+104 Committed to Wharton but got a really good deal from NYU 64 1w
+93 Max Prestige W Aura Official 21st Century Everything Rankings 37 10mo
+84 MSF Program Options – Viability for Breaking into IB 106 9mo
+82 Harvard vs. Oxford: Which Is More Globally Prestigious? 50 1mo
+74 State of recruiting in the UK 40 6mo
+70 Value of non-HSW M7 32 3mo
+67 Official Target Boarding Schools 50 5mo
+53 Williams vs Amherst 43 1mo
+53 ATTN CANADIAN HIGH SCHOOLERS: IVEY IS IN THE TRENCHES. 17 4mo
+52 Cornell and Georgetown 8 5mo
+52 Can anyone make tiers of schools that are target in europe for uk ibd? 32 8mo
+51 MBA Investment Banking Recruiting Toxicity 14 5mo
+49 MBA Doubts 5 4mo
+47 Went to Harvard Law School and still feel like a failure. 19 8mo
+46 Target School Rankings (IB + Buyside) 31 10mo
+44 Harvard MRE vs MIT MSRED vs Columbia MSRED 28 8mo
+44 Northwestern vs. Columbia is there a clear winner? 25 7mo
+43 Should I go to Cambridge to maximize my pedigree? 28 1mo
+40 New to WSO (hs senior) 28 1mo
+39 Oxford vs. GTown McDonough vs. ND Mendoza 33 3w
+38 U Calgary vs Western IVEY? 29 3mo
+38 What is the most pedigreed university combo in the world? 43 1mo
+37 ED NYU Stern vs. UChicago for IB Recruiting 31 2mo
+37 Oxford or Cambridge? 11 20h
+36 MBA long term timelines 6 3mo
+35 Northwestern University Undergrad 19 2mo
+35 LIST OF TARGET SCHOOLS FOR NORMAL PEOPLE 27 7mo
+35 Apprenticeship or University for maximising career earnings (UK) 13 2mo
+34 college list help needed 25 6d
+34 LSE MSc Finance — Worth the £££ or Overhyped Brand? 10 8mo
+33 Going to Law School ruined my career - what now? 14 8mo
+33 Penn, Harvard, Columbia, UVA, now Northwestern Presidents resign 30 9mo
+33 ESSEC MIF or Bocconi MSc Fin + full scholarship 10 5mo
+33 ESCP MiM vs MSc Commodity Trading (University of Geneva) – career advice 20 2mo
+32 What's Recruiting like at Non-HYPSW Targets? 7 10mo
+32 Best MSc Finance for IB London Roles 11 7mo
+32 St. Gallen (HSG) MBF vs Imperial F&A for non-german speaker 29 2mo
+31 UW-Madison v/s Warwick 45 9mo
+31 3.125 at NYC semi-target, what do I have going for me? 15 10mo
+30 Georgetown MSF accepts no one! 33 3mo
+30 1yr MSc Finance guidance needed 15 8mo
+30 I need to get out of UChicago. Where should I go? 19 8mo
+30 Baruch Zicklin (Basketball) or NYU CAS 8 7mo
+30 Oxford MFE vs. LBS/HEC 2026 26 3w
+29 LBS MFA NOW OR MIT MFin 1 gap year? 11 10mo
+29 ESCP MSc in Finance (MiF 2yrs) vs Imperial MSc in Economics and Strategy for Business (1 yr) 21 8mo
+29 How do I study for the GMAT while working full time 3 7mo
+29 Thoughts on Risky Play 17 4mo
+29 Stern vs Ross vs Brown (have to make the decision in the next day) 12 2w
+29 . 12 4w
+28 Incoming Stanford undergrad freshmen looking for guidance 12 9mo
+28 Prior Enlisted Marine Currently in undergrad trying to figure out if MBA is possible or if top MSF is better for me. 10 3mo
+27 MSF: UT, Georgetown, or UVA ? 18 5mo
+26 Target School Tier List for Consulting - 2025 16 10mo
+26 VP Corporate Banking - MBA to pivot 7 5mo
+25 LBS MBA to pivot to London buyside 15 5mo
+25 Duke vs Georgetown 47 11mo
+25 Non-target School Aiming for the Stars 9 8mo
+25 Oxford University Societies 8 7mo
+25 MSF Timeline Explained? 6 4mo
+25 UCL Econ (with full scholarship) or LSE Econ? 8 2mo
+25 High School Junior Looking For College Advice 16 1mo
+25 Is an MBA worthless for buyside nowadays? 9 2w
+24 UVA 26 2w
+24 Passed CFA3 at 24, working full-time in IB, am I crazy to aim for LBS/Imperial/ESCP ? 15 3mo
+24 ESSEC BBA vs ESCP Bsc 8 5mo
+24 ESSEC vs ESCP vs EDHEC - Masters in Finance 8 4mo
+24 Benelux student investment clubs are finally catching up (Amsterdam) 9 2w
+24 Columbia vs Cornell Dyson vs Dartmouth 12 1mo
+23 USC Marshall MSF or Bocconi Master in Finance ? 5 6mo
+23 Booth vs kellogg vs Columbia 12 11mo
+23 Questions from a Korean high schooler 22 8mo
+23 What college should I chose if I want to go into IB? 13 7mo
+23 ESSEC (Master Finance) vs Imperial (Master Finance & Accounting) 5 5mo
+23 Help me understand the MSF (As someone who mentors young applicants) 7 5mo
+23 Master in EU and future of London 5 4mo
+23 HEC MIF vs LBS MFA 33 1mo
+22 ESCP vs EUR 27 10mo
+22 Business Administration vs Economics 14 10mo
+22 MBA Decisons 16 9mo
+22 UVA vs UMICH vs NYU vs Georgetown ED/EA 13 8mo
+22 Imperial vs Bocconi MSc Finance 5 8mo
+22 Career Advice 3 7mo
+22 SSE Bachelor in Business & Economics or ESCP Bachelor in Management 21 2mo
+22 …..;;;((&::&y 17 2mo
+21 Target School Rankings 2025-2026 27 11mo
+21 Is France uniquely obsessed with university pedigrees, or is it the case worldwide ? 13 11mo
+21 incoming freshman at hypsm – ib 4yr plan / general advice? 9 11mo
+21 UVA McIntire vs Baruch College- for IB  3 10mo
+21 IB Analyst at Regional Bank considering MBA ---> BB or Elite Boutique Associate. How far can I shoot? 1 9mo
+21 Help: Emlyon MiM PGE vs McGill University Bcom for IB 11 8mo
+21 Freshman at Target - Rejected from Finance Clubs, What Am I Doing Wrong? 11 7mo
+21 Am I shooting myself in the foot with an MsF? 7 4mo
+21 After Msc Finance 5 6mo
+21 Masters for IB Recruit in the States as a Foreigner 6 6mo
+21 Is my profile good enough for a top master's degree in finance or a master's degree in finance and accounting? 5 5mo
+21 MSF vs MBA 8 3mo
+21 Would an MSF be stupid to do after graduation for me? 22 1w
+21 MBA Decision for IB - Ross vs Darden vs Johnson vs Tuck 8 1mo
+21 THOUGHTS ON ONLINE KELLEY MSF? 25 3w

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