0 interviewing investment bankers for my university thesis 1 8mo
+1 Bath university 2 8mo
+2 UK uni straight to PE 4 9mo
+28 Imperial MSc Finance & LBS MFA 17 9mo
+39 Average Ivy League Grad Is POOR?! 37 9mo
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+7 Gap Year or non-oxbridge UNI 4 9mo
+3 UK Unis 13 9mo
+13 Del 10 9mo
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+5 My chances for LBS MFA & other finance masters 6 9mo
+6 6-8YOE at sub-scale SM LO going to MBA to change geos, but am i too old? 1 9mo
+9 Bocconi MSc Finance or..? 10 9mo
+21 How important is major in the UK? 26 9mo
+11 New York University Shanghai Campus 7 9mo
+23 Does course at UK Unis even matter for IB placement anymore? 13 9mo
+6 Applying to Graduate Schemes as a MSc Student 2 9mo
+79 Screwed up my A Levels, what courses can I go for to still make it in IB? 45 9mo
+14 Uni choice for investment banking uk 26 9mo
+19 Help me (🇺🇸) decide a UK uni for FO IB 21 9mo
0 UBC Sauder VS Pitt business 2 9mo
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+16 Career advice - next move? 4 9mo
+14 Target/Semi Target Universities UK 30 9mo
0 Oxford MBA worth it for IB or PE? 4 9mo
+4 Durham ECON or UCL History for IB? 6 9mo
+9 Need advice! 1 9mo
0 Warwick History or Exeter PPE 1 9mo
+31 UW-Madison v/s Warwick 45 9mo
0 Top-tier University but non-finance degree? 1 9mo
+5 Is Westminster, Loughborough or Cass good for IB placement 12 9mo
+4 Non target course at Target uni? 1 9mo
+14 UCL MSc Finance 4 9mo
+2 MAFINRISK Bocconi vs MSc Finance Bocconi—Which one should I choose? How do their career opportunities compare? 2 9mo
+24 Opinions? Cambridge REF Masters V.S. No Masters 5 9mo
+10 Chances of post-MBA finance / consulting after UK army officer? 1 10mo
0 Durham or Manchester 1 10mo
+13 Undergraduate BOCCONI vs OTHER TARGET SCHOOLS 14 10mo
+34 Breaking in Investment Banking from ESCP Business School 23 10mo
+5 Best Universities for Real Estate in the World (EduRank) 6 10mo
+9 Will my 1.5yr gap in the undergrad affect my gradschool/summer app UK? 3 10mo
+9 BA vs BSc at KCL (due to Semester Abroad) 1 10mo
+3 GS Academies London - open to men? (no mention of women ONLY) 20 10mo
+6 GMAT or GRE for Target Masters 2 10mo
+29 LBS MFA NOW OR MIT MFin 1 gap year? 11 10mo
+16 MSc Finance at Warwick or UCL? 6 10mo
+22 ESCP vs EUR 27 10mo
+9 Graduate Accounting 1 10mo
+22 BBA Essec vs Bsc Finance: Data science at Exeter university 9 10mo
0 Bristol Politics+Economics vs Econ+Finance 1 10mo
+12 Internship between A Levels and Uni 5 10mo
+17 LSE MSc International Political Economy 5 10mo
+13 Warwick PPE or UCL HPE? 5 10mo
+12 Realistic MSc Finance Targets with 331 GRE (161V / 170Q) 3 10mo
+93 Max Prestige W Aura Official 21st Century Everything Rankings 37 10mo
0 City, University of London- Finance BSc or Economics BSc? 2 10mo
+9 confused between Warwick and Ashoka 1 10mo
+19 London Comp so low 18 10mo
+13 Unsure about my capabilities. What should I aim for? 4 10mo
+7 Is a target school needed to be a Quant? 3 10mo
+19 Is LSE worth it for internationals? 39 10mo
0 Economics and management at Warwick for IB? 2 11mo
+9 Oxford Masters in Financial Economics 6 11mo
+33 Comprehensive guide of studies in France 18 11mo
0 MSc Finance at Bath or MSc Business & Finance at Warwick 1 11mo
+30 Post MBA IBD Recruitment from LBS 22 11mo
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+18 SMU Cox vs UT Austin Econ for UG 4 11mo
+18 How Screwed am I? - Need Advice on MiF Programs for Career Switchers into SnT/IB 7 11mo
+4 UCL or Cornell 4 11mo
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+9 BSc in CS -> Imperial MFinTech degree for Risk Management/Data/Analyst 3 11mo
+12 Incoming MiM (EU) IB recruiting timeline 1 11mo
0 Imperial vs. LSE MSc Finance – Which One is Better? 2 11mo
+16 Business School Dilemma MSc Fin 9 11mo
+9 Which master's for a CS undergrad wanting to break into finance? 2 11mo
0 Should I choose an unrelated degree from a target university or an economics degree from a low semi target? My goal in IB 2 11mo
+7 Non target undergrad to target masters to IB? 3 11mo
+16 LSE (£150000) or HKU (£30000)? No loans. 16 11mo
0 Does the uni even matter? 1 11mo
+20 Best Choice for IB/M&A in London – RSM vs. VU vs. Tilburg 15 11mo
+6 Which masters to choose? 2 11mo
+9 LBS MFA vs LBS MBA: Analyst vs Associate Role in UK Investment Banking with 2 Work Experience Scenarios 4 11mo
+17 Why isn't Durham seen as a target school? 3 11mo
+9 MSc Finance at St Andrew's: Worth it? 1 11mo
+9 Do I take my Imperial MSc offer or keep grinding?? 1 11mo
0 Masters or bachelor for quicker employment 3 11mo
+15 $95K/year for UChicago Econ vs. Free SSE—What’s the Smart Play? 5 11mo
+22 Accounting & Finance University Choice UK 14 11mo
+8 EDHEC vs WHU vs ESCP vs ESSEC vs HSG in Finance/Investment Banking 21 11mo
+33 Is target MSc Finance still possible in my situation? (Bocconi, HEC, LSE, HSG....) 15 11mo
+6 Got into Georgetown to do my masters, what now? 1 11mo
+20 LBS / HEC / LSE / Oxford 24 11mo
+11 Master at Erasmus School of Economics or semi-target in the UK? 4 11mo
+9 LBS MiM vs HEC MiM - career/ experience/ network 1 11mo
0 King’s College London BSc International Management or RSM IBA? 1 11mo
0 Ib pathway 2 12mo
+9 Masters in finance 3 12mo

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • 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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