+15 Has anyone ever seen a MSF success story? (US) 11 2y
+6 Transfer to Boston University Questrom School of Business vs Bentley U 1 2y
+13 . 7 2y
+14 Should I transfer out of a semi target school to a target school (UPenn, Dartmouth, Cornell Dyson, Duke, NU, Geogetown McDonough, UChicago, etc.) for a better chance of getting recruited as an international F-1 Visa student?  6 2y
+2 Undergrad Selection - Middlebury Vs Rice Vs Claremont McKenna 2 2y
+97 Would I be stupid to pass on Columbia (undergrad) 37 2y
+9 .idk 12 2y
+9 Just got into ivy league 10 2y
+29 St Andrews vs LSE vs Middlebury 19 2y
+14 Application season was a disaster for me, need advice for which uni to attend. 1 2y
+23 UCL Vs Warwick Vs Umass Amherst Vs UW Madison Vs UofT for undergrad 22 2y
+1 Presence of University of St Andrews in London (and Wall Street) 1 2y
+3 Which College? Brandeis vs Syracuse vs LMU 2 2y
+58 Wharton Huntsman Program vs Yale vs Dartmouth 53 2y
+6 First Year Student @ semi-target in California 4 2y
+12 Realistically, how much of financial accounting do I need for IB? 1 2y
+7 Joseph Wharton Scholars 7 2y
0 IB/PE NYC or MC or AM 1 2y
+1 Updated thoughts on GSB vs. HBS vs. Wharton 1 2y
0 Bentley University or Babson College for investment banking 1 2y
+8 How hard is BB/EB from a Target/Lower Ivy (Brown/Columbia/Dartmouth/Cornell)? 8 2y
0 Which undergrad non target should I go to for PWM 3 2y
+9 Wharton Or Harvard For Undergrad? 16 2y
+1 how much of a donation required to name Harvard's business school in my name? 🤔 1 2y
+60 UC Berkeley (Haas) vs Cornell Dyson vs Columbia vs Dartmouth 21 2y
0 How sunk am I coming from a state school? 2 2y
+6 is CS at Columbia prestigious? 5 2y
0 USC vs Washu vs Fordham for IB 3 2y
+18 Why is Boston College CSOM praised so much here? 10 2y
+15 Columbia MS Accounting and Fundamental Analysis or Yale Silver Scholar Program 5 2y
+7 Comparing undergraduate schools. NEED HELP CHOOSING 8 2y
+13 Help Me Choose - UVA or UCLA? 3 2y
+6 Duke vs. Dartmouth vs. UChicago vs. Columbia GS vs. Penn CAS 2 2y
+17 Undergraduate Selection - UGA (Terry), PSU (Smeal), GT (Scheller), Howard, IU (Pre-Business, Kelley) 7 2y
+16 Barnard vs. UC Berkeley (L&S) 11 2y
+65 Canadian universities - Is waterloo that good? 50 2y
+9 PhD Economists, where's the bar? 1 2y
+6 Northeastern MSF VS UC Irvine MSF (Urgent) 0 2y
0 Northwestern vs Notre Dame Mendoza vs Michigan Ross IB placement 1 2y
+12 ER vs. IB as Short-Term Goal on MBA Applications 3 2y
+12 Indiana University Kelley School of Business vs Rutgers Business School for Corporate Finance 1 2y
+12 The Ultimate Debate - Cornell Dyson vs. Michigan Ross 7 2y
+23 IB at Washu vs IB at Northeastern vs IB at Fordham vs IB at Penn State 20 2y
0 Berkeley vs Mich for MBB 1 2y
+6 MSF Baruch vs Fordham vs Georgetown 6 2y
+12 Best Real Estate Masters / MBA for entrepreneurship 1 2y
0 Northeastern placements ? 1 2y
+9 Major 4 2y
+51 College decision another round- Emory vs Tufts vs Wake Forest vs UCLA vs Tulane vs NYU CAS vs Boston University 31 2y
+29 BC Carroll vs USC Marshall for finance 38 2y
+9 Should I Double Major For IB 1 2y
+13 Quant SWE wanting to move switch into ER - Is MBA right for me? 3 2y
+14 International Student : Break into USA IB 3 2y
+11 Columbia Dual BA vs T20s? 1 2y
+7 College 6 2y
+14 Accepted to MS in Commerce (McIntire), MS in Real Estate and Infrastructure (Johns Hopkins, [Waiting] MS in Finance (Georgetown) 8 2y
0 Middlebury vs IU (Kelley) vs. UGA (Terry) 1 2y
+9 MBA for IB/REPE - Cornell Johnson vs Michigan Ross 1 2y
+9 UVA vs Emory vs USC 10 2y
0 Undergraduate Finance Preference (Finance + Maybe Data Science) Boston College vs UIUC vs Boston University vs Northeastern 1 2y
+12 U Georgia vs Kelley 13 2y
+9 Part-Time MBA Profile Evaluation 1 2y
+21 Bentley vs Babson vs RPI vs Siena 7 2y
+34 Is University Even Worth It? 18 2y
+29 Denied from Kelley. Where do I go from here? 15 2y
+15 Help me decide Undergraduate Program (Princeton or Penn (Wharton) 6 2y
0 Help me select a school 1 2y
+6 Help with Selecting a School 1 2y
0 Help me pick a college. 1 2y
+10 High School senior confused on how to articulate WHY IB 1 2y
+17 Oxford-Emory or UC Berkeley 15 2y
+6 USC Marshall vs Emory Goizueta 1 2y
+19 Freshmen Year Transfer Advice! (Please Answer) 🙏 8 2y
+9 Highschool Senior Majoring in Finance Debaiting weather Marquette or University of Minnesota Twin Cities 3 2y
0 Best School 1 2y
+11 What changes do I have at getting in? 2 2y
+4 Best School 4 2y
+4 UVA vs Emory for IB, PE, and Consulting 7 2y
0 Fordham Gabelli LC vs. Penn State Smeal vs. IU Kelley 1 2y
+13 UVA McIntire vs. Cal Haas as a transfer student 18 2y
0 Undergrad School Decision for IB: UT Austin (McCombs w/ BHP) vs UC Berkeley (Direct Haas Admit) 1 2y
+20 Marshall vs Ross Undergrad 10 2y
0 Harvard Dual Degree 1 2y
+10 MFin vs M7 MBA as an International - For IB and beyond 1 2y
+6 What are my HBS 2+2 chances? 1 2y
0 Emory Goizueta vs USC Marshall 1 2y
+49 MBA more of a scam than Catholic Church 10 2y
+9 Trying to gauge the best school for IB (that I got into) 8 2y
+19 UChicago vs Georgetown vs Dartmouth vs UC Berkeley 14 2y
0 Help me pick my undergrad school - interested in management consulting, VC, finance and IB, but too early to know for sure 1 2y
+6 Choosing Undergrad as a HS Senior 2 2y
+23 Bowdoin or Emory? 10 2y
+18 Updated 2024 Consensus On Target Schools 10 2y
+23 Help a high school senior decide his future 10 2y
+11 Wharton vs. Princeton Econ. 6 2y
+8 USC Marshall vs Warwick (Econ) vs UVA (Econ) vs UT Austin McCombs vs Emory Goizueta 8 2y
0 Tufts, Emory or UVA 3 2y
0 MIT Vs Penn LSM 1 2y
+9 Deciding on Grad School - All Help is Appreciated! 1 2y
+11 UC Berkeley Haas vs UCLA Business Economics Undergrad 7 2y

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