+18 Really need advice—USC vs. UCLA 6 5y
0 Is going to Kenan Flager as opposed to UNC Chapel Hill required to get into Investment Banking? 1 5y
+37 PSU Smeal vs. IU Kelley 15 5y
+3 How good is MFin from UIC, ASU and UIUC? 2 5y
+14 Which second major should I choose if I want to go into IB after college? 6 5y
+6 ESCP/Bocconi or Gap Year? 4 5y
+7 UMich LSA Econ vs. Emory BBA 1 5y
+18 UCLA Business Economics vs. UT Austin McCombs vs. Claremont McKenna vs IU Kelley (URGENT) 9 4y
0 Economics vs. Law 1 5y
+6 Georgia Tech CS vs IE | Which is better for IB? 2 5y
0 How is the job opportunity as US students studying in Mcgill? 2 5y
+1 EDHEC MSc Finance/MSc Corporate Finance&Banking or MiM Financial Economics 1 5y
0 Is Actuarial&Financing in UConn an acceptable choice for undergraduate? 3 5y
+9 What uni choice will give me the best option to get into IB? 3 5y
+12 I studied Finance Bsc + Msc, now I am stuck - Lost ! 2 5y
0 Is it worth it starting to study at 17? 1 5y
+13 Canadian degree for U.K. investment banking 10 5y
0 Further Education 1 5y
+50 Cornell Dyson vs USC (undergrad) 39 4y
+23 HEC MIF vs LSE A&F vs LBS GMiM 4 5y
+3 Is choosing Duke over UMich Ross worth the Extra 13k Per year? 3 5y
0 take econ 101s or mid level finance/data science courses 4 3y
+9 Rate my profile: Odds for M7 and T15 MBAs 2 5y
+3 Where did you go to college? Would you recommend it? 4 5y
0 WHU vs Frankfurt School for MiF 1 5y
+6 Textbook List 1 5y
0 Debt? Umich (Ross) Vs Penn State Honors (Smeal)- Undergrad 2 5y
0 Is USC worth 100k in debt 2 5y
+25 Berkeley Econ vs IU Kelley Honors for IB/other 12 4y
+20 HBS vs Wharton 6 5y
+6 Advice for anyone attending IU Kelley 4 4y
+13 UVA vs. Boston College CSOM vs. Ohio State Fisher 11 5y
+4 LSE MSc Accounting and Finance VS UCL MSc Finance VS Imperial MSc Finance and Accounting 9 4y
+16 UCL Economics vs Ivey AEO 20 5y
+9 Best MSF out there 1 5y
+10 What to look for in a target undergraduate business school 8 5y
+13 MBA Profile Eval / Chances: Entertainment Background 12 2y
0 OCR chance from US firms in UoT Rotman and McGill Desautels 3 5y
+9 Georgetown MSB vs Notre Dame Mendoza 3 4y
+12 CFA versus MBA. 2 5y
+17 Georgetown MSF? 20 1y
+6 Is it worth it to take out 100k+ of student loans to attend a semi-target? 3 5y
+22 LSE MSc Finance vs LBS MFA - which do I choose? 23 2y
+19 Undergraduate: Yale-NUS or LSE 11 5y
+17 LSE MSc Accounting & Finance vs Bocconi Msc Finance 6 5y
+55 Harvard vs Yale vs Princeton 50 5y
0 Boston College Carroll vs McGill Desautels school 1 5y
0 Looking for help on case study - Will Venmo if you Zoom with me 1 5y
+20 Redacted 20 4y
+29 Fuqua vs Johnson MBA for IB - Help Needed 22 5y
+19 U of T Rotman or Emory for business 5 5y
+18 Which program has better employability in your opinion. Sauder (UBC) or Smith(Queen's)? 5 5y
+25 Duke econ versus Chicago econ 24 1y
+1 Deleted 4 4y
+7 College choices: IU, Villanova, Boston College, William and Mary 1 5y
+10 Boston College (Carroll) vs Villanova (VSB) 1 5y
+11 Should I choose a college for prestige or student life? (Fordham Vs Syracuse) 4 5y
+7 Will 2021-2022 application cycle be even more competitive? 2 5y
0 To People Who Never Worked in Consulting/IB/HF, What B-Schools Are You Planning On Applying To? 1 5y
0 Deferred MBA GMAT 1 5y
+10 UT Austin MSF vs. BU MSMFT 2 5y
+16 Anyone from Bocconi in this forum? 5 5y
+9 MBA Application -- Undergrad GPA 1 5y
+12 Does a masters degree help me to secure a full time offer? 2 5y
+10 UCL vs Warwick 9 5y
+14 William and Mary or UVA 19 5y
+15 Deleted 5 4y
+35 Uk vs. US Master Programs 24 5y
+18 Help with College Decision (UM vs IU) 11 4y
+23 MBA Application - How do I look? 11 5y
+7 help me decide between UMICH Ross Preadmit or Georgetown MSB 1 3y
+11 Should I try and get off the waitlist to Columbia? 2 5y
+3 Stanford Deferred Enrollment Deadlines 1 5y
+9 ESE vs SSER 2 4y
+7 Picking A School 6 3y
+16 What are my chances of TOP 15 MBA? 8 5y
+9 UMiami Herbert vs WashU Olin vs USC Marshall for undergrad 2 5y
+12 Emory Goizueta 3 5y
+12 Vanderbilt Owens MBA 4 5y
0 What to study the first two years before Ivey? 2 5y
+9 Find mentors to help you during your MBA journey 1 5y
+9 Choosing a School for MSc in analytics or strategy to get into Strategy/Management Consulting 1 5y
+34 Can someone PLS help me choose a school 13 5y
+6 Quantic Online MBA ? 7 5y
+14 UChicago, WashU, or Berkeley? 8 5y
+10 Booth vs. Kellogg for MBA 11 5y
+13 Baruch MSRE or NYU MSRE? Anyone have any insight? 6 5y
+9 deleted 9 5y
+42 college choices 22 4y
+79 Help me choose between Duke, Cornell and Dartmouth; Hopefully UPenn and Stanford 45 4y
+3 Bocconi Undergrad 4 5y
+15 Will gmat compensate for gpa? 19 5y
+23 NYU Stern (No Fin-aid/Tuition) vs. Boston College full ride vs. Umich Ross (no fin aid) 28 5y
+3 Ywgavtagavagagg 1 3y
+49 Boston College (Gabelli Scholar) Vs Dartmouth Vs Vanderbilt (Undergraduate) 25 5y
+6 Cambridge Finance Societies 1 5y
+14 2+2 HSW Profile 11 5y
+6 MBA Career Advisor Comp 1 5y
+9 UMich LSA (non Ross) vs IU Kelley 1 5y
+28 Columbia GS or Swarthmore? 10 5y

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