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+82 Harvard vs. Oxford: Which Is More Globally Prestigious? 51 1mo
+74 State of recruiting in the UK 40 10mo
+70 Value of non-HSW M7 32 7mo
+49 MBA Doubts 5 8mo
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+44 Oxford or Cambridge? 20 1w
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+41 RSM vs ESCP vs SSE vs Bayes as a not native and stay in that market? 42 2w
+40 ED NYU Stern vs. UChicago for IB Recruiting 31 6mo
+39 Oxford vs. GTown McDonough vs. ND Mendoza 33 4mo
+39 What is the most pedigreed university combo in the world? 46 1w
+36 Harvard or IU Kelley 24 1d
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+36 Oxford MFE vs. LBS/HEC 2026 29 3w
+35 Apprenticeship or University for maximising career earnings (UK) 13 5mo
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+33 ESSEC MIF or Bocconi MSc Fin + full scholarship 10 9mo
+32 St. Gallen (HSG) MBF vs Imperial F&A for non-german speaker 29 6mo
+32 Best MSc Finance for IB London Roles 11 10mo
+30 Baruch Zicklin (Basketball) or NYU CAS 8 11mo
+30 I need to get out of UChicago. Where should I go? 19 11mo
+29 MiM vs MiF/MSc Finance at LSE, HEC, ESSEC, etc. 18 3w
+29 . 12 4mo
+29 Stern vs Ross vs Brown (have to make the decision in the next day) 12 4mo
+29 Thoughts on Risky Play 17 8mo
+29 How do I study for the GMAT while working full time 3 10mo
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+27 Is École Polytechnique bachelor's worth it? 33 1w
+27 Booth Admit (No $$) vs Reapplying for Wharton/MIT/HBS 16 2mo
+27 MSF: UT, Georgetown, or UVA ? 18 9mo
+26 VP Corporate Banking - MBA to pivot 7 8mo
+25 northwestern vs cornell for a hs senior who wants to work in a hedge fund one day 18 2d
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+25 High School Junior Looking For College Advice 16 5mo
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+25 MSF Timeline Explained? 6 7mo
+25 Oxford University Societies 8 10mo
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+24 Columbia vs Cornell Dyson vs Dartmouth 12 4mo
+24 ESSEC BBA vs ESCP Bsc 8 9mo
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+23 What college should I chose if I want to go into IB? 13 11mo
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+22 …..;;;((&::&y 17 5mo
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+22 Would an MSF be stupid to do after graduation for me? 22 3mo
+22 Career Advice 3 11mo
+22 Imperial vs Bocconi MSc Finance 5 11mo
+21 The University of Leicester and SOAS: A Tale of Poo and Palestine, and the Low Semi-Targets That Almost Were 4 6d
+21 Help me choose my options for MSc Management/Real Estate - UK Careers 10 1mo
+21 Rising Senior: ED Columbia or USC 4 1mo
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+21 MSF vs MBA 8 7mo
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+21 WHU vs FSFM for Master in Finance 5 9mo
+21 Masters for IB Recruit in the States as a Foreigner 6 10mo
+21 After Msc Finance 5 9mo
+21 Am I shooting myself in the foot with an MsF? 7 7mo
+21 Freshman at Target - Rejected from Finance Clubs, What Am I Doing Wrong? 11 11mo
+21 Help: Emlyon MiM PGE vs McGill University Bcom for IB 11 11mo
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+20 First year of Bachelor at RSM and need advice 10 1mo
+20 Why I picked Williams/Amherst over Penn 6 6mo
+20 Please help: HEC MIF vs HSG (St. Gallen) MBF (non-EU student) 18 7mo
+20 Emory (oxford) or UF, UIUC, Ohio state, IU 15 6mo
+20 Questions about UF (University of Florida) 27 3mo
+20 Which MSF makes most sense for me? 7 9mo
+20 US/UK Masters Chances? 14 10mo
+19 3+2 with columbia seas vs. 4 years at barnard 8 1mo
+19 Best MSc route for London IB with my profile: RSM F&I value play vs LSE/LBS/Bocconi? 13 2mo
+19 Admitted To Target MBA Program - Concerned About Work Experience 4 3mo
+19 Cambridge deserves equal standalone prestige as Harvard/Oxford 18 4mo
+19 Imperial Accounting & Finance Vs. Imperial F&A 25 6mo
+19 Delete 14 6mo
+19 Top MBA student targeting Hong Kong IBD FT — realistic chances without a summer internship? 7 8mo
+19 2.0 UG GPA - what now 5 8mo
+19 Washington & Lee University 16 9mo
+19 Opinion on BBA EDHEC/ESSEC 17 9mo
+19 LSE MSc in Finance VS HEC International Finance 13 9mo
+18 IB -> Data Science vs Valuation vs Investment Analyst before MFin? 1 4d
+18 Realistic chances for UK MSc Program 14 4d

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