+27 Advice on Deferring Law School for Consulting for Industry Experience 7 3y
+10 Is it worth doing a summer school at a top uni if I have no experience to apply for SA positions 6 3y
+4 Barnard College or USC 17 3y
+3 For the West coast, is UCLA undergrad a target school for investment banking? 1 3y
+13 . 10 3y
+12 USC vs UCLA undergrad 8 3y
+4 Stanford GSB Round 3 Interview (2+2 candidate) 7 3y
+6 Reputation of Northeastern University (Undergrad) and other "co-op" focused schools? 4 3y
+11 Thoughts on Graduating Early 2 3y
+11 Stanford GSB Round 3 Interviews? 17 3y
+16 MBA to "Re-Brand"? 2 3y
+9 Pre-MBA or CC? 1 3y
+8 MBA or MFin for PE? 5 3y
+3 Low High School GPA but good in sports. Which business college can give me a chance to IB 2 3y
+4 Masters at LSE or LBS - profile evaluation 7 3y
+32 Undergrad WashU Olin vs USC Marshall 21 3y
+13 Wash U(Saint Louis) Full ride vs Northwestern(No money) 15 3y
+20 Cornell Dyson Vs CMC 5 3y
+1,097 B-School Q&A w/ Betsy Massar of Master Admissions 623 3y
+5 Pomona vs UT McCombs 1 3y
0 Bath vs King's vs Notts 1 3y
+2 UCLA versus UNC, Investment Banking 2 3y
+54 I went to Harvard Law School, and worked at an ultra-elite NY Law Firm (think Non-Wachtell/Cravath, but top-5), will it help? 26 3y
+15 Deciding between McCombs BHP, Notre Dame Mendoza, and Georgetown MSB for undergrad... which should I choose for a career in finance? 9 3y
+3 ESSEC vs Bocconi Master's 4 3y
+13 Which are the top 5 business schools for Masters in Finance (pre-experience; career change) and then onwards to IB. 6 3y
+3 Indiana vs Fordham MBA 3 3y
+13 Am I Crazy? Thinking about turning down target school to stay at non-target in transfer admissions 11 3y
+9 . 4 3y
+13 Delete 10 3y
+12 LSE management vs UMich econ 7 3y
+15 NYU (Stern) vs UVA Undergrad 13 3y
+9 USC Marshall vs. WashU Olin 4 3y
+10 Picking a School 10 3y
+3 USC MSF recruiting 2 3y
+8 Bocconi University or University of Toronto? 18 3y
+24 ….. 17 3y
+23 Vanderbilt (Owen Grad School) MSF program for IB 16 3y
+10 Chances at LBS/LSE/IC? Or the others? 3 3y
+17 Tulane vs CU Boulder vs TCU 27 3y
+43 del 29 3y
+16 Stanford vs Dartmouth vs Columbia vs Georgetown vs Cornell vs Notre Dame Full Ride 3 3y
+10 Columbia vs Dartmouth Vs Stanford 3 3y
+14 WashU or UCLA? 7 3y
+18 MS Finance Profile Evalution 22 3y
+6 Salary after Business School 4 3y
+18 Fordham Gabelli (Full ride) vs CMU Tepper (FullCost) 4 3y
+10 Best plan for an international student with a 1-year OPT? 3 3y
+8 Why the fuck does everyone feel the need to say CU "Boulder?" 8 3y
+9 ESPC MBA vs Imperial College London MBA 2 3y
+26 Best School for IBD? 16 3y
+7 What's the most prestigious job a person has gotten straight out of Harvard or Stanford Business School? 14 3y
+7 Indiana University vs CSUF vs CalPolyPomona vs ASU vs University of Utah vs community college transfer to UCB 3 3y
+33 WHU Otto Beisheim vs Frankfurt School 16 3y
+12 Master for IB/M&A 1 3y
+11 will my low gpa haunt me forever? 7 3y
+4 High School Senior (College) 2 3y
+1 High School Internships 1 3y
+9 Transfer-worthy and good value undergrads from IU Kelley 4 3y
+21 IU IBW (Investment Banking Workshop) Placements Summarized 5 3y
+47 UMD vs. UVA 25 3y
+4 College 1 3y
+16 NYU Stern vs WashU Olin vs Berkeley LS Econ 3 3y
+3 Help me pick a undergrad school 2 3y
+10 IB Recruiting out of Vandy MsF 3 3y
+22 UChicago vs Georgetown Undergraduate 5 3y
+13 Dyson AEM (no aid) vs Georgetown MSB (no aid) vs Emory (Full Ride) Vs Vandy HOD+Econ (Full Tuition Scholarship) 4 3y
+16 Will two P/F grades be looked at negatively for T10 schools? 3 3y
+27 What can I do as a high schooler... 27 3y
+12 Penn State vs. Hofstra Vs. Bryant 2 3y
+22 GEORGETOWN = THE BEST IB UNDERGRAD SCHOOL 3 3y
+13 Post Grad Masters/Msc ranking Europe 24 3y
+10 Oxford MFE vs. Northwestern MSMS vs. CBS MSAFA 3 3y
+9 Engineering to MSF 1 3y
+5 High schooler in need of guidance 1 3y
+9 Advice Needed: Double Major or Not 5 3y
+30 UGA Corsair Placements Summarized 6 3y
+8 International student: chance at Wharton? 1 3y
+13 Chance Me for Masters in Finance programs 3 3y
+29 Please Help Me Choose a University & Plan 11 3y
+6 Kelley on the come up? 20 3y
+4 Berkeley (CS) vs Georgetown (Finance) 3 3y
+14 Fordham versus UMD banking and overall experience 11 3y
+11 Which University Should I go for my Bachelors? 3 3y
+9 Berkeley IEOR vs USC Marshall vs UVA 2 3y
+11 Help for my Master's Degree Choice (HSG, ESCP, Frankfurt, USI) 14 3y
+3 Career advice for slightly unhinged incoming freshman at Berkeley 1 3y
+6 MBA Worth it? 1 3y
+27 Move into front office from Internal Audit (with CAIA/MBA?) 9 3y
+4 Undergrad College choice 2 3y
+16 USC Marshall vs WashU Olin vs Georgia Tech 7 3y
+15 Transferring to Arizona State as a Junior 13 3y
+9 Does pass/fail weaken transcript? 1 3y
+3 Kelly vs Rutgers vs Lehigh MBA 1 3y
+23 Europe Business School - BE BRUTALLY HONEST! 22 3y
+6 Which school is best for Investment Banking that I got into in NY or NC? 4 3y
+49 Dumb idea? Leave MF for a non H/S MBA? 19 3y
+8 LSE MSc Finance and Private Equity / HEC MSc International Finance / LBS MFA for recruiting to boutiques in London 20 3y
+13 Kelly vs Rutgers vs Warrington 4 3y
+9 Which Master is right for me? 1 3y

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