+26 Berkeley EECS, CMU Tepper, UNC Kenan-Flagler (Assured Admit), or IU Kelley for Investment Banking? 8 1y
+7 Oxbridge vs respected U.S. state school (undergraduate) 6 1y
+9 IU kelley vs Qcomm vs Dku 1 1y
0 Vanderbilt MSF or HF BO 1 1y
+10 Emory, BC, Villanova, UofR, or Babson - Which MSF makes the most sense? 2 1y
0 Undergrad School Help (IU vs W&M vs NU vs SMU) 1 1y
+10 (LSE vs UVA vs UCLA) Help an International Student Choose Undergrad 3 1y
+64 Johns Hopkins - Breaking into IB 40 1y
+11 Vanderbilt vs UFlorida 6 1y
0 Duke Fuqua or UNC Kenan-Flagler for MBA to pivot into investment banking as an international student? 1 1y
0 Colleges (Vandy, Florida, Miami) 2 1y
0 UT McCombs Canfield Business Honors vs Rice University Virani for NYC IB 1 1y
+45 Topic 43 1y
0 Help me Choose Undergrad School 1 1y
+20 LSE vs Tulane 7 1y
+13 Drexel (Full Ride) vs. UVA ($8.7K/yr) for Finance - Is McIntire Worth the Risk 5 1y
+18 Waitlisted at Vanderbilt MSF, what now? 7 1y
+8 Is Umich LSA worth 85k/yr as a transfer? 4 1y
+10 SMU vs Indiana vs Fordham for IB 3 1y
+9 Semi target (US School), UK Citizen - Questions about networking - SA 2026 2 1y
+7 UMiami vs UFlorida 4 1y
+9 UT Austin Econ vs Kelley School of Business 2 1y
+6 SMU v URichmond v Lehigh v Kelley 1 1y
+6 ND Mendoza vs. UT Business Honors vs. UMich Ross vs. UVA 16 1y
+4 UT Econ or Rice (Jones)? 5 1y
0 Del 1 1y
+51 UK /Aus/ China/ Malaysian uni for IB 34 1y
+20 Would UK Recruitment Be Better with a GPA System Instead of Degree Classifications? 3 1y
+113 Target High School Rankings 75 1y
+19 Help me! College List for IB. 3 1y
+6 Accuracy of this MBA ranking list for IB? 7 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
+3 UVA or Umass Isenberg? 7 1y
+10 Help me choose my university 6 1y
+12 Any advice regarding Transferring colleges? Desperate for help. 4 1y
+30 Smart guys… how do I ace the SAT? 31 1y
+9 Bath vs Durham vs Cranfield Msc Finance 3 1y
+42 UK University Finance Placement Rankings – Analyzing IB, PE, HF, HFT, and MBB Data (LSE, Oxbridge, Warwick, Semi-targets etc.) 10 1y
+9 MBA 1 1y
+13 How good is my University List (UG)? 6 1y
+12 Duke vs UChicago vs Cornell? 14 1y
+17 UVA or UofSC Columbia business school? 8 1y
+40 Duke MMS vs Villanova MSF vs NYU MA Econ for breaking into IB 10 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
+36 I'm a junior in highschool, is this a good list of colleges to be applying to for investment banking? 40 1y
+10 ie v cass v essex 14 1y
+63 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
+32 Best European Target Schools to Break into IB in Singapore (or Europe)? 12 1y
+116 COLLEGE PRESTIGE TIER LIST - 2024 60 1y
+12 UT Austin Economics any good? 5 1y
+3 Best Schools for Investment Banking for a High School Student With Low GPA? 1 1y
+14 Best Mid-tier MSc Finance programmes in the UK 7 1y
+9 Breaking into IB as an International – Need Advice on MBA Choice 0 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
+18 Senior in HS - Which of the Schools I've gotten into would be best? 10 1y
+18 Penn State Smeal, VT Pamplin, U of South Carolina Darla Moore, or University of Michican (lsa, not main campus) 6 1y
0 I've Been Admitted to UVA. How Are They On The Street? 4 1y
+11 D1 Wheelchair Basketball Player Needs URGENT Help Deciding Schools 4 1y
+71 Rate My Extracurriculars & Uni List (HS) 41 1y
+12 Best undergrad target schools 8 1y
0 What regions are NUS/NTU/SMU a target for other than HK and Singapore? 1 1y
+4 Is UMich Ross worth 80k/yr as an international student? 6 1y
+174 Don't go to IU Kelley* 86 1y
0 Undergrad Decision 1 1y
+6 US Schools for Europe Jobs? 1 1y
0 University choice 1 1y
0 Does going to a target matter? 2 1y
+6 Rice ($$$$) vs Vanderbilt ($$$) vs UNC ($$) for IB 1 1y
+14 Vanderbilt placement in the South 9 1y
+3 Wake Forest University 3 1y
+14 ND (100k Scholarship) vs Other Schools 11 1y
+18 Nepo or Not 11 1y
0 Emory vs. Vanderbilt: Let’s end the debate 2 1y
0 What Schools Should I Keep On The List Above IU-Kelley Hutton Honors College + SMU Cox for Finance 1 1y
0 Finance in the South? How does Houston/Atlanta compare to NYC? 1 1y
+25 UVA Major questions 11 1y
+10 Early Decision 2 pick, down to 3 schools. Which one? 4 1y
+4 How TF do you get into McCombs - UT 4 1y
0 IB @ HYPSMW 2 1y
+21 Try to lateral or MSF? 5 1y
+48 Emory vs. UT Austin 16 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
+23 Help with UCAS Choices for Economics 10 1y
+48 Duke MMS - Review in 2021, The Duke Fuqua Junior Development Program 19 1y
+3 Emory for Recruiting as a Transfer 9 1y
+2 Vanderbilt University: How Is It Regarded on the Street? 5 1y
0 Southern Methodist University - 20k/Year Merit Acceptance to Cox School of Business 1 1y
+4 MBA Decision 6 1y
+8 Villanova MSF 4 1y
+5 HELP - Dartmouth or Duke, which is better 8 1y
+1 SMU vs USC for the Msc in finance - international student 4 1y
+4 Durham Finance vs York economics 8 1y
0 Vanderbilt MSF 1 1y
+18 London -> US/Texas MBA - Am I Crazy? 15 1y

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