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+193 Undergraduate Target Schools Tier List (2021 Updates) 95 1y
+23 College List 25 1y
+15 Macc at UNC/UT Austin/Michigan 1 1y
+40 University of Maryland MBA for Investment Banking? 37 1y
+9 Do the risks of studying uni in the UK outweigh the risks of studying in the US as an international student from Asia 1 1y
+19 Columbia VS UVA 8 1y
+19 Feedback on MSF programs 14 1y
0 NYU Stern vs UVA McIntire ~ Grad Help 1 1y
0 advice for post mba jobs 1 1y
+15 Chance an aspiring female in finance for these schools(NYU, Georgetown, UPenn, etc) 5 1y
+15 Please give advice on college list. 5 1y
+11 Will being an Economics major (NON BUSINESS SCHOOL) hurt me for IB recruiting? 4 1y
+6 UVA CAS Economics vs. Emory Goizueta BBA 4 1y
+19 Vanderbilt MSF Program 5 1y
+12 Finalizing College List Before I Go Further 7 1y
+19 MSF programs or risk H1-B process. 1 1y
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0 Poll: Help me decide where to spend ~100k on an MSF! 1 1y
0 Texas Stock Exchange 1 1y
+9 Non target to target transfer into IB? 3 1y
+53 INSEAD ranking - Where would you place INSEAD???? 25 1y
+28 Did I screw up on my MSF choice?? 22 1y
+3 Ultra-target vs Target vs Semi-Target 13 1y
+12 uni choices for ib 22 1y
+45 TARGET COLLEGE 2025 RANKING 32 1y
+2 Ed Emory or Washu 3 1y
0 UVA/NYU/Michigan - Grad school help 1 1y
+32 Deferred MBA Thread 55 1y
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+6 Should I apply to schools in Canada for IB 24 1y
0 Which is a better Target University to break into Investment Banking using an Undergraduate Degree 1 1y
+18 My Chances of Getting Into a T7 MBA Program? 1 1y
+12 Reapplying to T15 MBA at 34 – Is It Too Late for an International Applicant? 1 1y
+17 University of Maryland MRED - DC Area Real Estate Programs 3 1y
+6 Transferring from washu to vanderbilt 4 1y
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+48 USNEWS RANKING - 2024/2025 20 1y
+5 Wisconsin vs. Georgia 5 1y
+38 Rank These Colleges in Terms of Prestige 13 1y
+29 College List for IB. Need Help. 24 1y
+20 YC alum, no industry experience, MS in finance or MBA? 6 1y
+4 Is withdrawing from a class worse then a class taking a hit to the GPA. 8 1y
+3 UVA vs. Western Ivey 4 1y
+16 Undegrad rankings of semi targets in the UK 18 1y
+25 College List for IB/HF/AM (Pls Help) 14 1y
+29 Northwestern ECON vs IU Kelley vs Vanderbilt ECON 12 1y
+12 3.32 GPA, 324 GRE, looking for top MBAs 6 1y
0 UT Austin IB Placement and Feeder Clubs 2 1y
+2 UVA Masters in Commerce vs. Georgetown Masters In Management 4 1y
0 USA master's ranking 1 1y
+7 How much does college affect eventual opportunities in IB? 4 1y
+19 College list for public highschool senior 2 1y
+11 SMU MSF to break into IB 10 1y
+16 Top Business School vs Top Law School 16 1y
+113 Why is there so much hate for UF? 18 1y
+17 MS. Finance VS MBA (No Industry Experience) 9 1y
+14 For international students, MFin/MSF in the US or in the UK? (high finance) 3 1y
+14 WHICH COLLEGE IS BEST? PLEASE HELP! CLASS OF 2028 16 1y
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+18 New 14 1y
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+46 Target Schools Application List (pls help) 41 1y
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+273 Advice for Princeton MFin Applicants 167 1y
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0 Internal transfer to SMU Cox? 3 1y
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+12 EMORY PLACEMENT & INFO 20 1y
0 Oxford University or Columbia SIPA/Science Po Dual Master? 1 1y
+33 Recommendations of Schools for transferring 20 1y
+6 Crow Holdings only hire straight out of undergrad and MBA? 0 1y
0 Question on how to Start a University Real Estate Investment Fund 1 1y
+22 Help! Should I borrow $30k from Prodigy Finance? 28 1y
0 Warwick vs Emory 3 1y
0 US Semi Target vs UK Target as an International 2 1y
+62 Washu or Rice-literally just got off the waitlist 19 1y
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+25 What are my chances at NYU Stern MBA for Fall 2025 in Round 1 with a GMAT waiver and no work experience? 20 1y
+20 (Help needed) University of Miami Or Università Bocconi 11 1y
+13 Which MSF for the best value? Low GPA, non-financial background 5 1y
+21 University of Amsterdam vs VU amsterdam vs University of Groningen. 5 1y
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