+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
+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
+28 Best Undergraduate School for IB 15 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
+6 BC Carroll MBA 2 1y
+54 UT Austin or Williams College? 37 1y
+6 Choose LAC over State School 1 1y
+4 Columbia MFE 5 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
+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
+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
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
+27 Emory, UVA, or Tufts 37 1y
0 Columbia CC vs Penn CAS 4 1y
+5 Villanova VS Boston University For IB 6 1y
0 Amherst College - Looking for Current Students/Alumni 1 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
+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
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
+95 JD vs. MBA 97 1y
0 Transfer Advice 1 1y
+20 Going to a Midwest Semi Target is Paradise 2 1y
+12 Cornell MPS Applied Economics and Management VS Duke MMS (Master in Management) 1 1y
0 IB FROM YALE MBA 3 1y
+6 Rutgers to Vanderbilt Transfer? 6 1y
+14 UVA McIntire Transfer vs Goizueta BBA (Current Emory Freshman) 5 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
+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
+44 Reapplicant Strategy for M7 MBA 6 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
0 How is Boston College for IB career? 1 1y
+23 Where is top talent at top targets choosing to go? 39 1y
+4 ***INVESTMENT BANKING TARGET SCHOOLS LIST 2025*** 12 1y

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