+22 🚨 Is CPT basically dead for international students in finance right now? 4 1mo
+38 WSO Hall of Fame: Business School and GMAT Forum 5 4y
+12 2026 Target School Tier List 8 6h
+10 Cornell (Econ) Vs Western Ivey 2 1d
+15 CMU Tepper vs. NYU CAS vs. Emory BBA 5 1d
0 What is the greatest path? 1 1d
+3 Can I call myself an alum of the university if I got my MBA there? 10 1d
+9 Advice for a High School senior year student? 1 2d
+1 Is UBC the best Canadian school for west coast IB (Alberta, BC, Washington, California) ? 1 4d
+71 Cornell University Chi Phi Fraternity 30 5d
+9 Vanderbilt MsF or MBA from a T15 to get into IB 1 1w
0 Seeking advice on Georgetown MSF for IB Recruitment? 2 1w
+12 Masters In Finance 4 1w
+14 Northwestern v.s. Uchicago ? Advice for IB/Consulting/PE 10 1w
+28 northwestern vs cornell for a hs senior who wants to work in a hedge fund one day 19 2w
+19 Can you guys rate my college list 20 2w
+43 Harvard or IU Kelley 28 2w
+9 M7 vs Select T15 vs INSEAD/IMD for this profile 4 2w
+12 Getting into IB 3 2w
+280 Georgetown U Student Investment Fund (GUSIF)? 124 2w
+8 Harvard or Cambridge? 16 2w
+11 Columbia finance clubs 4 3w
+44 NYU Stern v Cornell Dyson Undergrad 20 3w
0 MIT or Cambridge? 4 3w
0 MBA programs in SC? Any good? 1 3w
0 Harvard or Miami University (Ohio) 1 3w
+18 IB -> Data Science vs Valuation vs Investment Analyst before MFin? 1 3w
+7 2026-27 Global University Aura Tier List 17 3w
+39 What is the most pedigreed university combo in the world? 46 4w
+92 PE Bro Accepted to GSB/HBS/Wharton - Q&A 83 4w
+25 LSE vs Oxford vs UPenn (Wharton) for Undergrad 6 4w
+11 Current Harvard/Wharton student depressed about Oxford being more prestigious 7 4w
+22 Official 2026 Global University Prestige Ranking 15 1mo
+18 NYU vs Duke vs UCLA 9 1mo
0 Thoughts on transferring for 1 semester during sophomore year? 2 1mo
+16 Wall St. MBA Rankings? 7 1mo
+43 Target School Prestige in Hong Kong 27 1mo
+44 Harvard MRE vs MIT MSRED vs Columbia MSRED 29 1mo
+44 Best MFin for MF PE / HF Exits? 22 1mo
+12 Need MBA advice 2 1mo
0 kenan-flagler mba for banking? would be 31-32 at graduation 1 1mo
0 Realistic chances for UK / US MSF Program 1 1mo
0 Oxbridge MBA to IBD? 2 1mo
+6 I go to a non target. Will a MSF from a top school help much? 2 1mo
+5 Junior in HS worried about extra curriculars 2 1mo
+13 Advice Needed- Transfer from McCombs: to NYU Stern or Cornell 6 1mo
+82 Harvard vs. Oxford: Which Is More Globally Prestigious? 51 1mo
+9 Profile Review MIT MFin and UChicago MiF 2027 1 1mo
0 Masters in Finance? 1 1mo
+9 CMC ED1 vs Columbia ED vs neither/something else 1 1mo
0 Attending Alumni Conferences 2 1mo
+24 Attending HBS just to meet LP's and vibe? 13 1mo
+12 Bocconi, HSG or SSE for undergrad? 8 2mo
+20 M7 MBA Timeline Advice 2 2mo
+4 Best Boston MSF to place me in corporate finance or give me a shot into IB/PE 1 2mo
+19 3+2 with columbia seas vs. 4 years at barnard 8 2mo
0 MIT MSRED 3 2mo
+167 2024 TARGET SCHOOL RANKINGS - OFFICIAL 90 2mo
+21 Rising Senior: ED Columbia or USC 4 2mo
+157 NYU Stern is a Hellhole 80 2mo
+5 Vandy or Northwestern or Georgetown MSB 7 2mo
+30 Master's In Economics (U.S/U.K) For Macro-Research Or IFC/IMF Placement 13 2mo
+6 Which is better: Harvard Undergrad or HBS? 8 2mo
+6 Columbia GS Graduation timeline post transfer 1 2mo
0 Colgate University Reputation 1 2mo
+13 Considering quitting my job to do Georgetown MSF full time? 11 2mo
+44 NYU Stern Recruiting Club Culture 21 2mo
+10 deferred mba as a wharton undergrad 3 2mo
+7 ROTC and Finance 13 2mo
+12 Yale MMS Asset Management vs. Chicago Booth MiF Master in Finance 1 2mo
0 Penn CAS vs Columbia College 1 2mo
+9 Difference Between Finance Degree in Business School or liberal arts degree 3 3mo
0 31M - Full-Time MBA vs. Part-Time MBA? Looking for outside opinions 1 3mo
+9 Columbia SPS Visiting Student for IB recruiting exposure? 2 3mo
+9 Accepted to Villanova MSF and Miami Herbert MSF – Looking for Advice 1 3mo
+10 Why Harvard? 3 3mo
+7 Stern first year in London 2 3mo
+6 Northeastern Satellite Campuses? 10 3mo
+9 CBS JTerm for MD-PHD switch from MBB to healthcare IB/PE 1 3mo
+27 Booth Admit (No $$) vs Reapplying for Wharton/MIT/HBS 16 3mo
+42 Is MPS in applied economics at Cornell's Dyson school a good program? 26 3mo
+11 Would you choose YPSM or Oxbridge? 6 3mo
+39 Cornell or Duke 14 3mo
+76 Extreme Misconception about Cornell on this sub lately. 45 3mo
+46 Dartmouth v Georgetown v Cornell Undergrad 31 3mo
+17 Master in Finance Profile Evaluation 6 3mo
+39 University of Chicago vs HYPW? 18 3mo
+23 HEC MIF vs LBS MFA 35 3mo
+18 Georgetown SFS vs NYU Stern (BPE) 11 4mo
+3 Lehigh vs WashU vs BC vs Emory vs Fordham 4 4mo
+9 Tech (Software Engineer) to IB through MBA - still possible? 2 4mo
0 WashU v UT Austin v IU (No IBW) v Emory v BC CSOM v UMD v Fordham 3 4mo
+20 Questions about UF (University of Florida) 27 4mo
+18 What’s more prestigious: Harvard PhD or Harvard BA? 15 4mo
+7 Emory Goizueta vs USC marshall undergrad 9 4mo
+16 Mid 20s Career Advice: CBS J-Term vs MFin 5 4mo
+34 college list help needed 26 4mo
+9 Online Undergraduate Bachelor Program (BBA, BS, BSBA) 1 4mo
+1 Turn down MM IB FT offer for Oxford MFE/LBS MiM, or work first and do MBA later? 2 4mo
+30 Undergrad - Sciences Po Paris 18 4mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
6
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
7
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
8
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
9
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
10
Jamoldo's picture
Jamoldo
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”