+15 3.45 GPA at Non-Target - How likely is it that I break into IB out of school? 5 2y
0 Question for Top 5 undergrad alums (Harvard/Stanford/MIT/Princeton/Yale) 1 2y
+19 How do I get into a target/top MSF program coming from a non-target undergrad. Advice would be hugely appreciated 10 2y
0 nyu stern vs northwestern 2 2y
+10 College education 4 2y
+1 Is Claremont McKenna a respectable school for finance? 2 2y
+7 Master of Financial Engineering for M&A IB? 2 2y
+16 UIUC MF or UCLA MFE 6 2y
0 Colby College vs Colgate University 1 2y
+27 transfer to berkeley Econ vs haas 19 2y
+8 Should I retake the GMAT? (Military to MSRE) 2 2y
+3 UF vs UGA to break in to banking. 5 2y
+7 T20 MBAs for Charlotte IB? 2 2y
+33 1Y MBA value for networking 5 2y
+6 Del 5 2y
+2 Comparing undergraduate schools. NEED HELP CHOOSING Northeastern, NYU CAS 4 2y
+15 Has anyone ever seen a MSF success story? (US) 11 2y
+6 Transfer to Boston University Questrom School of Business vs Bentley U 1 2y
+13 . 7 2y
0 UVA Econ (Non - McIntire) or Vanderbilt Econ 1 2y
+14 Should I transfer out of a semi target school to a target school (UPenn, Dartmouth, Cornell Dyson, Duke, NU, Geogetown McDonough, UChicago, etc.) for a better chance of getting recruited as an international F-1 Visa student?  6 2y
+2 Undergrad Selection - Middlebury Vs Rice Vs Claremont McKenna 2 2y
+96 Would I be stupid to pass on Columbia (undergrad) 38 2y
+8 is university of birmingham a semi target ? 17 2y
+9 Should I transfer from my large midwestern public school to a target after freshman year of undergrad? 1 2y
+9 .idk 12 2y
0 Double Majoring in Accountancy and Finance Worth It 1 2y
+9 Just got into ivy league 10 2y
+29 St Andrews vs LSE vs Middlebury 19 2y
+14 Application season was a disaster for me, need advice for which uni to attend. 1 2y
+23 UCL Vs Warwick Vs Umass Amherst Vs UW Madison Vs UofT for undergrad 22 2y
+4 Deloitte Bright Start vs. Top University for MBB 5 2y
+1 Presence of University of St Andrews in London (and Wall Street) 1 2y
+25 Oxbridge or Top 15 US School. 7 2y
+3 Which College? Brandeis vs Syracuse vs LMU 2 2y
+58 Wharton Huntsman Program vs Yale vs Dartmouth 53 2y
+6 First Year Student @ semi-target in California 4 2y
+26 Target School Kids Stop Complaining 6 2y
+12 Realistically, how much of financial accounting do I need for IB? 1 2y
+8 Uob vs uon for ib 7 2y
+7 Joseph Wharton Scholars 7 2y
+2 Business 3 2y
0 Did you regret your MBA? 1 2y
+3 Full Time Job Placement or MSF? 1 2y
+12 Chicago School Landscape? 5 2y
0 IB/PE NYC or MC or AM 1 2y
0 UCLA Economics vs CAL Political Economy 1 2y
+24 SHOULD I DO THIS MINOR? 16 2y
+1 Updated thoughts on GSB vs. HBS vs. Wharton 1 2y
0 Bentley University or Babson College for investment banking 1 2y
+8 How hard is BB/EB from a Target/Lower Ivy (Brown/Columbia/Dartmouth/Cornell)? 8 2y
0 UCLA VS CAL 1 2y
+9 MBA in the current market? 2 2y
0 Which undergrad non target should I go to for PWM 3 2y
+7 Considering an MBA - Looking for Simple Guidance on Process From Starting To Study for GMAT to Admissions 1 2y
+9 Wharton Or Harvard For Undergrad? 16 2y
+1 how much of a donation required to name Harvard's business school in my name? 🤔 1 2y
0 Washington and Lee vs Umiami 3 2y
+9 GMAT exam urgent help 0 2y
+60 UC Berkeley (Haas) vs Cornell Dyson vs Columbia vs Dartmouth 21 2y
0 How sunk am I coming from a state school? 2 2y
+6 is CS at Columbia prestigious? 5 2y
+9 Will retaking a year doom carrer prospects? 2 2y
0 USC vs Washu vs Fordham for IB 3 2y
+18 Why is Boston College CSOM praised so much here? 10 2y
+15 Columbia MS Accounting and Fundamental Analysis or Yale Silver Scholar Program 5 2y
+7 Comparing undergraduate schools. NEED HELP CHOOSING 8 2y
+3 Wisconsin (WSB) v. Santa Clara (Leavey) v. CU (Leeds) 3 2y
+13 Help Me Choose - UVA or UCLA? 3 2y
+3 Emory Oxford Placement 5 2y
0 MBA or MFin? or Neither? 1 2y
+6 Duke vs. Dartmouth vs. UChicago vs. Columbia GS vs. Penn CAS 2 2y
+17 Full-Ride at Nontarget or Full Price at Target? 9 2y
+17 Undergraduate Selection - UGA (Terry), PSU (Smeal), GT (Scheller), Howard, IU (Pre-Business, Kelley) 7 2y
+16 Barnard vs. UC Berkeley (L&S) 11 2y
+62 Canadian universities - Is waterloo that good? 50 2y
+9 PhD Economists, where's the bar? 1 2y
+6 Northeastern MSF VS UC Irvine MSF (Urgent) 0 2y
0 Northwestern vs Notre Dame Mendoza vs Michigan Ross IB placement 1 2y
+2 UMich Ross or Northwestern? 3 2y
0 Duke Master's Business Analytic worth it ? 2 2y
+23 Got admission to ESCP MiM - now what? 14 2y
+9 MS Computer Science vs MS Finance 1 2y
+12 ER vs. IB as Short-Term Goal on MBA Applications 3 2y
+12 Indiana University Kelley School of Business vs Rutgers Business School for Corporate Finance 1 2y
+12 The Ultimate Debate - Cornell Dyson vs. Michigan Ross 7 2y
+8 Imperial MSC Finance & Accounting VS MSc Finance Bayes Business School 3 2y
+23 IB at Washu vs IB at Northeastern vs IB at Fordham vs IB at Penn State 20 2y
0 Berkeley vs Mich for MBB 1 2y
+6 MSF Baruch vs Fordham vs Georgetown 6 2y
+12 Best Real Estate Masters / MBA for entrepreneurship 1 2y
+58 ESADE vs Durham vs Cass 44 2y
+3 Insight into Schools in Chicago? 4 2y
0 Northeastern placements ? 1 2y
+9 Major 4 2y
0 Singapore/Dubai IB from ND Mendoza as an International 1 2y
+15 72k Scholarship Queens Commerce vs. Western Ivey 6 2y
0 USC ms applied econ vs WashU olin ms wealth asset management 1 2y
+51 College decision another round- Emory vs Tufts vs Wake Forest vs UCLA vs Tulane vs NYU CAS vs Boston University 31 2y
+42 M.Sc Finance Bocconi, thoughts? 21 2y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (68) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
6
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
7
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
8
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
9
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
10
bolo up's picture
bolo up
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”