+74 Help me choose between Fordham (Gabelli)/UMD (Smith)/UMich (Ross)/random nontargets. 57 1y
+6 Non Target guy, wants to pursue smth at target 1 1y
+114 Target High School Rankings 75 1y
+9 MBA from real estate development 1 1y
+19 Help me! College List for IB. 3 1y
0 Baruch MSF vs Georgetown MS Global Real Assets 1 1y
+6 Accuracy of this MBA ranking list for IB? 7 1y
+20 M7 Cost of MBAs (2025) 6 1y
+9 Would the University of Miami MSF Help Me Break into IB or Land a Big 4 TAS Role? 1 1y
+108 Investment Banking Target School Rankings 63 1y
+9 UT Austin (mccombs) OR Cornell (Hotel School) 2 1y
+12 Any advice regarding Transferring colleges? Desperate for help. 4 1y
+30 Smart guys… how do I ace the SAT? 31 1y
+8 Advice to get into HBS/GSB 3 1y
+18 UMich Ross vs. Williams College 10 1y
+9 Is my resume good for these schools? 1 1y
+7 Baruch for Grad School? 2 1y
+29 Harvard vs Princeton for undergrad 20 1y
0 LSE MFin vs HEC MIF 3 1y
+10 Breaking into IB at 36 – Analyst or MBA Route? 1 1y
+19 Jobless HBS grads 8 1y
+2 Liberal Arts Colleges? 3 1y
+14 Cornell becomes the biggest feeder to JPM NYC IBD 20 1y
+13 How good is my University List (UG)? 6 1y
+12 Duke vs UChicago vs Cornell? 14 1y
+6 MBA/JD post grad? 1 1y
+17 UVA or UofSC Columbia business school? 8 1y
+4 MFin Advice for 2026 11 1y
+40 Duke MMS vs Villanova MSF vs NYU MA Econ for breaking into IB 10 1y
0 Northeastern University- MS Finance 1 1y
+9 Best US Master's program for IB NYC? (MIT MFin vs Vanderbilt MSF) 1 1y
+22 BC MSF ($$) vs. Duke MMS ($$) vs. Vandy MSF 9 1y
0 Cornell Finance Club 4 1y
+36 I'm a junior in highschool, is this a good list of colleges to be applying to for investment banking? 40 1y
+1 University at Buffalo vs Baruch- MS Finance. 1 1y
+64 WashU is underrated in prestige on WSO 27 1y
+9 Which school in Georgetown to transfer into, and is it worth it? (student in UVA) 3 1y
+116 COLLEGE PRESTIGE TIER LIST - 2024 59 1y
0 What are some good semi/non-target undergraduate schools with a stem-designated finance degree? 1 1y
+3 Best Schools for Investment Banking for a High School Student With Low GPA? 1 1y
+3 Can I get into investment banking as a Big 10 school liberal arts major? 1 1y
+7 How good is UGA ? 7 1y
+9 Breaking into IB as an International – Need Advice on MBA Choice 0 1y
+12 Which Undegraduate School Places Really well for EB and Has a good Social Life? 8 1y
+10 MSF: UIUC Vs Simon Vs WashU 2 1y
+22 Undergrad UMich Ross vs. Notre Dame Mendoza vs. Rutgers vs. UVA vs. IU 9 1y
+19 High School Senior From Toronto, Looking for Advice... 10 1y
+6 Will Ballers get in to HBS again? 1 1y
0 Equity Sales VS Research VS other S&T desk for getting into HBS/Wharton 1 1y
+18 Senior in HS - Which of the Schools I've gotten into would be best? 10 1y
+5 Muslim at Columbia - Am I cooked? 51 1y
0 Recruiting for US and UK IB from US Target School 1 1y
+18 Penn State Smeal, VT Pamplin, U of South Carolina Darla Moore, or University of Michican (lsa, not main campus) 6 1y
+10 HBS 2+2 chances and thoughts? 2 1y
+12 USC Econ vs UMich Econ 3 1y
+71 Rate My Extracurriculars & Uni List (HS) 41 1y
+12 Best undergrad target schools 8 1y
+13 Best School 9 1y
+6 Micro-Master in Finance at MIT or MSc in Banking, Financial Technology (Fintech) and Risk Management at International Hellenic University 2 1y
0 Undergrad Decision 1 1y
+6 US Schools for Europe Jobs? 1 1y
+3 Princeton MFin Interviews 3 1y
+22 MSC Accounting & Finance at LSE worth it? 5 1y
0 2 1y
+9 Transfer? 2 1y
+9 Villanova MSF and placements for internationals 4 1y
+1 WSJ: Almost a quarter of HBS MBA class of 2024 is still unemployed 2 1y
+19 Gap semester/year for health problems 5 1y
0 IU Kelley (non workshop) vs Rutgers Business school (undergrad) 2 1y
+14 ND (100k Scholarship) vs Other Schools 11 1y
+18 Nepo or Not 11 1y
+17 Cornell EMBA/MS Healthcare, Brown/IE, CBS/LBS EMBAG, Wharton Global, or nah? 9 1y
0 Emory vs. Vanderbilt: Let’s end the debate 2 1y
0 Recruiting into Asc/SAsc roles from MBA 1 1y
0 Finance in the South? How does Houston/Atlanta compare to NYC? 1 1y
+10 Early Decision 2 pick, down to 3 schools. Which one? 4 1y
+140 How To Get Into The Undergraduate Program At NYU Stern: A Quick Guide 29 1y
0 2 1y
0 MIT MFin Deadline 1 1y
+1 An MBA as a way to reorganise life and find a partner. 5 1y
+24 Western Ivey vs. UK Unis 5 1y
+28 Georgetown the best school for the average person? 17 1y
+49 Emory vs. UT Austin 16 1y
0 Georgetown vs Brown vs NYU Stern 1 1y
+11 Should I Attend M7? 3 1y
+3 Non-target, Georgetown MSF or lateral? 1 1y
+14 Give me a feedback on MSF and MSBA programs I selected 2 1y
+15 Georgetown McDonough MSF vs USC Marshall MSF 4 1y
+24 To Transfer or Not to Transfer? 12 1y
+3 HBS - AC Milan / RedBird presentation 0 1y
0 Is Drexel University really good as a semi-target? 1 1y
+48 Duke MMS - Review in 2021, The Duke Fuqua Junior Development Program 19 1y
+6 C in a top school 4 1y
+3 Emory for Recruiting as a Transfer 9 1y
+16 Getting a (maybe UK) master's degree (non-MBA) for a US student 7 1y
+1 Bocconi Decision for undergrad 2 1y
+2 Vanderbilt University: How Is It Regarded on the Street? 5 1y
+25 HBS vs. GSB vs. Booth (full scholarship) 11 1y
+13 WashU/WUSTL info for NYC and Chicago... 8 1y
+9 Lost Freshman @ Binghamton University 2 1y

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