+9 UNC Kenan v. UVA CAS 8 1y
+20 Which MSF Programs Should I Apply For This Fall? 5 1y
+40 Cornell or Duke 13 1y
+13 MBA Programs that recruit in Atlanta 3 1y
+12 British Student - Worth applying to unis in the EU/US? 2 1y
+8 What School did you go and what did you Major in to break into IB? 4 1y
0 Is attending a target school crucial for pursuing a career in investment banking? 2 1y
+9 Emory vs Warwick 7 1y
+6 IB Summer Associate locations not in NYC 1 1y
+10 Darden / Carey / McDonough for Tech Consulting/Tech Strat - Thoughts on best fit? 2 1y
+1 SMU MSF vs. Simon Rochester MSF 2 1y
0 MSF or Macc 1 1y
+26 UC Berkeley Econ 9 1y
+9 How will my low-GPA be looked based on my profile? Can it be overcome at all? 1 1y
+8 UT McCombs vs Cornell ILR vs BC CSOM 4 1y
+17 UF vs. Miami 11 1y
+18 Undergrad -> MBA 6 1y
+23 Clash of the MSFs, Georgetown vs Nova 10 1y
+6 USC Marshall vs Claremont McKenna College vs SMU Cox for IB and/or PE (Undergraduate School) 3 1y
+28 UChicago Booth MiF vs Vanderbilt MsF 13 1y
+119 US Undergraduate University Tier Rankings 2023 - Backed by Data 55 1y
+6 Which GRE score would you send when applying to the following masters of finance programs? 2 1y
0 SMU Cox Undergraduate - Finance clubs and programs for fall 2024 transfers 0 1y
+4 Vandy econ vs Notre Dame econ 5 1y
+3 UCLA vs UVA for IB & PE 6 1y
+21 ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS, AMSTERDAM OR ROTTERDAM? 5 2y
0 ESADE, IE, UVA BBA VS ESCP BSC 1 2y
+10 Chances in Wharton EMBA admittance 4 2y
+3 MSF programs for IB/AM 3 2y
+3 Best Degree for Houston IB 4 2y
+19 Genuine question - does college decision really matter that much? 7 2y
+7 Worth it to transfer from NYU CAS to UNC? 3 2y
+9 MSRED Vs. MBA 1 2y
+3 USC Marshall vs Vandy Econ for IB 4 2y
0 Junior Transfer? 2 2y
+7 Unc or WashU for IB 4 2y
+45 Advice for Incoming Freshman at Target School 13 2y
0 SDSU vs South Carolina 1 2y
+6 Mizzou vs Bama vs South Carolina 3 2y
+19 WashU vs Rice vs UNC vs Notre Dame (updated from WashU Olin placement) 23 2y
+7 Seeking Insights on MBA and Investment Banking Career Opportunities at UGA with CFA 1 or 2? 2 2y
+6 UTAustin vs UMich, UNC, UVA 8 2y
+32 Should I take on 100k in loans to go to Emory? 35 2y
+23 WashU/WUSTL 12 2y
+54 Dartmouth vs. Brown vs. UVA vs. Cornell 24 2y
+7 Going to UWO Ivey HBA as an American citizen? Better than American semitargets? 20 2y
+14 UVA or USC 2 2y
+14 Help Picking Undergrad program Ross vs UNC vs BC 7 2y
+5 Is UNC a good school 5 2y
+7 MBA Summer internship possible with only 3YOE? 4 2y
+30 Oxford vs University of Chicago 15 2y
+13 Is Transferring After Sophmore Year Worth It? 5 2y
+3 Undergrad: WashU Olin vs Boston College vs Emory Goizueta 4 2y
+10 Undergrad WashU vs Emory vs Claremont McKenna 8 2y
0 Best Master Of Finance for Investment Banking Ranked 1 2y
+10 UT McCombs BBA 7 2y
+14 Current High School Sophomore Seeking Advice 4 2y
+9 Top MSF Programs: Should I start studying for the GMAT? 1 2y
+11 Bocconi BIEF vs. University of Amsterdam Data Science and Econometrics for Trading Career 5 2y
+18 Cornell SHA or Emory 11 2y
+6 USC MBA vs Emory MBA 0 2y
+1 UVA or Vanderbilt? 4 2y
+5 Undergrad Target Schools List 11 2y
+9 Georgetown MSF vs. UCLA MFE 1 2y
+9 UVA CAS Econ (transfer) vs Emory Goizueta 1 2y
0 BC vs WFU 1 2y
+4 Fairfield University Undergrad (Business) or Syracuse University Undergrad (Business) 8 2y
+22 Are Nottingham and Bristol still "solid" semi-targets? 11 2y
+6 Vanderbilt vs Wesleyan University 0 2y
+167 2024 TARGET SCHOOL RANKINGS - OFFICIAL 89 2y
0 . 0 2y
+60 Easiest schools to recruit to ib from? 65 2y
+30 HYPSM Student or NESCAC Athlete for IB recruiting 11 2y
+16 MiM vs MiF for IB 6 2y
+23 Why am I seeing so many wildly contradicting narratives regarding Georgetown MSF? What should I believe? 2 2y
+1 University of Miami vs University of Florida 4 2y
+9 Is it easier to land top positions form a semi target if the school is closer to where firms are located? 1 2y
+43 Thoughts on SMU Spindletop 5 2y
+12 Vanderbilt ($$$) vs. Warwick ($) for Investment Banking 4 2y
+11 How is Emory? 4 2y
+3 Penzance Management 2 2y
+24 Advice for Incoming Freshman at UNC 26 2y
+15 Undergrad Selection 4 2y
+17 UH Bauer or UT Economics and try to transfer into McCombs 9 2y
0 Vanderbilt MSF Program Interview 1 2y
+11 College Advice - Georgia Tech vs USC 5 2y
+9 Vanderbilt vs. Warwick for Finance 1 2y
+24 USC vs Emory 15 2y
+2 Help Me Pick A College Please. Deadline is next week. Looking at consulting rn. 11 2y
+7 Rice University or my state school (UIowa) 3 2y
+8 Transfer 7 2y
+31 Help me decide University of Richmond vs. Indiana University Bloomington - Undergrad 19 2y
+3 UF vs UGA to break in to banking. 5 2y
+7 T20 MBAs for Charlotte IB? 2 2y
+6 Del 5 2y
+15 Has anyone ever seen a MSF success story? (US) 11 2y
+13 . 7 2y
0 UVA Econ (Non - McIntire) or Vanderbilt Econ 1 2y
+14 Should I transfer out of a semi target school to a target school (UPenn, Dartmouth, Cornell Dyson, Duke, NU, Geogetown McDonough, UChicago, etc.) for a better chance of getting recruited as an international F-1 Visa student?  6 2y
+8 is university of birmingham a semi target ? 17 2y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (66) $101
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