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+4 Chances at HEC/LBS/LSE 12 1y
+13 Is NYU Stern Undergrad Worth the Price Tag? 15 1y
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0 A&M Mays or UT Econ 1 1y
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+12 Law School vs MBA 1 1y
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+9 What do I do? 2 1y
0 RUTGERS OR NYU STEM 4 1y
+7 IU Kelley vs Vanderbilt 2 1y
0 HEC Paris MIF vs LBS MFA vs Oxford Said MSc FE: Which one is best? 3 1y
0 MSc finance 1 1y
0 How much of a target will UVA CAS be from now on 1 1y
+17 Berkeley vs UMich vs Georgetown 9 1y
+9 BSc in CS -> Imperial MFinTech degree for Risk Management/Data/Analyst 3 1y
+23 Berkeley Haas for investment banking 16 1y
+12 Incoming MiM (EU) IB recruiting timeline 1 1y
0 Imperial vs. LSE MSc Finance – Which One is Better? 2 1y
0 Best undergrad schools for VC? 2 1y
+9 Cornell MPS in management or Kelly MSF for someone who has a undergrad in accounting but wants to work in FDD and eventually management consulting 1 1y
+73 Why INSEAD's MBA places so bad in banking? 28 1y
+16 Business School Dilemma MSc Fin 9 1y
+11 RX IB Seniors: What Do You Think of Law School? 4 1y
+9 Which master's for a CS undergrad wanting to break into finance? 2 1y
0 How does being a part time student look? 1 1y
+12 Post-MBA Prospects - Rotational Programs? 1 1y
0 Should I choose an unrelated degree from a target university or an economics degree from a low semi target? My goal in IB 2 1y
+5 Transfer: Columbia vs Northwestern vs Top State School 4 1y
+7 Non target undergrad to target masters to IB? 3 1y
+14 worth to delay grad? 5 1y
+2 Is There A Correlation Between Intelligence or Target School and Top Bucket in IB? 3 1y
+16 LSE (£150000) or HKU (£30000)? No loans. 16 1y
+6 How screwed am I at UMBC in FIEC for High Finance and MBB Consulting? Should I try to transfer to UMD Smith? 1 1y
0 Does the uni even matter? 1 1y
+3 UMich Ross vs Georgetown 4 1y
+6 IB Entrance from non-target / semi-target school 1 1y
+9 F-1 OPT → Green Card (without H-1B): What I’ve learned 1 1y
+6 Lateral vs. MBA 2 1y
+20 Best Choice for IB/M&A in London – RSM vs. VU vs. Tilburg 15 1y
+6 Which masters to choose? 2 1y
+3 Is RX possible from UT McCombs MBA? 2 1y
+273 Don't go to Dartmouth, I Regret It (Rant + Explanation) 57 1y
+2 Washu vs Vanderbilt vs Georgetown vs UVA 1 1y
+9 LBS MFA vs LBS MBA: Analyst vs Associate Role in UK Investment Banking with 2 Work Experience Scenarios 4 1y
+17 Why isn't Durham seen as a target school? 3 1y
+154 Columbia vs. UChicago cannot decide. 82 1y
+3 Got into UVA transfer 5 1y
+70 Advice for a Sad, Nostalgic Graduating College Senior 14 1y
0 NYC 2026 0 1y
+9 MSc Finance at St Andrew's: Worth it? 1 1y
+1 Columbia or Brown Undergrad? 4 1y
+9 Do I take my Imperial MSc offer or keep grinding?? 1 1y
+1 From Banking to school to return to banking 2 1y
+9 Quant to MBA? 1 1y
0 Masters or bachelor for quicker employment 3 1y
+18 Georgetown vs Cornell 31 1y
+6 Berkeley vs UCLA 6 1y
+15 $95K/year for UChicago Econ vs. Free SSE—What’s the Smart Play? 5 1y
+7 2025 MSF Rankings 4 1y
+22 Accounting & Finance University Choice UK 14 1y
+8 EDHEC vs WHU vs ESCP vs ESSEC vs HSG in Finance/Investment Banking 21 1y
+33 Is target MSc Finance still possible in my situation? (Bocconi, HEC, LSE, HSG....) 15 1y
+6 Got into Georgetown to do my masters, what now? 1 1y
+20 LBS / HEC / LSE / Oxford 24 1y
+11 Master at Erasmus School of Economics or semi-target in the UK? 4 1y
0 Cornell ILR vs Hotel School vs CAS econ for IB 1 1y
+1 Duke vs Dartmouth Transfer for MBB (NYC) 9 1y
0 American Century Investments Early Insights Program Thoughts? 0 1y
+30 T25 --> T10 38 1y
+24 ITAM vs Tec de Monterrey (CSF), advice from NYC finance professionals? 12 1y
+9 LBS MiM vs HEC MiM - career/ experience/ network 1 1y
+9 bocconi placement 5 1y
0 King’s College London BSc International Management or RSM IBA? 1 1y
+11 Bocconi EMIT vs. ESADE (digital business + cems) vs. ESCP MiM 9 1y
+9 Clarification on Degree Length and springs/summers 1 1y
+8 Rutgers vs. NYU? 3 1y
0 Forum view on MBA (2025) 1 1y
0 Will an enemy school help me? 2 1y
+6 Will working in the restaurant industry hurt my chances of getting an MBA? 1 1y
0 Thoughts on Investment Banking recruiting for NYC from Babson College 2 1y
0 Ib pathway 2 1y
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+9 Masters in finance 3 1y
+9 Med School + MBA to PE? 1 1y
+10 Rockpoint Interviews 10 1y
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+3 IB Recruiting for British Offices as British Citizen at American School 4 1y
+10 MiF vs MiM 3 1y
+1 QUIC vs WIC 6 1y
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