+33 Is target MSc Finance still possible in my situation? (Bocconi, HEC, LSE, HSG....) 15 1y
+6 Got into Georgetown to do my masters, what now? 1 1y
+20 LBS / HEC / LSE / Oxford 24 1y
0 Cornell ILR vs Hotel School vs CAS econ for IB 1 1y
+1 Duke vs Dartmouth Transfer for MBB (NYC) 9 1y
+30 T25 --> T10 38 1y
+24 ITAM vs Tec de Monterrey (CSF), advice from NYC finance professionals? 12 1y
+11 Bocconi EMIT vs. ESADE (digital business + cems) vs. ESCP MiM 9 1y
+8 Rutgers vs. NYU? 3 1y
0 Will an enemy school help me? 2 1y
0 Thoughts on Investment Banking recruiting for NYC from Babson College 2 1y
+10 MiM vs MSF programs 2 1y
+9 Masters in finance 3 1y
+9 Med School + MBA to PE? 1 1y
+9 need advice as a rising sophmore 2 1y
+3 IB Recruiting for British Offices as British Citizen at American School 4 1y
+9 Target School, Failed 2026 SA Recruiting - Any Hope Left? 2 1y
0 Target School Rankings for NYC 2025 (fr fr) 4 1y
0 Would UC Berkeley Environmental Economics and Policy (EEP) be fine for recruiting? 1 1y
+5 How is Colgate? 5 1y
+10 MBA IB Recruiting With Significant M&A Experience 2 1y
+9 Syracuse University worth for ib, high finance? 2 1y
+9 Syracuse University for ib, high finance? 1 1y
+16 Help Me Decide: UCD vs UW–Madison vs Radboud 8 1y
+10 NYU CAS Econ vs. UVA McIntire — Which Sets You Up Better for Finance? 3 1y
+20 Northwestern vs Georgetown vs Ross vs Vanderbilt 16 1y
0 Hey guys. Would you say that all of these schools listed below are the same tier for NYC IB and MBB recruiting 5 1y
+17 London BB Associate to STEM/Humanities MSc 12 1y
+16 UChicago to Stern Transfer 8 1y
+8 SSE CEMS MiM vs ESCP MiM vs Bocconi CEMS MiM 3 1y
+21 Choosing UG School (UVA vs. UCSB) 6 1y
0 The only LAC colleges worth it...LAC deep dive (using data/my opinion) 14 1y
+10 Cambridge Land Economy vs. Wharton transfer 3 1y
0 Lincoln Regional Office vs. HW Richmond HQ 3 1y
+6 UK vs US undergrad 1 1y
+7 IU Kelley vs Vanderbilt 4 1y
+9 Deciding Master in Switzerland HSG, UZH, HEC Lausanne 3 1y
0 Thoughts On Deferred MBA Programs? 1 1y
+28 Best Undergraduate School for IB 15 1y
0 UCSB v. UCI v. BYU West-Coast IB (SoCal, Bay Area) 3 1y
+2 Transfer Admitted to Columbia or Penn CAS 4 1y
+3 GMAT Focus Prep Provider - Quant Only 1 1y
+14 Boston University or Babson College 6 1y
+18 How do recruiters view a perfect sat score from a semi-target(Kelley)??? Is going into 150k+ debt for a target worth it? 15 1y
+18 How to get Interest from Elite Schools for Chicago BB? 7 1y
+6 BC Carroll MBA 2 1y
+54 UT Austin or Williams College? 37 1y
+33 Besides M7 what other MBA programs are worth it? 31 1y
+6 Choose LAC over State School 1 1y
+12 Cambridge Mphil in Finance & Economics - Industry Recognition? 3 1y
+11 McGill BCom vs Waterloo CFM vs Western Stats (No AEO) — Aiming for Trading/Quant in the U.S. 3 1y
+4 Columbia MFE 5 1y
+14 Is BYU a good university for Investment banking? 20 1y
0 (2025) Undergraduate Investment Club Rankings 1 1y
0 Overthinking Uni 1 1y
0 MSc in quantitative finance in Northeastern University 1 1y
+4 UChicago, Columbia GS, Cornell Dyson 5 1y
0 Sloan v. Fuqua ($$) 4 1y
+19 Del 10 1y
+9 Del 2 1y
+6 Finance career advice 1 1y
+6 MSF to Asset Management or Capital Markets 1 1y
0 FINAL Undergraduate University Prestige Tier List to Clear up Misconceptions 6 1y
0 Cornell Dyson or Columbia GS? 1 1y
0 Masters and MBA opportunities after SSE bachelors 1 1y
+18 US-> UK-> US 18 1y
+11 Starting my undergrad at SUNY Stony Brook 14 1y
+2 NYU CAS OR USC MARSHALL SOPH TRANSFER 2 1y
+17 Thoughts on NYU Schack MS in RE while working full time 7 1y
+11 Big 4 TAS vs. Non-Big 4 TAS to IB 3 1y
+5 Is there hirevue at MBA associate level?? 3 1y
+15 UNC A&S vs IU Kelley - Need advice on transfer for IB/PE recruiting 5 1y
0 For a Friend: UMich Ross vs. Georgetown Econ vs. Cornell Econ for NYC IB? 1 1y
+2 UCB vs NU vs Gtown 1 1y
+15 Deloitte vs Boutique Firm – Impact on T15 MBA + Scholarship? 1 1y
+1 Berkeley Haas vs. Cornell Dyson 2 1y
+13 ND vs CORNELL (Again) 5 1y
0 Cornell Nolan to IB? 3 1y
+7 Is Cornell Hotel a Target? 8 1y
+6 USC Marshall or Umich Econ (LSA) 1 1y
+15 Brown v Northwestern 8 1y
0 Duke vs Georgetown vs Berkeley vs Northwestern 17 1y
+8 Is Georgetown On the Same Level as Low Tier Ivies like Cornell and Brown? 47 1y
+2 Northwestern PoliSci vs. UVa Commerce 7 1y
+6 UVA McIntire Club-Driven Recruiting 2 1y
+7 Georgetown MS Finance Student Organizations 5 1y
+9 Stay in role or MBA? 1 1y
+16 Choosing Between Schools 5 1y
+6 NESCAC Ranking for IB Placements 7 1y
0 Does School Prestige Still Matter (As Much) 3 1y
+6 On-Cycle by Target School 1 1y
+9 Undergrad Options – UW Madison vs. Radboud vs. Waiting on Warwick 2 1y
0 Is washu, vandy, rice, cmu, or Georgetown the most 1 1y
0 Is UVA, UMICH, or Georgetown 1 1y
+6 Paid MBA? 2 1y
+2 Day in the Life lol 2 1y
+1 Berkeley Econ vs Georgetown Econ vs USC 5 1y
+3 Rice vs Emory? 6 1y
+14 SMU (Cox) vs. Columbia GS – Sophomore Transfer Decision for IB Recruiting 4 1y
0 Northwestern vs UCLA vs Georgetown vs Berkeley vs CMU (Econ in CAS for all) 3 1y

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