+39 Columbia GS or state school? 9 11mo
+13 Undergraduate BOCCONI vs OTHER TARGET SCHOOLS 14 11mo
+19 Chances at Landing Vanderbilt MSF? 17 11mo
+25 Duke econ versus Chicago econ 24 11mo
0 Stay or Transfer before Recruiting 1 11mo
+21 UVA McIntire vs Baruch College- for IB  2 11mo
+20 School Choice - UVA McIntire vs Barnard College- for IB 5 11mo
0 i love columbia 4 11mo
0 Middle Market IB - Post Associate exits 1 11mo
0 Middle Market Post MBA Exit Opps 1 11mo
+69 Real 2025 Indiana University IB Club Prestige Rankings 25 11mo
+6 MSF Duel Degree Program at UMiami 1 11mo
+5 Best Universities for Real Estate in the World (EduRank) 6 11mo
+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 11mo
+8 Will I make it? 8 11mo
0 What should I do starting my freshman year of college? 1 11mo
+13 UIUC MSF to IB or Adjacent Role in Chicago 10 11mo
+6 TCU vs SMU vs Villanova vs Syracuse vs USC (reach) vs BU vs Tulane 10 11mo
0 Harvard Extension School or NYU? 1 11mo
+11 UChicago Booth vs Northwestern Kellogg for Tech IB and PM Recruiting 2 11mo
+9 BA vs BSc at KCL (due to Semester Abroad) 1 11mo
+5 Stern Kids Get Hired, But Struggle to Get Promoted? Industry Truth or Myth? 2 11mo
+4 How do Canadian schools compare in hiring ? 3 12mo
+29 LBS MFA NOW OR MIT MFin 1 gap year? 11 12mo
+32 What's Recruiting like at Non-HYPSW Targets? 7 12mo
+19 Vanderbilt University 3 12mo
0 Any advice you would give a sophomore at a non-target school for IB? 1 12mo
+13 IU Kelley or Vanderbilt 2 12mo
0 USC or Tulane Transfer 1 12mo
+31 3.125 at NYC semi-target, what do I have going for me? 14 12mo
+14 IB Analyst @ NYC EB.....but =(lateral from regional boutique + non-target school = clueless on exits) 6 12mo
+9 Graduate Accounting 1 12mo
0 Transferring schools -- what to do with previous network? 1 12mo
+46 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
+26 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
0 SMU vs Wake Forest 1 1y
+3 How did Stern do this recruiting cycle? 5 1y
+17 LSE MSc International Political Economy 5 1y
+22 Business Administration vs Economics 14 1y
+93 Max Prestige W Aura Official 21st Century Everything Rankings 37 1y
+9 Rising Sophomore: Colby for 38k and recruit here or Transfer to a target school 1 1y
+5 OSU OR INDIANA UNIVERSITY 6 1y
+6 Do I transfer? 1 1y
+12 Target vs. Semi-Target — Does It Still Matter After IB? 13 1y
+12 Blackstone Weird TargetSchool List 8 1y
+19 Is LSE worth it for internationals? 39 1y
+21 NYU MSA OR Georgetown MSF? 17 1y
+9 Oxford Masters in Financial Economics 6 1y
+23 IU Kelley Vs Wharton Undergrad 9 1y
0 2024/25 MBA grads, how has PE recruiting gone? 3 1y
+25 Duke vs Georgetown 47 1y
+25 MSF to break in? 11 1y
+2 Emory -> Mid/Top Targets (EB) Transfer: Worth? 3 1y
+9 Elliott vs. Harvard Business School 1 1y
+16 Is MSF right for me? 20 1y
+2 100% ACCURATE TARGET SCHOOL RANKING BY CHATGPT 3 1y
+13 Best Target Schools for Private Equity Placement 8 1y
+23 Booth vs kellogg vs Columbia 12 1y
+10 From MM to BB/EB? Transfer schools? 3 1y
+6 Morgan Stanley Pre-MBA Insights vs. Summer Internship Recruiting 1 1y
+17 Georgetown MSF? 20 1y
0 Networking with UG alumni as a MBA - yes or no? 1 1y
+27 ! Australian Student looking to do Exchange to get into IB in New York - Would Stoney Brook Uni or Berkeley CA Be Better? 27 1y
+8 Is it worth it to transfer from a non target to a semitarget/target school even if I kill it at the non target? 3 1y
+17 MBA Admission Consultants for Top 3 MBA? 18 1y
+8 U Chicago Booth MiF 6 1y
+3 MSF to IB Applications 2 1y
+5 Georgetown Placement Question 11 1y
+25 Best MBAs for West Coast Real Estate Private Equity Recruitment 8 1y
+20 Incoming MSF Recruiting for FT 26 8 1y
+9 Got into Wharton/HBS for Deferred MBA. Need Financial Aid advice 1 1y
+14 non-US MBAs 4 1y
+13 Please Help Me Decide~ UT (McCombs) vs Cornell 3 1y
+30 Post MBA IBD Recruitment from LBS 22 1y
+6 INTERNATIONAL SENIOR AT AN SEMI-TARGET U.S. SCHOOL LOOKING FOR WEALTH / ASSET MANAGEMENT U.S. FULL TIME POSITIONS 1 1y
+9 Breaking in for MBA Internship Post-MBA 1 1y
+21 Target School Rankings 2025-2026 27 1y
0 2025 Target School Tier List 13 1y
+106 UVA ($) vs Berkeley Haas ($$) vs Northwestern ($$$$$) 27 1y
+12 Is transferring from a lower semi-targethttps://www.wallstreetoasis.com/user/1337382 SEC state school to a Target School worth it? 5 1y
+13 Is NYU Stern Undergrad Worth the Price Tag? 15 1y
+9 Seeking advice on transferring from finance to econ, despite finance aspirations 1 1y
+18 SMU Cox vs UT Austin Econ for UG 4 1y
+49 Worth Transferring out of Amherst/Williams College? 31 1y
+3 Cornell, Amherst, or Brown? 12 1y
0 A&M Mays or UT Econ 1 1y
+18 How Screwed am I? - Need Advice on MiF Programs for Career Switchers into SnT/IB 7 1y
0 1 year MBA 1 1y
+4 UCL or Cornell 4 1y
+9 What do I do? 2 1y
0 RUTGERS OR NYU STEM 4 1y
+7 IU Kelley vs Vanderbilt 2 1y
0 MSc finance 1 1y
0 How much of a target will UVA CAS be from now on 1 1y

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