+1 Do I have a shot at M7 deferred MBA? 3 2y
+1 Top Grad Programs for IB 4 2y
+1 Morgan Stanley 2024 MBA Investment Banking Associate Program 2 2y
+1 Any UChic business Econ students here? 4 2y
+1 MSRE at SMU Cox School of Business 2 2y
+1 What German GPA do you need to get into top UK masters such as LSE MFin, LBS, and Oxford MFE? 4 2y
+1 329 GRE too low for H/S/W MBA? 8 2y
+1 MBA Recruiting 2024 2 2y
+1 Deciding undergrad schools: UIUC Gies vs USC Marshall vs Rutgers RBS 2 2y
+1 College selection advice- Canfield Business Honors (UT) vs NYU Stern 1 2y
+1 Undergrad options for international students 2 2y
+1 College Decision 3 2y
+1 Master's in Economics (U.S/U.K) for Macro-Research or IFC/IMF placement 3 2y
+1 KU Leuven vs UniCatt 1 2y
+1 Order of Degree 1 2y
+1 Warwick University MFIN - Good to break into iB? 3 2y
+1 USC Fall MSF 2024 3 2y
+1 SIE Exam - can you take it on any day? 3 2y
+1 Where should I apply 2 2y
+1 Help choosing undergrad 1 2y
+1 Oxford and LSE with A*A*A*A predicted but bad GCSEs 3 2y
+1 Choosing Non-Semi Target Schools 2 2y
+1 Is the MBA worth it for me? Pivoting to IB via NYU 3 2y
+1 Help Choose Undergrad 2 2y
+1 SMU vs IU vs Fordham vs Penn State 2 2y
+1 Mcgill finance vs UdeM Law 1 2y
+1 SSE vs ESSEC vs RSM for undergrad, Non-EU 3 2y
+1 how much of a donation required to name Harvard's business school in my name? 🤔 1 2y
+1 Opinions on the London School of Economics MSc in Finance programmes 1 2y
+1 Updated thoughts on GSB vs. HBS vs. Wharton 1 2y
+1 Presence of University of St Andrews in London (and Wall Street) 1 2y
+1 Is Claremont McKenna a respectable school for finance? 2 2y
+1 University of Miami vs University of Florida 4 2y
+1 Best Transfer Schools for IB 1 2y
+1 Do you instantly ask for a salary raise from your company the moment you earn your MBA or Masters Degree while still working full-time? 1 2y
+1 UVA or Vanderbilt? 4 2y
+1 MBA Consultants? 2 2y
+1 FIU vs Non Target 1 2y
+1 Notre Dame Undergrad 2 2y
+1 Target School Decision 2 2y
+1 Cornell College of Arts and Sciences vs Dyson for IB recruiting 2 2y
+1 Switching Majors after intership 3 2y
+1 Opinions on my options(college) 4 2y
+1 Masters’s Choice Program 1 2y
+1 SMU MSF vs. Simon Rochester MSF 2 2y
+1 Best Undergrad schools for finance? 3 2y
+1 Biochemistry major to MBA to Investment banking/finance 2 2y
+1 Marist vs Fordham 3 2y
+1 Does Ares / Apollo / Oaktree pay for business school? 3 2y
+1 Series 79 1 2y
+1 Do NC grades look bad? 3 2y
+1 Trinity college dublin target uni for high finance in UK? 2 2y
+1 Wanting to study biophysics in state but school doesn't offer 2 2y
+1 GMAT / GRE considerations as a Senior 3 2y
+1 An Honest Question regarding CFA (Level 3/Choosing a Pathway)? 3 2y
+1 SIE exam... Do IB professionals really care if you have this as a college student? 2 1y
+1 IAM FROM 1500+ TOP UNIVERSITY DO I EVEN HAVE A CHANCE LOL 1 1y
+1 Why is that when I contact people for networking chats using their work email, I'm told to email them on their personal/school email, or even personal cell? It's happened everytime. 2 1y
+1 Banks that sponsor MiF/MBA 1 1y
+1 Help me choose a transfer university 2 1y
+1 If I fucked up in HS is law school the move 3 1y
+1 Social scene at CBS? 3 1y
+1 Deferred MBA Advice 4 1y
+1 IB high school internships in the U.S. 1 1y
+1 SMU vs USC for the Msc in finance - international student 4 1y
+1 What to do if there is nobody from your school at the banks you're targeting. 3 1y
+1 Bocconi Decision for undergrad 2 1y
+1 An MBA as a way to reorganise life and find a partner. 5 1y
+1 UK MBA/MSF Target Schools??? 2 1y
+1 guidance 4 1y
+1 WSJ: Almost a quarter of HBS MBA class of 2024 is still unemployed 2 1y
+1 University at Buffalo vs Baruch- MS Finance. 1 1y
+1 Incoming 1st year undergraduate 2 1y
+1 Military: Enlist or Officer for MBA? 1 1y
+1 ucl vs Imperial 4 1y
+1 Pre MBA Internships in AM 1 1y
+1 Cornell undergrad admit 1 1y
+1 CBS or UCL MSc in finance? 3 1y
+1 Cambridge🇬🇧 vs Columbia JTS program🇺🇸 for finance/consulting? 1 1y
+1 Cornell Business School 2 1y
+1 Insight into SF/Bay Area Recruiting? 3 1y
+1 Dartmouth vs penn CAS 2 1y
+1 Best US master's program for NYC IB? 2 1y
+1 Northwestern vs. Peking 4 1y
+1 How did target/semi-target schools do this cycle? 4 1y
+1 UCSD or UCL for Masters in Finance 3 1y
+1 Western Ivey recruiting process 1 1y
+1 Post-MBA assoc in NYC - coming back to Toronto 2 1y
+1 NYC Secondaries or Boston MM Buyout 4 1y
+1 Brown vs. UVA for trading/quasi-quant role/IB 2 1y
+1 What target school do you think is easiest to get into that’s like basically on par with ivies? 1 1y
+1 Berkeley Econ vs Georgetown Econ vs USC 5 1y
+1 Berkeley Haas vs. Cornell Dyson 2 1y
+1 QUIC vs WIC 6 1y
+1 Duke vs Dartmouth Transfer for MBB (NYC) 9 1y
+1 From Banking to school to return to banking 2 1y
+1 Columbia or Brown Undergrad? 4 1y
+1 MiM IE vs Master in Business w/ Major in Finance BI 2 1y
+1 SMU Cox Vs UMich LSA 4 1y
+1 Non Ivy League/HYPSM Tier List for IB 11 1y

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