+3 Is a UK second upper (2:1) degree + below-average cohort rank a dealbreaker for M7 MBA? 2 3y
+24 LSE? 23 3y
+11 MSc Finance Profile Evaluation (LSE, LBS, HEC, SSE) 5 3y
+6 LBS and Oxford MBA placement for international students? 1 3y
+15 Masters options with no good experience - Accepted to Bocconi 17 3y
+2 Masters in Finance 2 3y
+11 University of Miami MSF 4 3y
+1 What is it like to organize your career towards studying in Barcelona? 1 3y
+10 Just finished my first year at University: what would you be doing now to land a placement year in my shoes? (anything is greatly appreciated) 2 3y
+3 Computer Science major Canada 1 3y
+4 Msc Finance Bristol vs Bath vs Durham vs Queen Mary??? 7 3y
+9 MBB - MBA worth it (or even worth applying to)? 2 3y
+164 How do international students do it? 44 3y
+29 LSE or Bocconi 30 3y
+15 Exchange Program: UK or Australia? 7 3y
+20 MSc for Quant Finance 7 3y
+2 Trinity College Dublin or University College Dublin for MSc Management 1 3y
+11 Which School To Choose? 12 3y
+10 VU Amsterdam or Groningen University (BSc Economics) for Corporate Finance? 14 3y
+53 Wharton is King 41 3y
+7 MSc Marketing at HSG or MSc Finance at RSM 1 3y
+10 (includes TLDR) MBA vs non-business Masters for my situation (consulting, IBD, software engineering) Careers/Post Grad 4 3y
+11 Profile Evaluation LBS, HEC, LSE, Bocconi, ESADE? 20 3y
+10 Best choice from these unis? 14 3y
+18 Worst CV which managed to break into IB at a BB 8 3y
+15 Apply for Msc or wait another year 4 3y
+10 Scholarship LSE or LSB 1 3y
+9 MS Finance for a Non-Business major(Lawyer) - Profile Evaluation 0 3y
+18 IE vs ESADE MiF 18 3y
+4 Non target MBA first cohort of COVID Graduate looking for a second chance to enter IB 1 3y
+9 Comparing MBA with non-business Masters 1 3y
+24 Opportunities after MFin/MiM in Europe? 17 3y
+12 WHU Master in Finance 21 3y
+9 How to be a trader in EU/LD/HK through a EU B School? 1 3y
+3 Getting a master in finance in Europe and landing a job in IB at Wall street 2 3y
+12 Is my (potential) Masters degree enough to get into a good IB? 3 3y
+68 Any point in cold-emailing if you haven't started university? 53 3y
+3 QMUL IB firms target 9 3y
+7 The Best School in the World 4 3y
+2 Please roast my CV Incoming University student looking to apply for the spring weeks 19 3y
+2 Target Uni 10 3y
+21 What is the best Finance Master's programme to get placement in London IB? 9 3y
+3 Help me with a decision 1 3y
0 What are the chances of breaking into investment banking by enrolling in GSU MBA? 38 3y
0 Ms in Finance, Imperial College London 33 3y
+14 strength of alumni networks in business and finance 7 3y
+40 Financial Times MSc Finance Rankings 2014 78 3y
0 Offer for Cass MSc in Finance 14 3y
0 LSE BSc Management vs SSE 23 3y
0 Recommendation of Professor for MsC 1 3y
0 Job vs RSM (this year) vs LSE (if accepted) 25 3y
+4 London School of Business & Finance (LSBF): what's its worth? 5 3y
0 Advice regarding EU universities 2 3y
0 LSE MSc Fin vs Oxford MFE vs Cambridge MSc Fin (+ now vs LBS MiF) 18 3y
+1 Manchester University UK or Bocconi, Italy for undergraduate Economics 3 3y
0 LSE Economics vs French prépa (HEC) 9 3y
+66 LSE vs. HEC Paris 49 3y
+13 LSE vs. Double Degree St. Gallen + Bocconi 9 3y
+20 LSE MsC in Financial Economics --> FT BB IBD Analyst in London 19 3y
+35 LBS vs UCL vs Imperial for IB 18 3y
+12 . 1 3y
+56 Q&A: I am an incoming MBA at INSEAD. 27 3y
+20 Is this type of loan possible? 9 3y
0 University choice 5 3y
+20 Redacted 20 3y
+4 LSE MSc Accounting and Finance VS UCL MSc Finance VS Imperial MSc Finance and Accounting 9 3y
+16 As an asian, i'm curious about how Europeans choose colleges. 15 3y
+46 Which of these European schools would you rather spend a semester to a year abroad at? 43 3y
+42 Non-EU citizen prospects in US/Europe 30 3y
+58 Would you send your children to Institut Le Rosey if you had sufficient funds and connections? 53 3y
+34 Advice for 15 year old? 22 3y
+18 Help me with my university choice. (Mainland Europe) 8 3y
+4 Non target home country?? 6 3y
0 Del 4 3y
+12 What are the best Non Target Uni’s in the UK? 22 3y
+13 My university forces me to get weird classes and our professors are really harsh on us... Is this normal? 5 3y
+6 Hsg vs Bocconi vs NUS 3 3y
+32 Cornell v/s LBS MBA 11 3y
+6 double degree in Europe 2 3y
+26 Which schools are best for study abroad in Europe? 14 3y
+8 Semi-target with quantitative degree v. target humanities degree 5 3y
+6 IB in the US: is better city university of London or CUNY? 1 3y
+3 Does Target and semi-Target matter for MO and BO Roles in an investment bank? 6 4y
+16 Should I do Masters in the UK or the US? 7 4y
+12 Exeter vs Leeds for Undergraduate 11 4y
+8 M7 Chances? 3 4y
+4 Warwick Business School 7 4y
+1 LLB to IB 1 4y
+12 Is Masters in Finance / MBA my only hope? 3 4y
+30 Uk semi-target uni, EUR Rotterdam or LUISS? 32 4y
+15 MSc Finance: Warwick Business School or UCL School of Management? 4 4y
+29 Bocconi MscF vs HEC IF vs LSE AF 9 4y
+5 Target in Home or Semi Target in UK 4 4y
+13 European undergraduate Targets for Consulting 19 4y
+17 UCLA VS WARWICK 17 4y
+5 EMORY VS WARWICK 9 4y
+6 Trinity College Dublin vs University College Dublin 6 4y
+5 Which University would be best for IB? - Year 13 student 6 4y
+12 Which Masters to get into VC or PE 10 4y
+129 What was the point of Ivy League? Major Regret and Depression 91 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
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