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+9 Would the University of Miami MSF Help Me Break into IB or Land a Big 4 TAS Role? 1 1y
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+9 MBA vs MSc in UK? 1 3y
+9 MBA Cambridge or MiF LBS 8 3y
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+9 ESADE vs IE MiF as EU resident 1 3y
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+9 Entering Current Job Market with poor undergrad situation? Grad School? What to do? 1 3y
+9 International Undergrad - UCL or Edinburgh? 5 3y
+9 Choosing which University 1 2y
+9 Thoughts on EMBA programs? 9 3y
+9 Need Advice: Graduate from Non-Target School, Lost Funding for MSF at Top Choice, Now What? 5 3y
+9 MBA IB/PE Thread 4 1y
+9 UT Austin Econ vs Kelley School of Business 2 1y
+9 Non target education, target school price tag 1 3y
+9 Need some advice on MSF applications 1 2y
+9 Post-MBA Big Oil & Gas Corporate Finance Salary and Progression? 1 2y
+9 MSF Vanderbilt 1 3y
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+9 Which master degree is as good as MBA? 1 3y
+9 MBA after MSF? 5 3y
+9 Profile review & Advice: Which masters programmes can I get into after 1.5 years at Big 4 to break into MBB? 1 3y
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+9 Del 1 3y
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+9 Working part-time/full time to finance MBA 1 3y
+9 Best route to enter Europe (including UK) IB/PE from India? 1 3y
+9 Undergrad UVA Vs Vanderbilt Vs CMC (Claremont McKenna) 2 3y
+9 Evaluating potential transition from pre-MBA co-investments role to post-MBA direct investing 1 10mo
+9 Profile Review For Masters in Financial Analysis from LSB and other competitive MFin courses outside the US 1 10mo
+9 Semi target (US School), UK Citizen - Questions about networking - SA 2026 2 1y
+9 Best undergrad Liberal Arts major for IB? 2 3y
+9 Imperial/LSE/ Msc Finance? 4 10mo
+9 Help! Target School/D1 (lowish GPA)- Wait or go now? 1 1y
+9 What would you do (transferring to a target in Canada)? 2 3y
+9 UCD Quant Finance vs Bayes Energy,trade and Finance 1 3y
+9 Non-trad - healthcare mgmt, Non-target MBA, Germany. Career switch into PE/VC/Corpdev? 1 3y
+9 LBS MFA vs EDHEC MiM Finance 6 3y
+9 The Role of CFA Level 2 in MBA Admission 1 1y
+9 Help! Target School/D1 (lowish GPA)- Wait or go now? 1 1y
+9 Undergraduate Final Year Advice 2 10mo
+9 Eligibility for 2025 Investment Banking Internships as an Incoming MSF Student????? 1 2y
+9 GUEST SPEAKER NEEDED - SCHOOL FINANCE SOCIETY 1 3mo
+9 Way too late to the game, should I just wait for an MBA? 1 2y
+9 Quant Finance Career Advice: IAE Aix vs. ESILV MSc – Which Path Gives Me the Best Shot? 1 1y
+9 go to B-school purely for added prestige? 3 1y
+9 Non-US Target School for US Recruiting 1 3mo
+9 What's my chance + Will deferred program harder for me? 1 3y
+9 Military Age MBA and IB 1 3y
+9 How much does GPA matter for 2+2? 3 3y
+9 should i study for gmat? plan for deferred mba senior year of undergrad? do mba after banking? 1 1y
+9 Rotterdam Ecometrics and Economics or UCD Mathematics, Statistics and Economics or KU Leuven Business Engineering 9 3y
+9 Emory vs Warwick 7 2y
+9 Choosing bw Cambridge Judge Business School and Frankfurt School for Mfin 1 3mo
+9 Do I go to a non-target & succeed or mercurial semi-target? 3 1y
+9 Help me choose a uni for Masters 2 1y
+9 Return to ECM, pursue MBA or to try to recruit for VC? 1 2y
+9 The future benefit of another extracurricular 1 2y
+9 Am I wasting my time/money? 2 2y
+9 Help my MSF Decision: WUSTL MSF WAM vs BC MSF 2 3y
+9 Seeking Advice on Choice of School for Fall 2023 Admission 1 3y
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+8 Prestige - Which degree has more prestige? 19 10y

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