0 Undergrad BBA: Emory Goizeuta (half tuition) vs. UMich Ross (full pay) 2 1y
+12 Transfer to Emory for IB? 5 1y
0 Georgia Tech CS vs. UIUC CS + Math for Undergrad 1 1y
+6 Friend wants to break into IB from Chico State. How realistic is that? 1 1y
+5 Villanova VS Boston University For IB 6 1y
0 Amherst College - Looking for Current Students/Alumni 1 1y
+109 UChicago Finance Club Official Rankings 41 1y
0 IB Recruiting Questions 1 1y
+22 Yale Student Investment Group 15 1y
+7 Cornell Math + Business Combo 4 1y
0 Rice vs Emory? 1 1y
0 Durham/LSE 1 1y
+25 Undergrad Cornell vs UF vs Rutgers 9 1y
+6 Target professional societies / volunteer orgs for MBA admissions 1 1y
+6 Cornell Major + Minor combo 4 1y
+9 Curious High School Student – Is Prestige in Banking Overrated? 2 1y
0 Honest truth about NYU CAS. 2 1y
0 Honest: Is BB realistic from NYU CAS 1 1y
+21 Am I screwed because I went to a non-target undergrad university??? 16 1y
0 UNC or Vanderbilt MBA 1 1y
+8 Northwestern econ vs UMich Ross vs Georgetown econ vs Duke econ 22 1y
+10 Is an MBA worth it for me? 2 1y
+95 JD vs. MBA 97 1y
+9 How can I improve a new finance club focused on M&A, IB, PE, and VC? 2 1y
+4 Emory MS in Finance program 6 1y
0 Transfer Advice 1 1y
+20 Going to a Midwest Semi Target is Paradise 2 1y
+14 University Swap For CRE Career Advancement 7 1y
+12 Cornell MPS Applied Economics and Management VS Duke MMS (Master in Management) 1 1y
0 IB FROM YALE MBA 3 1y
+6 Santa Clara University 1 1y
+6 Rutgers to Vanderbilt Transfer? 6 1y
+7 GMAT vs GRE for BB/EB recruiting 2 1y
+11 Western Ivey vs Warwick A&F for IB 6 1y
+14 Erasmus University Rotterdam or UT Dallas – Need Guidance 6 1y
0 law or biz for UG? 1 1y
0 Harvey Mudd vs Johns Hopkins 3 1y
+14 UVA McIntire Transfer vs Goizueta BBA (Current Emory Freshman) 5 1y
+1 Brown vs. UVA for trading/quasi-quant role/IB 2 1y
0 Umich Ross vs Georgetown College (econ) vs UVA (econ and hopefully mcintire) 4 1y
+15 Weird Situation - US Master of Finance for London Recruiting ('26 SA) 14 1y
+22 LSE or UVA for IB/PE recruiting?? 13 1y
+14 [Transfer Decision] Columbia GS Financial Econ vs UC Berkeley Haas 6 1y
+13 Emory Oxford vs IU Kelley Hutton Honors undergrad 6 1y
+15 Northeastern or Washu for better IB placement? 5 1y
0 Duke MMS: FOB vs Notre Dame MSF 1 1y
+29 18-year-old studying for CFA and looking for pre-university internships 15 1y
+44 Reapplicant Strategy for M7 MBA 6 1y
+9 Master's programs in the US 2 1y
+12 MBA Pick: Michigan Ross$$ vs. Cornell Johnson$$ vs. UVA Darden$$ v Duke Fuqua(WL) - for IB 1 1y
+1 NYC Secondaries or Boston MM Buyout 4 1y
+9 Georgetown MSF vs. Villanova MSF 3 1y
+15 Warwick vs St Andrews vs Grinnell 3 1y
+1 Post-MBA assoc in NYC - coming back to Toronto 2 1y
+9 [High School Senior] Torn Between Erasmus University Rotterdam and UT Dallas for Finance Career (PE/IB Goal) – Need Guidance 1 1y
0 How is Boston College for IB career? 1 1y
+24 Are My A-Levels a Problem for IB despite strong University? 24 1y
+23 Where is top talent at top targets choosing to go? 39 1y
+4 ***INVESTMENT BANKING TARGET SCHOOLS LIST 2025*** 12 1y
+18 Amherst College (Econ) or Cornell (ILR) 8 1y
0 top 15 schools ranked for nyc ib please! 2 1y
+6 Baruch Zicklin vs Rutgers RBS 1 1y
+9 Finally Going Back to School, Lost on What to Do from Here 2 1y
0 NYC or LA? (Stern vs Marshall UG) 3 1y
+7 HELP!! Williams College or UT Austin (McCombs)? 9 1y
+20 Stanford or Princeton for Undergrad for IB or PE 19 1y
+16 Am I tweaking? (Columbia vs Vanderbilt vs UVA) 7 1y
0 ivey transfer 1 1y
0 ivey transfer 1 1y
+15 Amherst College (Econ) or Cornell (ILR) for transfer student 6 1y
0 Middlebury vs Wesleyan 2 1y
+9 Cornell vs Georgia Tech 1 1y
+13 UVA McIntire VS UVA Econ 4 1y
+16 Wharton WITG/Harvard Charles River Growth Fund 5 1y
+9 Nomura Summer 2026 Sophomore Internship 2 1y
+14 Alabama vs Baylor 4 1y
+18 UC Berkeley Haas vs USC Marshall (World Bachelor in Business) 8 1y
0 How would you tier list all of these for NYC IB? all econ major no b-school except umich, uva, upenn, and cornell 3 1y
+3 Duke vs UChicago vs Georgetown vs Northwestern (all econ) vs UMich Ross vs UVA Mcintire 9 1y
+9 Advice on EC's and Undergraduate Admissions 1 1y
+9 Help Me Make A Decision 3 1y
0 Delaware vs Binghamton 2 1y
+17 PE MBA Admissions Update 7 1y
+10 Help Me Decide 4 1y
+2 Columbia Unviersity 4 1y
+9 NYU Stern versus USC Marshall (Leventhal) 1 1y
+10 USC Marshall (79K per year) or Michigan Ross (80K per year) undergrad? Hoping to work in Sports IB or Sports VC 4 1y
+7 Cornell (ILR) vs Pomona (Econ) 13 1y
0 Deciding Between IU Kelley and Wake Forest for Finance (IB Focus) 1 1y
+13 USC Dornsife Econ/UCLA Econ for West Coast IB - Worth it? 5 1y
+6 MSRE or Wait 1 Year for MBA? 1 1y
+9 Choosing Between USC MSBA and Cybersecurity Engineering + PwC Full-Time Offer 1 1y
+37 UK Target Unis 42 1y
0 MIT MSRED vs USC MRED 2 1y
+18 Should I delay my graduation as a junior transfer student (recruiting MBB) 7 1y
0 Decent non-target universities in Texas? 1 1y
+10 Need help deciding. Duke Econ vs Cornell Dyson/Business 10 1y
+28 Boston College vs. Williams College vs. Amherst College 20 1y
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