0 Stay in America or go to the UK for school 4 1y
0 Tools you've learned? 1 1y
+6 Does being in the Business school matter THAT much? 1 1y
+89 University of Miami (FL) MBA: The Rundown 11 1y
+39 Why Are Wharton / Penn People Insufferable to Network With? 18 1y
+24 deleted 18 1y
+7 Junior in High School worried about grades 2 1y
+16 MS Finance in the US - worth it? 12 1y
+13 MPhil Choice (oxford-cam-LSE) 17 1y
+20 Incoming Freshman at Target; Some Questions moving forward. 10 1y
0 Tell me about a time you tried to land a finance internship from a non-target school. 1 1y
0 CFA Feb 26 or May 26 1 1y
+15 NYU Gallatin of Individual Study - Good Enough for IB? 2 1y
+14 Architecture to Finance Pivot: Is an MSF + CFA L1 Enough for Entry Roles? 5 1y
0 interviewing investment bankers for my university thesis 1 1y
+6 Post MBA Job Search 1 1y
+3 Importance of GMAT Scores in MBA PE Recruiting 1 1y
+1 Bath university 2 1y
+3 Post-MBA recruiting [prior experience] 1 1y
+33 Going to Law School ruined my career - what now? 13 1y
+13 Stern vs Ross Undergrad for Banking and gunning for PE or HF 4 1y
+2 UK uni straight to PE 4 1y
+10 Post Grad Choice Situation 1 1y
+28 Imperial MSc Finance & LBS MFA 17 1y
0 Deferred MBA Programs. How do they work? 1 1y
+33 Penn, Harvard, Columbia, UVA, now Northwestern Presidents resign 30 1y
+22 MBA Decisons 16 1y
0 What should I double major in? 2 1y
0 Possible to recruit for Chi out of Penn vs NU uchicago ND etc? 2 1y
+1 Best Post-MBA Houston Groups 1 1y
+6 Tech to finance pivot stories 1 1y
0 MSF Georgetown College clubs 1 1y
+39 Average Ivy League Grad Is POOR?! 37 1y
0 UVA Business Clubs 2 1y
+6 Same storm, different boats ; What to do during university...Help! 1 1y
+6 Applying To Spring Weeks Before or After University Starts? 1 1y
0 Would you rather go to a semi target like BC or to a mid tier NESCAC like Hamilton for High finance recruiting 1 1y
0 Princeton and MIT Mfin 1 1y
+6 USC marshall ED chance me 3 1y
+21 Michigan Ross or UCLA 15 1y
+9 Will LSE or LBS Actually Place Me in London IB? (Indian, CFA L1, No Internships)” 4 1y
+7 Gap Year or non-oxbridge UNI 4 1y
+9 Monash vs. UWA for Business/Finance Careers in Hong Kong? 1 1y
+9 Median Profile for Deferred MBA (M7)? 1 1y
+28 Incoming Stanford undergrad freshmen looking for guidance 12 1y
0 Profile review and recommendations for Top Mfins 1 1y
+3 UK Unis 13 1y
0 Best way to study for the GMAT? 1 1y
+13 Del 10 1y
+6 GMAT vs GPA 1 1y
0 Re-Recruiting as MBA Associate 2 1y
0 Dreaming of London IB/PE: LSE MSc Fin vs LBS MFA (Indian Undergrad, No Exp) 1 1y
+11 Georgetown MSF (Pivoting from mfg engineering to finance advice) 4 1y
+5 GMAT vs. GRE for HSW 6 1y
0 High school sr advice 2 1y
+5 My chances for LBS MFA & other finance masters 6 1y
+16 Berkshire falling off 10 1y
+9 MSF Decision! Notre Dame MSF vs. UR MSF 4 1y
+6 6-8YOE at sub-scale SM LO going to MBA to change geos, but am i too old? 1 1y
+9 I feel like upenn is overrated for recruiting 12 1y
0 FSFM or WHU? 2 1y
+3 Del 2 1y
+9 Bocconi MSc Finance or..? 10 1y
+3 GMAT Prep Advice 2 1y
0 IB days at Bocconi 1 1y
+2 To Non DEIs from Target School: how did you make it out the trenches? 1 1y
+21 How important is major in the UK? 26 1y
+11 New York University Shanghai Campus 7 1y
+23 Does course at UK Unis even matter for IB placement anymore? 13 1y
+1 Penn PPE or Econ? 3 1y
0 Breaking in Post-MBA 1 1y
+6 Applying to Graduate Schemes as a MSc Student 2 1y
+80 Screwed up my A Levels, what courses can I go for to still make it in IB? 45 1y
+14 Uni choice for investment banking uk 26 1y
0 Just got a return offer from MBB. Should I study for the GMAT? 2 1y
+6 Importance of Grade for MSc Fin 1 1y
0 UBC Sauder VS Pitt business 2 1y
+9 Evaluating Hedge Fund / Asset Management Fit – MSF, MFE, Yale MMS AM, LSE MSc Finance Candidate (Macro + Behavioral) 1 1y
+9 Graduate School Application Advice w Low GPA (2.9) 1 1y
+16 Career advice - next move? 4 1y
+3 MSF Students 1 1y
+3 Opinions on Tulane's MME Program 1 1y
0 School Placement 1 1y
+14 Target/Semi Target Universities UK 30 1y
+9 What schools do I have the best chances of getting into a “target”/good school for finance? 2 1y
0 Take GMAT? 4 1y
0 Oxford MBA worth it for IB or PE? 4 1y
+6 Durham ECON or UCL History for IB? 6 1y
+9 Need advice! 1 1y
+21 IB Analyst at Regional Bank considering MBA ---> BB or Elite Boutique Associate. How far can I shoot? 1 1y
+23 Yale vs Caltech vs Berkeley M.E.T. - I'm so torn!!!! 11 1y
+152 ****REAL**** Target School Rankings 2025 65 1y
0 Rice or Emory Undergrad Business Program? 3 1y
0 Warwick History or Exeter PPE 1 1y
+5 Undergrad Unis for IB or Consulting 7 1y
+85 MSF Program Options – Viability for Breaking into IB 106 1y
+12 Northwestern vs UChicago 3 1y
+63 ACTUAL Target School Tier List 2024 61 1y
0 Evening MBA transition to IB 2 1y
+14 UVA McIntire vs. College 4 1y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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