+16 Just got accepted to Stern, any fellow Sternies here with any advice 1 8y
+8 The Economist 2017 MBA rankings...are they stupid or something? 4 8y
+26 Finance recruiting at Yale SOM 45 8y
+9 Duke MMS vs Top MeM for international student 2 8y
+6 Is 3.6 GPA too low? 5 8y
+17 Need College Advice – Mendoza or Top LAC? External Transfers? 4 8y
0 Columbia Master of Financial Economics Interview 8 8y
+3 BBA in Finance or Economics? 1 8y
+7 Undergrad: How much debt are Northwestern-Brown-Cornell worth over UMich-Ross? 3 8y
+3 Oxford, LSE, MIT, LBS, NYU, etc. Msc Chances 1 8y
+52 HARVARD EXTENSION SCHOOL ???? Master of liberal arts in finance ???? 14 8y
+3 Baruch vs Pennstate 2 8y
+3 Decision Time for college 1 8y
+10 Undergrad: Where to transfer for target/semi-target? 3 8y
+7 Yale Silver Scholars Program 6 8y
+74 Worst GPA for Top Business School 76 8y
+132 Undergraduate Business 281 8y
+12 UConn Part time MBA 2 8y
+21 From Fortune 500 to IB 16 8y
+14 Should I retake the GMAT if I got a 710? 4 8y
+42 Q&A with Former MBA Admissions Officer from Two Top Programs 12 8y
+66 Has HBS gotten THIS tough to get into? How can one stand out? 85 8y
0 CMU Tepper MBA 5 8y
+13 2 + 2 Bschool App 3 8y
+43 White House --> ????? 10 8y
+35 HBS Guru vs Other Admissions Consultants for H / S / W from an IBD --> Megafund Background 6 8y
+28 MBA programs hiring associates at the EXPERIENCED level 7 8y
0 Need Help Narrowing Down Schools 8 8y
+118 How Important is "Brand Name" Work Experience? 93 8y
+107 Harvard 2+2 chances? Should I apply? 131 8y
+3 Final Resume/Essay review before deadlines 1 8y
+40 Is Stern still a target? 23 8y
+101 GMAT arms race: stats from top schools 91 8y
+16 MBA: Cornell Johnson vs UT Austin McCombs 6 8y
+5 Is it possible for me to transfer from Baruch (Zicklin) to Cornell (Johnson), during my MBA? 2 8y
+16 Top 10 target v Harvard w/ Gap Year 10 8y
+12 High School Senior entering Pace University (Lubin) - Need advice to tailor myself for Wall St. while attending a non-target 2 8y
+35 Vanderbilt MSF vs. 'Nova MSF vs. CUNY Baruch MSF vs. Georgetown Online/Blended MSF 20 8y
+38 Should I transfer out of Colgate? 13 8y
+10 Tuck vs. HBS for MBB 5 8y
+9 MBA: Tepper vs Georgetown vs JHU 1 8y
+36 Harvard vs. Stanford MBA for Investing Compensation (New HBS Employment Report) 11 8y
+3 MSF Program - Babson College 1 8y
+101 Is NYU Stern really worth it? 69 8y
+13 Chance me for HBS/GBS/Wharton etc. 20 8y
+87 Is it possible to buy your way into Harvard MBA? 24 8y
+21 Accelerated Master's in Finance as an undergraduate: will this hurt me? 11 8y
+18 Cornell Hotel vs NYU Math!! 7 8y
+13 Senior in high school looking at schools but I'm lacking in some aspects 5 8y
+11 Choosing Stanford GSB over HBS from a PE Megafund? 10 8y
+13 Should I move from Oracle to Google if I have upward trajectory at current company? 2 8y
+37 Too Late to Start from Scratch and Apply for this Round for MBA? (Specifically CBS) 9 8y
+73 Tier 2 Consulting to HBS or SGSB? 35 8y
+39 Can I go humanities (no econ) --> MBA -> PhD in Econ? 36 8y
+119 Villanova MSF? 168 8y
+14 Applying to Wharton? 5 8y
+27 Is it worth taking GMAT after GRE? 14 8y
+11 Is it possible to go to Law and Business School at two different institutions SIMULTANEOUSLY? 6 8y
0 Good Raw Stats, Subpar WE. What are my Chances? 2 8y
+15 Can someone give me some advice in transferring schools? Baruch vs NYU CAS, or wait and apply for Stern? 6 8y
+47 Has anyone used Magoosh? Any good results? Other good study resources? 42 8y
+24 Post-MBA PE/Buyside Recruiting from Wharton (with megafund background) 17 8y
+46 Laptop for Business School 86 8y
+21 HELP. If i do a deal with Harvard Business School Can I go to Harvard Business School? 9 8y
+25 T20 b schools open to low-ish GMAT 4 8y
+14 Low GPA but High GMAT: Chance to get into one of TOP business schools? 1 8y
+28 Would MBA Programs value a law degree from Harvard? 22 8y
+43 Schools most receptive to High GMAT low GPA combo? 20 8y
0 Which minor should I pick? (Finance major) 11 8y
0 What's a good path to a top B-School for me? 1 8y
0 Columbia Saturday Executive MBA 13 8y
+12 Prerequisite: Calculus II for MBA 4 8y
+12 Chance at MIT MFin? 2 8y
+39 GMAT Prep Courses, Manhattan GMAT vs. Veritas 24 8y
+26 Rutgers University offers course studying Beyonce 8 8y
+19 Undergrad: Where could I go and still have a shot of making it? 8 8y
+45 Columbia vs Berkeley Haas MBA - Full Scholarships 31 8y
0 Is Columbia Master of Science in Financial Economics worth it? 14 8y
+42 MBA While Working? 20 8y
+20 MBA Admissions: GPA vs Program Prestige/Major? 5 8y
0 Bentley University Opinion 1 8y
+7 Cornell AEM Undergrad vs. Community College??? (Help!) 15 8y
+6 Which undergrad: Cornell Dyson, Western Ivey HBA, Queen's Commerce, UBC Sauder, UofT Rotman, or McGill Desautels? 5 8y
+7 (Undergrad) Philo major? NYU? 9 8y
+84 Why does no one respect NYU? 41 8y
+45 MBA questions, deposit amounts etc 10 8y
+14 2nd round applications still feasible now? - CBS, HBS, SGSB 7 8y
0 Syracuse University (Whitman) - Online MBA 0 8y
0 What does it take to get into Columbia Business School? 0 8y
0 Bentley, Marist, or Providence? 0 8y
+15 Should I transfer to Baruch from Pace? 12 8y
+62 Recent engineering graduate in Philadelphia - MBA or MSF chances? 27 8y
+117 My GMAT Study Plan 101 8y
+70 Is Networking Better Than Doing A MSF Program? 56 8y
0 College Chance Me! 1 8y
+69 Q&A: Looking back on the first few months at Tuck 26 8y
0 Undergrad GPA vs Masters GPA from MIT for MBA admissions 1 8y
+37 MS Finance - University of Rochester 47 8y
0 Columbia SIPA MPA or Cambridge MFin? 23 8y
+170 Rate Villanova MSF/MBA on Job Placement 166 8y

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