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0 Is UVA Worth it 1 4y
+15 IB hopeful admitted @ Darden & Stern - Reapply or Enroll? 3 4y
+1 Worth switching to consulting? 4 4y
+9 Gap Year or Bocconi 1 4y
+10 Gap year for better MSc or "worse" MSc now? 1 4y
+13 Toronto IB transfer to SF/ London offices? 5 4y
+9 Order based algorithms_Orderly Chaos Theory University of Southern California 1 4y
+9 MS Accounting and Fundamental Analysis at Columbia Business School 1 4y
+26 Which university is better for IBD? 17 4y
+16 LBS MFA vs Oxford MFE 8 4y
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+12 Berkeley Haas Campus Completely Flooded by Liquid Human Feces in Sewage Pipe Burst 3 4y
+7 Which bachelor degree to become a quantitative trader or quantitative researcher? 3 4y
+9 Which MBA should I consider given my GPA? 1 4y
+9 IB culture in Paris 5 4y
+16 How to break into commercial real estate without the fluff 2 4y
+28 Yale vs. Harvard (Undergrad) 14 4y
+10 Law/Consulting to Private Equity 3 4y
+10 Learning the ropes, Part 1 - Target Schools 7 4y
0 Don't want to work in NYC 1 4y
+49 How the hell do I get my grades up 30 4y
+4 Bain vs McKinsey exits in India post MBA 1 4y
+9 Self-Education Recommendations - Suggestions Appreciated! 1 4y
+8 2-year master's at Bocconi vs full-time 3 4y
+9 In preparation for the finals game 1 4y
0 Online MBA for Corp Fin? 1 4y
+9 Sparta Capital Management Interview 2 4y
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+57 PLEASE HELP!!! 19 4y
0 famous undergrad, not famous grad school - what to do? 1 4y
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+19 Incoming Freshman Internships 9 4y
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+6 ESCP MiM vs ESSEC MiM vs Imperial International Management 1 4y
+7 ESCP MiM vs ESSEC MiM vs Imperial International Management 1 4y
+6 Graduated without a FT in trading, what can I do? 1 4y
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+3 London Business School. What's your impression? 1 4y
+74 Are there any differences between MBA and JD-MBA business core courses content and electives? 19 4y
+24 Sponsored MBA - Worth It? 4 4y
+9 What do they ask for in the background check? 1 4y
0 Internationals who went to schools outside the U.S 1 4y
0 UMich Ross Undergrad BBA Worth? 1 4y
+13 UVA vs UMich LSA vs CMC 4 4y
+14 Waterloo AFM Fellowship? 5 4y
+20 Chances at Harvard MBA program | Here's my profile 16 4y
+9 Bocconi (MSc EMIT) vs ESMT Berlin (MiM) 4 4y
+50 Back Office Target Schools 22 4y
+1 MSc in Finance or MSc in Data Science to land a job in IB 4 4y
+39 Target Schools for Chicago Banks? 32 4y
+30 Best Non-Target / Semi-Target Undergrad? 59 4y
+15 Undergrad- Claremont McKenna or Berkeley Haas? 4 4y
+37 College Decision 14 4y
+14 MSF offers decion in a recession 13 4y
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+20 Target MS programs for buyside/prop trading in the UK 9 4y
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+10 Booth PT/Kellogg PT/Ross Weekend/USC Fulltime/Emory Fulltime Choice 30 4y
+2 Bocconi vs WHU - MSc Finance 2 4y
+68 Is Harvard a target school? 26 4y
+10 USC MSF - profile evaluation 4 4y
+17 Cass Vs Rotterdam School of Management Msc Finance 7 4y
+9 Business schools with strong placement in London 1 4y
0 HBS / GSB Resume Books? 1 4y
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+7 Masters in Finance without work experience 1 4y
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+108 Best Wallstreet Feeder Schools ( Per Capita) 74 4y
+36 University of Southern California Master in Finance Program **Updated** 71 4y
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+45 A few honest thoughts on MBA admissions consultants 7 4y
+3 Olin vs Marshall vs University of Toronto 1 4y
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