+16 Is Cornell really that bad? 21 1y
0 Williams College vs. Washington and Lee University (full-ride) 1 1y
+14 Which university offer should I choose if I want to break into IB/PE? 22 1y
+12 How are Business Schools in the UK and Europe doing in terms of Placement? 1 1y
+12 Real and Accurate Guide to IU Kelley Clubs/Business Frats 5 1y
+6 Is EUR Quant Finance a good fit for me looking to work in the UK 4 1y
+19 iu kelley vs umich LSA (hypothetical transfer) 5 1y
+3 Roadmap to a top Finance Analyst Role 2 1y
+9 Ross vs Haas 2 1y
+9 Non-Target | T4 Consulting Offer | Deferred MBA Dreams | Am I Cooked or Do I Cook? 1 1y
+9 From Tier 2 to Tier 1 Ambitions — Need Advice on Breaking into London Finance 1 1y
+50 UMich Ross vs Georgetown McDonough vs UC Berkeley Haas vs UT Austin BHP vs UCLA vs USC Marshall 19 1y
+9 Fordham (Gabelli - Finance) or UCLA (Pre-business economics) or UMD (Smith - Finance) for IB? 1 1y
+9 College list for IB/AM/Consulting (Need help) 1 1y
+1 UCSD or UCL for Masters in Finance 3 1y
0 Haas vs. Ross 19 1y
+3 Duke v Brown v ND ($$) 8 1y
0 smu singapore vs kcl foundation year 1 1y
+16 USC Marshall or Umich Ross for IB 11 1y
+5 Is Baruch college a semi-target school? 7 1y
+8 Imperial Efds vs ucl econ 8 1y
+6 $200K in loans for an MBA at Columbia, Booth, or NYU—versus full tuition plus stipend from Harvard MPP, Columbia MPA, and Stanford MPP (funded by the external foundation) 1 1y
+18 Haas MBA for RE Career Change 2 1y
+6 2025 Deferred MBA Thread 1 1y
+14 Duke vs. LSE for High Finance (Intl. Student - Need Advice) 11 1y
+9 US vs Canada university application advice 1 1y
+5 Cornell $200k debt? 8 1y
+9 EY target school list 1 1y
+9 Summer Options for IB 3 1y
+58 Is Penn State A Semi-Target School? 24 1y
0 NYC MBB Consulting Tier List (top school in each tier is the best) 1 1y
0 college recruiting question 1 1y
+14 Northwestern or Williams 18 1y
+24 Master in Finance with no work experience - What to choose? 12 1y
+9 Should I do REGAL after bschool, please advice 1 1y
+7 UCLA(Bus Econ) vs USC (Marshall) vs CAL (Econ) for IB after college west coast 4 1y
+15 NOVA SBE VS. IE Business School 4 1y
+1 How did target/semi-target schools do this cycle? 4 1y
+6 NYU stern vs USC marshall 4 1y
+1 Northwestern vs. Peking 4 1y
+15 Might leave IB For med school 24 1y
0 Best Transfer Schools for Investment Banking 2 1y
0 Bama or UMD 2 1y
+11 Ames vs. Ohio impact on diversity recruiting 3 1y
0 LBS MiM vs LSE MSc Management and Strategy vs INSEAD MiM 1 1y
+10 Bayes / Cass 9 1y
+14 University advice (Warwick vs KCL) 7 1y
+31 Northeastern University or Colby College 21 1y
+1 Best US master's program for NYC IB? 2 1y
+3 Chicago L/S 2 1y
+10 Current student at Target school. Couldn’t make it into any clubs 12 1y
0 UMich LSA for IB 8 1y
+9 Stanford GSB vs Harvard HBS - Business School 8 1y
0 Cornell Johnson MBA for Project Finance IB Career 2 1y
0 IU Kelley vs Qcomm 1 1y
+9 stanford (90k coa) or boston college (20k coa, gabelli scholar)? 7 1y
+13 US v. Canada best undergrad finance path? 10 1y
+6 Engineering to MBA to Project Finance? 1 1y
+11 PENN STATE vs MARYLAND??? 3 1y
0 UNC KF Undergrad vs Georgetown for IB 1 1y
+6 Best Universities for masters in Finance in UK for IB 3 1y
+3 georgetown vs stern vs ross vs northwestern vs chicago vs cornell vs brown vs dartmouth (all econ except stern and ross) 7 1y
+3 Choosing Between MSc Finance Offers: Bayes vs. Nottingham as an International Student 3 1y
+9 Faculty boost at HYPS vs ED0 at UChicago.... 4 1y
0 SSE Prospects for International Students 2 1y
+6 Undergrad BBA - Emory Goizueta (half tuition) vs. Georgetown McDonough 4 1y
+7 Georgetown MSF Extraordinary Career Outcomes 4 1y
0 Cal Poly SLO, CC->USC (1 year), UCR, or CSUF for investment banking 3 1y
+9 Kelley School of Business or Wisconsin School of Business? 16 1y
+19 Berkeley Haas Vs Georgetown MSB 3 1y
+3 Notre Dame vs. Rice vs. Penn State Smeal 5 1y
0 I need to improve on my Gmat fast 1 1y
+12 HBS ($) GSB ($) or Wharton ($$) 4 1y
+9 IU Kelley (Hutton Honors) vs Rutgers Business – Worth the Extra Cost? 2 1y
+9 UCL Vs Durham Vs Penn State Vs Purdue for investment banking/Private Equity 1 1y
0 what are the top 10 ib target schools ranked other than hypsm 1 1y
+9 SSE vs. RSM vs. EUR – Best Path to Private Equity? 2 1y
+6 UT Austin Economics vs IU Kelley 2 1y
+16 Why isn’t Bentley University Target? 8 1y
+9 Transferring as a Junior to increase my odds. 1 1y
+9 Breaking Into IB - MSF a route? 1 1y
+6 Wharton MBA value? 1 1y
+50 UC Berkeley Haas vs UPenn Wharton ($150k+ debt) 18 1y
+3 When is it too late to apply to LSE Accounting & Finance Masters 6 1y
0 GPA as an undergraduate vs graduate student 1 1y
+65 Less Selective Target Schools 65 1y
+3 Babson vs Bentley Honors for IB 2 1y
+10 Bocconi MiF vs ESSEC MiF 1 1y
0 Please help me choose! 1 1y
0 How can I excel in Finance and land a good job/Internship, while not being at a target school. 1 1y
+9 UC Berkeley Haas or UNC (In-state) for banking 2 1y
+41 Stanford vs. LSE (Undergrad for both) – Best Choice for IB/PE Career in US & Europe? 22 1y
+1 Dartmouth vs penn CAS 2 1y
+5 georgetown vs ucla vs uc berkeley vs washu vs vandy vs emory for economics and stats (just rank them) 6 1y
0 NYU Schack 1 1y
0 incoming first year at HBS - AMA 2 1y
+7 Uni Choices- IB 6 1y
+11 Esade vs HEC vs LBS 3 1y
+9 Ms Finance and Accounting (Imperial) vs LSE, LBS? 6 1y
+157 Q&A: Recent Columbia Business School grad that went to a HF after school 48 1y

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