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+12 Post-MBA Prospects - Rotational Programs? 1 1y
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+5 Transfer: Columbia vs Northwestern vs Top State School 4 1y
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+14 worth to delay grad? 5 1y
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0 Does the uni even matter? 1 1y
+3 UMich Ross vs Georgetown 4 1y
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+9 F-1 OPT → Green Card (without H-1B): What I’ve learned 1 1y
+6 Lateral vs. MBA 2 1y
+20 Best Choice for IB/M&A in London – RSM vs. VU vs. Tilburg 15 1y
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+9 LBS MFA vs LBS MBA: Analyst vs Associate Role in UK Investment Banking with 2 Work Experience Scenarios 4 1y
+17 Why isn't Durham seen as a target school? 3 1y
+154 Columbia vs. UChicago cannot decide. 82 1y
+3 Got into UVA transfer 5 1y
+70 Advice for a Sad, Nostalgic Graduating College Senior 14 1y
0 NYC 2026 0 1y
+9 MSc Finance at St Andrew's: Worth it? 1 1y
+1 Columbia or Brown Undergrad? 4 1y
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+9 Quant to MBA? 1 1y
0 Masters or bachelor for quicker employment 3 1y
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+6 Berkeley vs UCLA 6 1y
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+7 2025 MSF Rankings 4 1y
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+6 Got into Georgetown to do my masters, what now? 1 1y
+20 LBS / HEC / LSE / Oxford 24 1y
+11 Master at Erasmus School of Economics or semi-target in the UK? 4 1y
0 Cornell ILR vs Hotel School vs CAS econ for IB 1 1y
+1 Duke vs Dartmouth Transfer for MBB (NYC) 9 1y
0 American Century Investments Early Insights Program Thoughts? 0 1y
+30 T25 --> T10 38 1y
+24 ITAM vs Tec de Monterrey (CSF), advice from NYC finance professionals? 12 1y
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+9 bocconi placement 5 1y
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+11 Bocconi EMIT vs. ESADE (digital business + cems) vs. ESCP MiM 9 1y
+9 Clarification on Degree Length and springs/summers 1 1y
+8 Rutgers vs. NYU? 3 1y
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+6 Will working in the restaurant industry hurt my chances of getting an MBA? 1 1y
0 Thoughts on Investment Banking recruiting for NYC from Babson College 2 1y
0 Ib pathway 2 1y
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+9 Masters in finance 3 1y
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+10 Rockpoint Interviews 10 1y
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+10 MiF vs MiM 3 1y
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+10 MBA IB Recruiting With Significant M&A Experience 2 1y
+16 Spring week advice 9 1y
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+21 HEC and Bocconi Undergrad 10 1y
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+16 UChicago to Stern Transfer 8 1y
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