+39 Average Ivy League Grad Is POOR?! 37 1y
0 UVA Business Clubs 2 1y
0 Would you rather go to a semi target like BC or to a mid tier NESCAC like Hamilton for High finance recruiting 1 1y
0 Princeton and MIT Mfin 1 1y
+6 USC marshall ED chance me 3 1y
+21 Michigan Ross or UCLA 15 1y
+9 Will LSE or LBS Actually Place Me in London IB? (Indian, CFA L1, No Internships)” 4 1y
+7 Gap Year or non-oxbridge UNI 4 1y
+9 Median Profile for Deferred MBA (M7)? 1 1y
+28 Incoming Stanford undergrad freshmen looking for guidance 12 1y
0 Best way to study for the GMAT? 1 1y
+13 Del 10 1y
0 Re-Recruiting as MBA Associate 2 1y
0 Dreaming of London IB/PE: LSE MSc Fin vs LBS MFA (Indian Undergrad, No Exp) 1 1y
+11 Georgetown MSF (Pivoting from mfg engineering to finance advice) 4 1y
0 High school sr advice 2 1y
+16 Berkshire falling off 10 1y
+9 MSF Decision! Notre Dame MSF vs. UR MSF 4 1y
+6 6-8YOE at sub-scale SM LO going to MBA to change geos, but am i too old? 1 1y
+9 I feel like upenn is overrated for recruiting 12 1y
+3 Del 2 1y
+21 How important is major in the UK? 26 1y
+11 New York University Shanghai Campus 7 1y
+23 Does course at UK Unis even matter for IB placement anymore? 13 1y
+1 Penn PPE or Econ? 3 1y
0 Breaking in Post-MBA 1 1y
0 Just got a return offer from MBB. Should I study for the GMAT? 2 1y
0 UBC Sauder VS Pitt business 2 1y
+9 Evaluating Hedge Fund / Asset Management Fit – MSF, MFE, Yale MMS AM, LSE MSc Finance Candidate (Macro + Behavioral) 1 1y
+3 Opinions on Tulane's MME Program 1 1y
0 School Placement 1 1y
+6 Durham ECON or UCL History for IB? 6 1y
+9 Need advice! 1 1y
+21 IB Analyst at Regional Bank considering MBA ---> BB or Elite Boutique Associate. How far can I shoot? 1 1y
+23 Yale vs Caltech vs Berkeley M.E.T. - I'm so torn!!!! 11 1y
+152 ****REAL**** Target School Rankings 2025 65 1y
0 Rice or Emory Undergrad Business Program? 3 1y
+5 Undergrad Unis for IB or Consulting 7 1y
+85 MSF Program Options – Viability for Breaking into IB 106 1y
+12 Northwestern vs UChicago 3 1y
+63 ACTUAL Target School Tier List 2024 61 1y
0 Evening MBA transition to IB 2 1y
+14 UVA McIntire vs. College 4 1y
+6 Difference between UVA McIntire /Non-McIntire during second year 2 1y
+10 Post-MBA Associate Recruiting for Life Sciences IB – Bank Recommendations, Pay, and Culture 1 1y
+31 UW-Madison v/s Warwick 45 1y
0 Top-tier University but non-finance degree? 1 1y
+1 Non Ivy League/HYPSM Tier List for IB 11 1y
0 NYU Stern vs Georgetown 3 1y
+9 Should I just apply for a MS in California? 2 1y
+13 UT Austin Mccombs vs Umish Ross 6 1y
0 What are the best business clubs and social fraternities at Indiana University to break in to upper level finance? 3 1y
+16 MBA TARGET SCHOOL TIER LIST FOR IB 7 1y
0 Does going to a feeder highschool help in college when recruiting? 1 1y
0 CMC vs Columbia 3 1y
+7 is columbia worth EDing... 5 1y
+6 What Can I do with an MBA? 1 1y
+9 Got into Barnard, is it worth it 8 1y
0 Durham or Manchester 1 1y
+13 GRE vs GMAT for incoming MBB 5 1y
+39 Columbia GS or state school? 9 1y
+13 Undergraduate BOCCONI vs OTHER TARGET SCHOOLS 14 1y
+19 Chances at Landing Vanderbilt MSF? 17 1y
+25 Duke econ versus Chicago econ 24 1y
0 Stay or Transfer before Recruiting 1 1y
+21 UVA McIntire vs Baruch College- for IB  2 1y
+20 School Choice - UVA McIntire vs Barnard College- for IB 5 1y
0 i love columbia 4 1y
0 Middle Market IB - Post Associate exits 1 1y
0 Middle Market Post MBA Exit Opps 1 1y
+6 MSF Duel Degree Program at UMiami 1 1y
+5 Best Universities for Real Estate in the World (EduRank) 6 1y
+9 Which uni degree should i choose to have a shot at IB but still have the chance to switch careers if AI ends up annihilating the finance sector? 13 1y
+8 Will I make it? 8 1y
0 What should I do starting my freshman year of college? 1 1y
+13 UIUC MSF to IB or Adjacent Role in Chicago 10 1y
+6 TCU vs SMU vs Villanova vs Syracuse vs USC (reach) vs BU vs Tulane 10 1y
0 Harvard Extension School or NYU? 1 1y
+11 UChicago Booth vs Northwestern Kellogg for Tech IB and PM Recruiting 2 1y
+9 BA vs BSc at KCL (due to Semester Abroad) 1 1y
+5 Stern Kids Get Hired, But Struggle to Get Promoted? Industry Truth or Myth? 2 1y
+4 How do Canadian schools compare in hiring ? 3 1y
+29 LBS MFA NOW OR MIT MFin 1 gap year? 11 1y
+32 What's Recruiting like at Non-HYPSW Targets? 7 1y
+19 Vanderbilt University 3 1y
0 Any advice you would give a sophomore at a non-target school for IB? 1 1y
+13 IU Kelley or Vanderbilt 2 1y
0 USC or Tulane Transfer 1 1y
+31 3.125 at NYC semi-target, what do I have going for me? 14 1y
+14 IB Analyst @ NYC EB.....but =(lateral from regional boutique + non-target school = clueless on exits) 6 1y
+9 Graduate Accounting 1 1y
0 Transferring schools -- what to do with previous network? 1 1y
+49 Target School Rankings (IB + Buyside) 31 1y
+18 University of Texas EMBA Value 2 1y
+5 UIUC Fall ’25 Intl Math→Math + CS (Business LLC) – IB Strategy? 4 1y
0 UT Austin Econ or A&M mays 1 1y
+1 SMU Cox Vs UMich LSA 4 1y
+25 Target School Tier List for Consulting - 2025 16 1y
+27 Duke MMS / USC MSF / Georgetown MSF which one to go for 11 1y
+6 2025 MSF/MiM programs to land a job in Finance/Consulting for international student 1 1y

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