+6 Difference between UVA McIntire /Non-McIntire during second year 2 1y
+10 Post-MBA Associate Recruiting for Life Sciences IB – Bank Recommendations, Pay, and Culture 1 1y
+15 L Catterton Pre-MBA 1 1y
+31 UW-Madison v/s Warwick 45 1y
0 Top-tier University but non-finance degree? 1 1y
+1 Non Ivy League/HYPSM Tier List for IB 11 1y
+5 Is Westminster, Loughborough or Cass good for IB placement 12 1y
0 NYU Stern vs Georgetown 3 1y
+9 Should I just apply for a MS in California? 2 1y
+4 Non target course at Target uni? 1 1y
+14 UCL MSc Finance 4 1y
+10 EDHEC Corporate Finance - online programme - can you talk me out of it? 2 1y
+13 UT Austin Mccombs vs Umish Ross 6 1y
+3 MAFINRISK Bocconi vs MSc Finance Bocconi—Which one should I choose? How do their career opportunities compare? 2 1y
0 What are the best business clubs and social fraternities at Indiana University to break in to upper level finance? 3 1y
+24 Opinions? Cambridge REF Masters V.S. No Masters 5 1y
0 Master's Degree, Quantitative Finance and Risk Management Mafinrisk),Bocconi University - Placement?? 1 1y
+16 MBA TARGET SCHOOL TIER LIST FOR IB 7 1y
0 Does going to a feeder highschool help in college when recruiting? 1 1y
+12 MBA / Masters in Comp Sci Dual Degree 1 1y
0 CMC vs Columbia 3 1y
+7 is columbia worth EDing... 5 1y
+6 What Can I do with an MBA? 1 1y
+9 Got into Barnard, is it worth it 8 1y
+9 $40k for high school? 1 1y
+10 Chances of post-MBA finance / consulting after UK army officer? 1 1y
0 Durham or Manchester 1 1y
+13 GRE vs GMAT for incoming MBB 5 1y
+39 Columbia GS or state school? 9 1y
0 IB/VC/PE TARGET AND SEMI TARGET SCHOOLS IN CANADA 1 1y
0 Is a master's of real estate/MBA worth it if you are already working in real estate PE? 1 1y
+13 Undergraduate BOCCONI vs OTHER TARGET SCHOOLS 14 1y
+19 Chances at Landing Vanderbilt MSF? 17 1y
+25 Duke econ versus Chicago econ 24 1y
0 Stay or Transfer before Recruiting 1 1y
+3 Please should i delay grad or apply to MSF 1 1y
+21 UVA McIntire vs Baruch College- for IB  2 1y
+34 Breaking in Investment Banking from ESCP Business School 23 1y
+20 School Choice - UVA McIntire vs Barnard College- for IB 5 1y
0 i love columbia 4 1y
0 Middle Market IB - Post Associate exits 1 1y
0 Middle Market Post MBA Exit Opps 1 1y
+6 Advice on my college situation 3 1y
+6 MSF Duel Degree Program at UMiami 1 1y
+5 Best Universities for Real Estate in the World (EduRank) 6 1y
+9 Which uni degree should i choose to have a shot at IB but still have the chance to switch careers if AI ends up annihilating the finance sector? 13 1y
+8 Will I make it? 8 1y
0 What should I do starting my freshman year of college? 1 1y
+13 UIUC MSF to IB or Adjacent Role in Chicago 10 1y
+6 TCU vs SMU vs Villanova vs Syracuse vs USC (reach) vs BU vs Tulane 10 1y
+9 Will my 1.5yr gap in the undergrad affect my gradschool/summer app UK? 3 1y
+6 Business School or recruit for PE What are my realistic options 1 1y
0 Harvard Extension School or NYU? 1 1y
+8 ESCP bachelor: Advice on what to do 3 1y
+11 UChicago Booth vs Northwestern Kellogg for Tech IB and PM Recruiting 2 1y
+9 BA vs BSc at KCL (due to Semester Abroad) 1 1y
+3 GS Academies London - open to men? (no mention of women ONLY) 20 1y
+5 Stern Kids Get Hired, But Struggle to Get Promoted? Industry Truth or Myth? 2 1y
+6 GMAT or GRE for Target Masters 2 1y
+4 How do Canadian schools compare in hiring ? 3 1y
+29 LBS MFA NOW OR MIT MFin 1 gap year? 11 1y
+32 What's Recruiting like at Non-HYPSW Targets? 7 1y
+51 SAT/ACT Scores and where you are now 68 1y
+16 MSc Finance at Warwick or UCL? 6 1y
+19 Vanderbilt University 3 1y
0 First Watch -$350 Budget 1 1y
0 Any advice you would give a sophomore at a non-target school for IB? 1 1y
+15 MBA in Europe 14 1y
0 Finance or Comp Sci Major from Non Target 1 1y
+22 ESCP vs EUR 27 1y
+13 IU Kelley or Vanderbilt 2 1y
0 USC or Tulane Transfer 1 1y
+17 Talk me out of Oxford MBA 5 1y
+31 3.125 at NYC semi-target, what do I have going for me? 14 1y
+14 IB Analyst @ NYC EB.....but =(lateral from regional boutique + non-target school = clueless on exits) 6 1y
+9 Graduate Accounting 1 1y
0 Transferring schools -- what to do with previous network? 1 1y
+22 BBA Essec vs Bsc Finance: Data science at Exeter university 9 1y
0 Bristol Politics+Economics vs Econ+Finance 1 1y
+12 Internship between A Levels and Uni 5 1y
+18 University of Texas EMBA Value 2 1y
+5 UIUC Fall ’25 Intl Math→Math + CS (Business LLC) – IB Strategy? 4 1y
0 UT Austin Econ or A&M mays 1 1y
+1 SMU Cox Vs UMich LSA 4 1y
+25 Target School Tier List for Consulting - 2025 16 1y
+27 Duke MMS / USC MSF / Georgetown MSF which one to go for 11 1y
+6 2025 MSF/MiM programs to land a job in Finance/Consulting for international student 1 1y
0 SMU vs Wake Forest 1 1y
+3 How did Stern do this recruiting cycle? 5 1y
+17 LSE MSc International Political Economy 5 1y
0 IE vs. BI? 1 1y
+10 Interesting Insight from H/S/W MBA Info Session 3 1y
0 cc->IVY in 2 years or CC->mid tier school in one year 1 1y
+22 Business Administration vs Economics 14 1y
+13 Warwick PPE or UCL HPE? 5 1y
+12 Realistic MSc Finance Targets with 331 GRE (161V / 170Q) 3 1y
+95 Max Prestige W Aura Official 21st Century Everything Rankings 37 1y
0 City, University of London- Finance BSc or Economics BSc? 2 1y
+9 confused between Warwick and Ashoka 1 1y
+11 Post MBA chances of breaking into PE/Hybrid/SS 3 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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