+3 How should one approach recruiting for jobs in a master's in finance program with a low undergrad GPA? 1 6y
+3 Information Systems Major? 1 6y
+3 How necessary is MBA for corp fin/dev/strat progression 1 6y
+25 Vanderbilt, USC, Claremont McKenna Or Yale-NUS For International Students 9 6y
+5 Buyside Recruiting 3 6y
+30 Community college transfer ? 17 6y
+12 USC/UCLA NYC presence 1 6y
+12 Unable to get a good rec at my current job 1 6y
+17 Bocconi (Milan) Study Abroad 7 6y
+10 Major to get into wall street IB or private equity 2 6y
+18 UCL vs Cass - MSc Finance 6 6y
+11 MSRED/MSRE profile and suggestions 1 6y
+20 MIT in 4 years or CMU in 2 years? 5 6y
+25 Deferring FT offer to do a Masters? 10 6y
+6 If you have done a master's in finance (MSF), at what point do you interview for jobs with that degree? 2 6y
+34 LBS MFA vs. LSE F&E 16 6y
+20 LBS MFA or Oxford MFE? 13 6y
+24 Indiana University (Kelley) vs University of Iowa (Tippie) 6 6y
+25 Thinking about b-school recommendations as an undergrad? 6 6y
+21 Please Stop 5 6y
+15 Best Path into BB IB 1 6y
+13 Attempt transfer to UCLA or Cal for MBB? 2 6y
+4 Target MS Finance Programs 3 6y
+34 Chicago Booth vs. Yale for non-finance recruiting in Europe 10 6y
+8 Target Schools (Ranked) For Chicago IB... (Is this Right)? 8 6y
+21 Transferring into Penn 7 6y
+120 Stanford vs Wharton vs Booth vs Columbia for PE 29 6y
+10 NYU Stern vs. CMU CS 6 6y
+26 Mccombs vs Stern Undergrad URGENT 10 6y
+3 MS Finance 1 6y
+12 MSF Programs and/or Deferred MBA 1 6y
+12 UVA Math vs Econ and other questions 1 6y
+26 NYU CAS vs Northeastern vs Carnegie Mellon Tepper (UG) 6 6y
+18 Yeshiva University 11 6y
+12 Breaking into finance from nontarget 1 6y
+13 Mccombs vs Stern Undergrad BB IB chances 2 6y
+41 Is the Need To Go to A Target School Going Away? 13 6y
+20 WUSTL MSF vs Vandy MSF 13 6y
+34 COVID Impact on MBA Fall 2020 Applications 10 6y
+55 Berkeley Haas vs NYU Stern (Undergrad) 33 6y
+3 US to UK GPA Equivalents 1 6y
0 Finance or International Business 0 6y
0 Kozminski University Warsaw (Top business School: triple crown accreditation (AACSB, AMBA und EQUIS) 0 6y
0 My chances to get into MsFIN Programs in America 1 6y
0 Boston College MCAS Economics Major. Am I hopeless? 8 6y
0 Accepted into the University of Mannheim (MMM & MMBR) and Goethe University Frankfurt (MMF & IM); which program to choose? 4 6y
0 The IMD MBA in Lausanne Switzerland 2 6y
+7 Not joining a frat at UVA 11 6y
+7 Masters in Finance (Indian) 1 6y
+7 Babson announces MSF 13 6y
+7 Wharton ED vs Stanford EA 3 6y
+7 B School Dilemma: $100k at USC or no money at UNC? 10 6y
+7 University of Miami vs. Syracuse vs. Villanova for Undergraduate 5 6y
+7 MSF with work experience 0 6y
+8 MSF at Suffolk University 12 6y
+12 Business School @31 - two years away game plan 2 6y
+12 Georgetown online MS Finance 1 6y
+12 Columbia or UCLA MFE? 2 6y
+12 Uconn MSFRM VS Fordham MSGF 2 6y
+12 Wharton or CBS MBA 1 6y
+12 Undergrad Schools Boston 5 6y
+12 Consult about Business Schools (and Master's in Finance) 4 6y
+12 Masters in Finance Decisions 1 6y
+12 NYU/UCLA/Boston College/USC 2 6y
+13 Feedback on the these schools 22 6y
+13 MBA and/or JD for friends? 12 6y
+13 MSF School Advice 6 6y
+13 MSXX - which XX? 3 6y
+13 Vanderbilt (Owen) vs Rochester (Simon) MBA 10 6y
+13 Online MBA or non target MBA 4 6y
+13 NYU SCPS program ( full time) for career in consulting in NY 6 6y
+23 2013 CMC Master's Placement 17 6y
+23 UIUC vs Purdue? 28 6y
+23 Fordham- a back office feeder? 23 6y
+23 Columbia FT MBA or EMBA? [admitted] 11 6y
+23 Colby College 13 6y
+23 Choose MSF programs based on long-term career goals 14 6y
+23 UT Austin Econ vs BU vs Others 7 6y
+23 How Prestigious is Boston College Undergrad? 5 6y
+23 Help choosing between multiple undergraduate business schools 12 6y
+23 USC Investment Banking(Undergraduate) 12 6y
+23 What exactly is Boston College's Reputation? 15 6y
+23 MBA: Kellogg vs Stern? 6 6y
+23 Undergrad Destination 8 6y
+23 Undergrad business Vs Computational Finance Vs Economics from a Top School 8 6y
+23 Boston University vs Georgetown for Undergrad 11 6y
+23 Which B-School should I apply to this year?? 9 6y
+23 Best European Master in Finance (Pre-Experience) for Investment Banking 5 6y
+23 Another T10 odds post 4 6y
+23 Worth Applying to School - H/S/W Chances 3 6y
+23 Emory vs. Boston University Questrom for Undergrad 5 6y
+24 Pace University 13 6y
+24 Accepted to the University of Washington- Advice Needed 8 6y
+24 MSF: BC, Villanova or USC 18 6y
+24 I could use an outside opinion 11 6y
+24 Loyalty of WUSTL Alumni? 14 6y
+24 CBS vs. HBS - not a "no brainer" 14 6y
+24 Which MBA programs would be the best fit for me? 12 6y
+24 Cornell Johnson (full ride) v. Yale SOM (40k a year). What would you do? 18 6y
+24 Do these schools recruit well with Wall Street? 26 6y

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