+22 Selective yet Non-Presitgious Schools 17 10mo
+14 Vanderbilt University Mega Thread 6 10mo
+35 Which MSF for CS New Grad? 16 10mo
+18 London Banks and University Pipelines 4 10mo
+9 Advice for aspiring IB/PE in High School? 2 10mo
0 Thoughts on SMU 1 10mo
+15 what's UVA (McIntire) really like? 12 10mo
0 NYU CAS Economics vs. Wake Forest Business School 1 10mo
+9 Pivoting to Investor Relations / MBA internships 1 10mo
+20 US/UK Masters Chances? 14 10mo
0 College Comparisons 2 10mo
+18 Deleted 5 10mo
+1 How many chats do people at your Target have currently? 3 10mo
+3 How many chats do people at your school have currently? 1 10mo
+15 Recruiting from Private School vs Top State School 12 10mo
+1 Strongest Target 2 10mo
+3 UVA MS in Commerce Finance Track 1 10mo
+24 Vanderbilt MsF worth it? 8 10mo
+35 LIST OF TARGET SCHOOLS FOR NORMAL PEOPLE 27 10mo
+9 GMAT vs GRE for Houston post-mba investment banking recruiting. 1 10mo
+18 What MBA programs should I target? SWE who's tired of writing software 3 11mo
+36 Struggling Indian wanting to move abroad. European target undergrad 24 11mo
+8 Cornell or Vanderbilt for MBB Consulting Placement 11 11mo
+14 Help Me Decide Between Community College Vs Non-Target University Transfer Plan 7 11mo
0 Better Undergrad school for finance: Northeastern or Fordham? 2 11mo
+6 Transferring for Finance — UF, Georgia Tech, UVA, UGA, Richmond, or Miami? 2 11mo
+21 Freshman at Target - Rejected from Finance Clubs, What Am I Doing Wrong? 11 11mo
+15 help choose LAC and NESCAC colleges for IB/career in wall street 7 11mo
+7 Duke Kunshan University (Duke University campus in China) 3 11mo
+9 Imperial/LSE/ Msc Finance? 4 11mo
+9 Ross vs Stern vs Vanderbilt HOD vs USC undergrad for MBB/I bank 4 11mo
+23 What college should I chose if I want to go into IB? 13 11mo
+17 Starting from ground zero - what to do? 3 11mo
+7 Duke Kunshan University 1 11mo
+30 I need to get out of UChicago. Where should I go? 19 11mo
+7 WashU vs Emory for MBB consulting 4 11mo
+14 What transfer is worth it? 7 11mo
+62 Is HBS / Wharton MBA / Stanford GSB worth it? 28 12mo
+10 Semi-target engineering student - I hate my degree 2 1y
+22 UVA vs UMICH vs NYU vs Georgetown ED/EA 13 1y
0 UVA vs UMICH vs NYU vs Georgetown ED/EA 1 1y
+10 LSE or UNC 2 1y
0 Stay in America or go to the UK for school 4 1y
+89 University of Miami (FL) MBA: The Rundown 11 1y
+7 Junior in High School worried about grades 2 1y
+16 MS Finance in the US - worth it? 12 1y
+14 Architecture to Finance Pivot: Is an MSF + CFA L1 Enough for Entry Roles? 5 1y
+6 Post MBA Job Search 1 1y
+33 Penn, Harvard, Columbia, UVA, now Northwestern Presidents resign 30 1y
+22 MBA Decisons 16 1y
+1 Best Post-MBA Houston Groups 1 1y
0 UVA Business Clubs 2 1y
+7 Gap Year or non-oxbridge UNI 4 1y
0 Re-Recruiting as MBA Associate 2 1y
0 High school sr advice 2 1y
+3 Opinions on Tulane's MME Program 1 1y
+6 Durham ECON or UCL History for IB? 6 1y
+9 Need advice! 1 1y
+152 ****REAL**** Target School Rankings 2025 65 1y
0 Rice or Emory Undergrad Business Program? 3 1y
+5 Undergrad Unis for IB or Consulting 7 1y
+85 MSF Program Options – Viability for Breaking into IB 106 1y
+63 ACTUAL Target School Tier List 2024 61 1y
0 Evening MBA transition to IB 2 1y
+14 UVA McIntire vs. College 4 1y
+6 Difference between UVA McIntire /Non-McIntire during second year 2 1y
+1 Non Ivy League/HYPSM Tier List for IB 11 1y
+13 UT Austin Mccombs vs Umish Ross 6 1y
+16 MBA TARGET SCHOOL TIER LIST FOR IB 7 1y
0 Durham or Manchester 1 1y
+39 Columbia GS or state school? 9 1y
+19 Chances at Landing Vanderbilt MSF? 17 1y
+25 Duke econ versus Chicago econ 24 1y
+21 UVA McIntire vs Baruch College- for IB  2 1y
+20 School Choice - UVA McIntire vs Barnard College- for IB 5 1y
+6 MSF Duel Degree Program at UMiami 1 1y
+8 Will I make it? 8 1y
+6 TCU vs SMU vs Villanova vs Syracuse vs USC (reach) vs BU vs Tulane 10 1y
+32 What's Recruiting like at Non-HYPSW Targets? 7 1y
+19 Vanderbilt University 3 1y
+13 IU Kelley or Vanderbilt 2 1y
0 USC or Tulane Transfer 1 1y
+9 Graduate Accounting 1 1y
+49 Target School Rankings (IB + Buyside) 31 1y
+18 University of Texas EMBA Value 2 1y
0 UT Austin Econ or A&M mays 1 1y
+1 SMU Cox Vs UMich LSA 4 1y
+25 Target School Tier List for Consulting - 2025 16 1y
+27 Duke MMS / USC MSF / Georgetown MSF which one to go for 11 1y
0 SMU vs Wake Forest 1 1y
+95 Max Prestige W Aura Official 21st Century Everything Rankings 37 1y
+9 Rising Sophomore: Colby for 38k and recruit here or Transfer to a target school 1 1y
+12 Target vs. Semi-Target — Does It Still Matter After IB? 13 1y
+12 Blackstone Weird TargetSchool List 8 1y
+19 Is LSE worth it for internationals? 39 1y
+21 NYU MSA OR Georgetown MSF? 17 1y
+25 Duke vs Georgetown 47 1y
+2 Emory -> Mid/Top Targets (EB) Transfer: Worth? 3 1y
+2 100% ACCURATE TARGET SCHOOL RANKING BY CHATGPT 3 1y
+13 Best Target Schools for Private Equity Placement 8 1y

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