3y
+6 Need to Choose: Vandy HOD vs USC Marshall for MBB 4 3y
+78 Actual Target School Tiers? 59 3y
0 [OFFICIAL] GLOBAL UNIVERSITY PRESTIGE RANKING 4 3y
+13 Is an MBA needed to go from commercial banking to IB? 4 3y
+15 Might leave IB For med school 24 1y
+5 Pros and Cons of MBA Associate 1 3y
+23 Have I made a mistake in choosing the Carlson school of management at Minnesota over the Wisconsin school of business at UW-Madison? (undergraduate finance major) 17 3y
+13 EDHEC vs Bocconi 15 1y
+20 MBA Value - My Situation 2 3y
+8 Delete 2 3y
+10 Best choice from these unis? 14 3y
+38 What can I do to optimize my chances for IB at Texas A&M? 23 3y
+10 Pre-MBA Investment Banking Opportunities 5 3y
+13 Berkeley MBA for VC? 3 3y
+8 Wharton is Paradise 5 3y
+53 Wharton is King 41 3y
+11 UCLA FEMBA(30k scholarship) vs USC full time (100% scholarship) 3 3y
+12 Vanderbilt MBA ($) vs IU Kelley MBA ($$) vs Georgetown MBA (Waitlisted) 5 3y
+9 We are searching for brand-new employee [ENTERPRISE DEAL] 1 3y
+10 BYU vs Baruch vs Smith 4 1y
+7 The Best School in the World 4 3y
+3 Getting a master in finance in Europe and landing a job in IB at Wall street 2 3y
+6 Debating going back to school 2 3y
+10 VU Amsterdam or Groningen University (BSc Economics) for Corporate Finance? 14 3y
+11 Delete 5 3y
+6 Question for the PMs (Portfolio Managers) out there? 1 3y
+3 ex-FAANG, 3.4 GPA, 730 GMAT. Which MBA schools to target? 2 3y
+7 Magoosh for GMAT 3 3y
+8 Would going to med school be dumb? 6 3y
+12 MSF Programs Recommendations? 1 3y
+11 Help me on this one (VC to get into IBD) MSF to Analyst or MBA to Associate? 3 3y
+2 Please roast my CV Incoming University student looking to apply for the spring weeks 19 3y
+9 Northwestern vs Vanderbilt for IB (undergrad) 4 3y
+3 Help me with a decision 1 4y
+46 T14 Law School as a means for advancing in "high finance" ? 11 4y
+10 UChicago or Williams? 6 3y
+7 Vanderbilt vs Emory for IB/MBB 3 3y
+9 Breaking into ER with IB/Corp Fin internships and a top MSF 0 4y
+3 ND or UVA 7 3y
+9 Save MBA school for a recession? 9 3y
+6 What to ask in an informal coffee chat? 1 4y
+12 Leaving a job after 6 months 6 3y
+9 Warwick Business School 9 2y
+1 Is a Spanish minor worth it? 1 4y
+6 del del 1 3y
+3 Part Time MBA vs Full Time MBA 1 4y
+6 Syracuse University for AWM, IB 2 3y
+9 Stopgap masters degree before MBA 1 4y
+7 Del 2 3y
+23 WashU/WUSTL 12 2y
+9 Startups & Entrepreneurship as an MBA 1 4y
+9 MBA Student Loans - When do you receive the funds? 8 3y
+3 MBA Student Loans - When do you receive the funds? 1 4y
+8 Semi-target with quantitative degree v. target humanities degree 5 4y
+10 FT Masters in Finance pre-experience 2022 Ranking Discussion 13 3y
+6 No Deals Closed - How to write on MBA Resume 2 4y
+4 MBA Value ADD? 1 4y
+13 Investment Banking Opportunity on the Technical side or pursue IB through MBA at T15 US school? 4 4y
+9 Non IB Internship or no internship at all? (pre MSF) (already had IB internship) 1 4y
+8 Best business "cheap" schools for master in finance 9 2y
+9 Deleted 1 4y
+9 Have chance to study abroad at oxford/LSE as a nontarget. however, theres a small issue 10 3y
+2 Target Uni 10 3y
+10 Socializing in business school 7 3y
0 UMiami RE M.BA 1 4y
0 WashU St. Louis 2 4y
+3 Applying for school-year IB internship while in a different bank’s SA program. 1 4y
+6 IB in the US: is better city university of London or CUNY? 1 4y
+2 Is BU MSF worth the time and money? 4 4y
0 Is there any worthwhile masters degree for someone pursuing a career in IB? 1 4y
0 Is MBA worth it? BB first year analyst coming from non-target 2 4y
+13 UChicago vs. Penn CAS 4 4y
+3 Got Role in IB finally, Do I have to shave my mustache? 2 4y
+10 help me make a decision 3 4y
+29 LSE or Bocconi 30 3y
+6 Villanova MSF VS UVA MS in Commerce 4 3y
+3 JPM MBA scholarship? 1 4y
+9 Transfer Decision Help 12 3y
+21 What is the best Finance Master's programme to get placement in London IB? 9 4y
+3 Pass fail a B? 7 3y
+35 Does an MBA really help with burnout? 7 3y
+5 recommendations for the university studying lic. in finance 3 4y
+3 Post MBA Associate 1 Lateral 1 4y

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