+22 UVA vs UMICH vs NYU vs Georgetown ED/EA 13 1y
+30 1yr MSc Finance guidance needed 15 11mo
+10 LSE or UNC 2 1y
+2 My chances for Oxford MFE and LBS MFA 3 1y
0 Stay in America or go to the UK for school 4 1y
0 Tools you've learned? 1 1y
+16 MBA in the U.S. as an international? 7 12mo
+6 Does being in the Business school matter THAT much? 1 1y
+15 “Non-US banker: Ivy MBA but concerned about visa risk” 3 7mo
+8 Didn't Take SAT... 7 1y
+4 MIT Master of Finance 10 12mo
+38 U Calgary vs Western IVEY? 29 7mo
+7 Junior in High School worried about grades 2 1y
0 MBA in the US or Masters in Europe 3 7mo
+8 Help! Berkeley Econ (non-haas) vs Johns Hopkins Econ for undergrad 17 9mo
+25 Non-target School Aiming for the Stars 9 1y
+13 LBS MFA & HEC MiM/MiF 16 1y
+8 Cornell or Vanderbilt for MBB Consulting Placement 11 11mo
0 Tell me about a time you tried to land a finance internship from a non-target school. 1 1y
+8 Freshman at IU Kelley, need help with club recruitment 9 1mo
0 CFA Feb 26 or May 26 1 1y
0 interviewing investment bankers for my university thesis 1 1y
+6 Post MBA Job Search 1 1y
+3 Importance of GMAT Scores in MBA PE Recruiting 1 1y
+2 Planning to study in France for masters. Need guidance.....!! 3 10mo
+1 Bath university 2 1y
+3 Post-MBA recruiting [prior experience] 1 1y
+15 NYU Gallatin of Individual Study - Good Enough for IB? 2 1y
+10 Thoughts on MBA post-MBB? 3 1y
+10 Post Grad Choice Situation 1 1y
0 Deferred MBA Programs. How do they work? 1 1y
+33 Penn, Harvard, Columbia, UVA, now Northwestern Presidents resign 30 1y
+14 Architecture to Finance Pivot: Is an MSF + CFA L1 Enough for Entry Roles? 5 1y
0 LSE MSc Finance 2026 intake 2 11mo
0 What should I double major in? 2 1y
+1 Best Post-MBA Houston Groups 1 1y
+6 Tech to finance pivot stories 1 1y
0 MSF Georgetown College clubs 1 1y
+12 High school student in Germany interested in Finance – how can I prepare early? 2 11mo
+22 MBA Decisons 16 1y
+13 Stern vs Ross Undergrad for Banking and gunning for PE or HF 4 1y
0 UVA Business Clubs 2 1y
0 Possible to recruit for Chi out of Penn vs NU uchicago ND etc? 2 1y
+6 Same storm, different boats ; What to do during university...Help! 1 1y
+6 Applying To Spring Weeks Before or After University Starts? 1 1y
0 Would you rather go to a semi target like BC or to a mid tier NESCAC like Hamilton for High finance recruiting 1 1y
0 Princeton and MIT Mfin 1 1y
+47 Went to Harvard Law School and still feel like a failure. 19 11mo
+9 Monash vs. UWA for Business/Finance Careers in Hong Kong? 1 1y
+9 Median Profile for Deferred MBA (M7)? 1 1y
0 Profile review and recommendations for Top Mfins 1 1y
+33 Going to Law School ruined my career - what now? 13 1y
0 Best way to study for the GMAT? 1 1y
+6 GMAT vs GPA 1 1y
0 Dreaming of London IB/PE: LSE MSc Fin vs LBS MFA (Indian Undergrad, No Exp) 1 1y
+9 Will LSE or LBS Actually Place Me in London IB? (Indian, CFA L1, No Internships)” 4 1y
+34 LSE MSc Finance — Worth the £££ or Overhyped Brand? 10 11mo
0 Re-Recruiting as MBA Associate 2 1y
0 High school sr advice 2 1y
+6 6-8YOE at sub-scale SM LO going to MBA to change geos, but am i too old? 1 1y
+12 International Student - MSF/Quant Programs Worth It Given Current Market? 3 11mo
+28 Incoming Stanford undergrad freshmen looking for guidance 12 1y
+3 UK Unis 13 1y
+2 UK uni straight to PE 4 1y
+9 I feel like upenn is overrated for recruiting 12 1y
+3 Del 2 1y
0 IB days at Bocconi 1 1y
+16 Berkshire falling off 10 1y
+6 USC marshall ED chance me 3 1y
+2 To Non DEIs from Target School: how did you make it out the trenches? 1 1y
+5 My chances for LBS MFA & other finance masters 6 1y
+13 Del 10 1y
+11 Georgetown MSF (Pivoting from mfg engineering to finance advice) 4 1y
+7 Gap Year or non-oxbridge UNI 4 1y
0 Breaking in Post-MBA 1 1y
+6 Importance of Grade for MSc Fin 1 1y
0 Just got a return offer from MBB. Should I study for the GMAT? 2 1y
+9 Evaluating Hedge Fund / Asset Management Fit – MSF, MFE, Yale MMS AM, LSE MSc Finance Candidate (Macro + Behavioral) 1 1y
+9 Graduate School Application Advice w Low GPA (2.9) 1 1y
+3 MSF Students 1 1y
+1 Penn PPE or Econ? 3 1y
+3 GMAT Prep Advice 2 1y
+52 Can anyone make tiers of schools that are target in europe for uk ibd? 33 1mo
0 School Placement 1 1y
+16 Career advice - next move? 4 1y
+11 New York University Shanghai Campus 7 1y
+9 Need advice! 1 1y
0 Take GMAT? 4 1y
+21 IB Analyst at Regional Bank considering MBA ---> BB or Elite Boutique Associate. How far can I shoot? 1 1y
+9 What schools do I have the best chances of getting into a “target”/good school for finance? 2 1y
0 Oxford MBA worth it for IB or PE? 4 1y
+20 Incoming Freshman at Target; Some Questions moving forward. 10 1y
+9 Bocconi MSc Finance or..? 10 1y
+14 Target/Semi Target Universities UK 30 1y
+6 Durham ECON or UCL History for IB? 6 1y
0 Warwick History or Exeter PPE 1 1y
+15 Recruiting from Private School vs Top State School 12 10mo
0 Evening MBA transition to IB 2 1y
+5 Undergrad Unis for IB or Consulting 7 1y
+10 Post-MBA Associate Recruiting for Life Sciences IB – Bank Recommendations, Pay, and Culture 1 1y

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