+6 Santa Clara University 1 1y
+14 [Transfer Decision] Columbia GS Financial Econ vs UC Berkeley Haas 6 1y
+12 MBA Pick: Michigan Ross$$ vs. Cornell Johnson$$ vs. UVA Darden$$ v Duke Fuqua(WL) - for IB 1 1y
+9 Georgetown MSF vs. Villanova MSF 3 1y
+15 Warwick vs St Andrews vs Grinnell 3 1y
+4 ***INVESTMENT BANKING TARGET SCHOOLS LIST 2025*** 12 1y
+18 Amherst College (Econ) or Cornell (ILR) 8 1y
0 NYC or LA? (Stern vs Marshall UG) 3 1y
+20 Stanford or Princeton for Undergrad for IB or PE 19 1y
+15 Amherst College (Econ) or Cornell (ILR) for transfer student 6 1y
+18 UC Berkeley Haas vs USC Marshall (World Bachelor in Business) 8 1y
0 How would you tier list all of these for NYC IB? all econ major no b-school except umich, uva, upenn, and cornell 3 1y
+9 Advice on EC's and Undergraduate Admissions 1 1y
+9 Help Me Make A Decision 3 1y
+9 NYU Stern versus USC Marshall (Leventhal) 1 1y
+10 USC Marshall (79K per year) or Michigan Ross (80K per year) undergrad? Hoping to work in Sports IB or Sports VC 4 1y
+7 Cornell (ILR) vs Pomona (Econ) 13 1y
+13 USC Dornsife Econ/UCLA Econ for West Coast IB - Worth it? 5 1y
+9 Choosing Between USC MSBA and Cybersecurity Engineering + PwC Full-Time Offer 1 1y
0 MIT MSRED vs USC MRED 2 1y
0 What are the top 5 non ivy+ schools for nyc ib or mbb consulting 1 1y
+31 Non-targets with Good Placement List 23 1y
+25 S&T Target Schools List 8 1y
0 Cornell Dyson vs Georgetown vs Hass vs USC Marshall 2 1y
+22 Asking for help deciding my future: Northeastern vs Fordham vs Rutgers vs IE University 8 1y
0 2025 NYC IB Tier List 4 1y
+9 Ross vs Haas 2 1y
+9 Non-Target | T4 Consulting Offer | Deferred MBA Dreams | Am I Cooked or Do I Cook? 1 1y
+50 UMich Ross vs Georgetown McDonough vs UC Berkeley Haas vs UT Austin BHP vs UCLA vs USC Marshall 19 1y
+9 Fordham (Gabelli - Finance) or UCLA (Pre-business economics) or UMD (Smith - Finance) for IB? 1 1y
0 Haas vs. Ross 19 1y
+16 USC Marshall or Umich Ross for IB 11 1y
+6 $200K in loans for an MBA at Columbia, Booth, or NYU—versus full tuition plus stipend from Harvard MPP, Columbia MPA, and Stanford MPP (funded by the external foundation) 1 1y
+18 Haas MBA for RE Career Change 2 1y
+9 EY target school list 1 1y
0 NYC MBB Consulting Tier List (top school in each tier is the best) 1 1y
0 college recruiting question 1 1y
+7 UCLA(Bus Econ) vs USC (Marshall) vs CAL (Econ) for IB after college west coast 4 1y
+6 NYU stern vs USC marshall 4 1y
+15 Might leave IB For med school 24 1y
0 Best Transfer Schools for Investment Banking 2 1y
0 Bama or UMD 2 1y
+31 Northeastern University or Colby College 21 1y
+9 Stanford GSB vs Harvard HBS - Business School 8 1y
+9 stanford (90k coa) or boston college (20k coa, gabelli scholar)? 7 1y
+11 PENN STATE vs MARYLAND??? 3 1y
+9 Faculty boost at HYPS vs ED0 at UChicago.... 4 1y
0 Cal Poly SLO, CC->USC (1 year), UCR, or CSUF for investment banking 3 1y
+19 Berkeley Haas Vs Georgetown MSB 3 1y
+12 HBS ($) GSB ($) or Wharton ($$) 4 1y
+6 UT Austin Economics vs IU Kelley 2 1y
+50 UC Berkeley Haas vs UPenn Wharton ($150k+ debt) 18 1y
+9 UC Berkeley Haas or UNC (In-state) for banking 2 1y
+41 Stanford vs. LSE (Undergrad for both) – Best Choice for IB/PE Career in US & Europe? 22 1y
+5 georgetown vs ucla vs uc berkeley vs washu vs vandy vs emory for economics and stats (just rank them) 6 1y
+9 IB/AM from Swiss university? 1 1y
0 MS finance from Baruch for IB? 1 1y
+12 Confused International Student (Haas vs Home country) 5 1y
+4 berkeley vs rice vs washu vs emory vs umich 8 1y
+1 Insight into SF/Bay Area Recruiting? 3 1y
0 Baruch - MS Finance 1 1y
+10 UNC Kenan-Flagler vs USC Marshall vs NYU Stern for undergrad 3 1y
+14 Torn Between Stanford and LSE – Int’l Student Seeking Finance Career in US & Europe 4 1y
+19 Western Ivey vs. UCLA for IB/PE? 6 1y
+26 Berkeley EECS, CMU Tepper, UNC Kenan-Flagler (Assured Admit), or IU Kelley for Investment Banking? 8 1y
+17 Rank These Unis for Undergrad IB/PE Target Status & Prestige (Global) 5 1y
+7 Oxbridge vs respected U.S. state school (undergraduate) 6 1y
+2 UCLA vs. UC Berkeley (non-Haas) vs. USC (non-Marshall) 2 1y
+10 CU Boulder for Finance 3 1y
0 Best University for IB 2 1y
+10 MSF at IU Kelley or USC Marshall 2 1y
+896 To anyone considering an MBA 198 1y
+10 (LSE vs UVA vs UCLA) Help an International Student Choose Undergrad 3 1y
0 Should i go back to usc? 1 1y
0 MFin Advice for 2026 1 1y
+28 Target Schools for Orange County 16 1y
0 Ivy Day co 2029 4 1y
0 Wharton/Harvard/Stanford 1 1y
+13 Drexel (Full Ride) vs. UVA ($8.7K/yr) for Finance - Is McIntire Worth the Risk 5 1y
+9 Do I go to a non-target & succeed or mercurial semi-target? 3 1y
+9 go to B-school purely for added prestige? 3 1y
+9 Post-MBA IB BB Assoc — Banking vs PE vs VC? Looking for Realistic Advice 1 1y
+8 Is Umich LSA worth 85k/yr as a transfer? 4 1y
+9 Semi target (US School), UK Citizen - Questions about networking - SA 2026 2 1y
+6 UC Davis vs UC Riverside 1 1y
+6 SMU v URichmond v Lehigh v Kelley 1 1y
0 Del 1 1y
+51 UK /Aus/ China/ Malaysian uni for IB 34 1y
+74 Help me choose between Fordham (Gabelli)/UMD (Smith)/UMich (Ross)/random nontargets. 57 1y
+113 Target High School Rankings 75 1y
+9 MBA from real estate development 1 1y
+6 Accuracy of this MBA ranking list for IB? 7 1y
+20 M7 Cost of MBAs (2025) 6 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
0 Is Waterloo AFM worth it for an International Student 1 1y
+30 Smart guys… how do I ace the SAT? 31 1y
+9 Is my resume good for these schools? 1 1y
+25 BYU vs KCL 38 1y
+9 MSF or ???? - Seeking advice 1 1y

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