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+5 OSU OR INDIANA UNIVERSITY 6 1y
+19 London Comp so low 18 1y
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+13 Unsure about my capabilities. What should I aim for? 4 1y
+12 Target vs. Semi-Target — Does It Still Matter After IB? 13 1y
+12 Blackstone Weird TargetSchool List 8 1y
+7 Is a target school needed to be a Quant? 3 1y
0 How much (hourly) would you pay for SAT/ACT/GMAT prep from a perfect or 99th percentile scorer? 2 1y
0 Chinese english taught degree for HK finance 1 1y
+19 Is LSE worth it for internationals? 39 1y
+21 NYU MSA OR Georgetown MSF? 17 1y
0 Economics and management at Warwick for IB? 2 1y
+9 Oxford Masters in Financial Economics 6 1y
+33 Comprehensive guide of studies in France 18 1y
+23 IU Kelley Vs Wharton Undergrad 9 1y
0 2024/25 MBA grads, how has PE recruiting gone? 3 1y
+25 Duke vs Georgetown 47 1y
+25 MSF to break in? 11 1y
+2 Emory -> Mid/Top Targets (EB) Transfer: Worth? 3 1y
+10 IB Recruiting – School Prestige Less Relevant at Screening, More at Interviews? 1 1y
+13 Post MBA (INSEAD/LBS) career opportunities 5 1y
+9 Elliott vs. Harvard Business School 1 1y
+16 Is MSF right for me? 20 1y
+21 incoming freshman at hypsm – ib 4yr plan / general advice? 9 1y
+2 100% ACCURATE TARGET SCHOOL RANKING BY CHATGPT 3 1y
+13 Best Target Schools for Private Equity Placement 8 1y
+23 Booth vs kellogg vs Columbia 12 1y
+10 From MM to BB/EB? Transfer schools? 3 1y
+6 Morgan Stanley Pre-MBA Insights vs. Summer Internship Recruiting 1 1y
+17 Georgetown MSF? 20 1y
0 Networking with UG alumni as a MBA - yes or no? 1 1y
+27 ! Australian Student looking to do Exchange to get into IB in New York - Would Stoney Brook Uni or Berkeley CA Be Better? 27 1y
+8 Is it worth it to transfer from a non target to a semitarget/target school even if I kill it at the non target? 3 1y
+17 MBA Admission Consultants for Top 3 MBA? 18 1y
+1 MiM IE vs Master in Business w/ Major in Finance BI 2 1y
+9 Is a Distance MBA or BBA Worth It in 2025? Let's Discuss! 1 1y
+8 U Chicago Booth MiF 6 1y
+3 MSF to IB Applications 2 1y
0 What's the best option 2 1y
+10 Is an Executive MBA Worth It for Working Professionals? 2 1y
+7 Georgetown Placement Question 11 1y
+12 Chance of H/W/S MBA? 4 1y
+20 Incoming MSF Recruiting for FT 26 8 1y
+9 Got into Wharton/HBS for Deferred MBA. Need Financial Aid advice 1 1y
0 MSc Finance at Bath or MSc Business & Finance at Warwick 1 1y
+14 non-US MBAs 4 1y
+13 Please Help Me Decide~ UT (McCombs) vs Cornell 3 1y
+30 Post MBA IBD Recruitment from LBS 22 1y
+6 INTERNATIONAL SENIOR AT AN SEMI-TARGET U.S. SCHOOL LOOKING FOR WEALTH / ASSET MANAGEMENT U.S. FULL TIME POSITIONS 1 1y
+9 Breaking in for MBA Internship Post-MBA 1 1y
+24 Target School Rankings 2025-2026 27 1y
0 2025 Target School Tier List 13 1y
+21 Is France uniquely obsessed with university pedigrees, or is it the case worldwide ? 13 1y
+106 UVA ($) vs Berkeley Haas ($$) vs Northwestern ($$$$$) 27 1y
+12 Is transferring from a lower semi-targethttps://www.wallstreetoasis.com/user/1337382 SEC state school to a Target School worth it? 5 1y
+4 Chances at HEC/LBS/LSE 12 1y
+13 Is NYU Stern Undergrad Worth the Price Tag? 15 1y
+9 Seeking advice on transferring from finance to econ, despite finance aspirations 1 1y
+18 SMU Cox vs UT Austin Econ for UG 4 1y
+49 Worth Transferring out of Amherst/Williams College? 31 1y
+3 Cornell, Amherst, or Brown? 12 1y
0 A&M Mays or UT Econ 1 1y
+18 How Screwed am I? - Need Advice on MiF Programs for Career Switchers into SnT/IB 7 1y
0 1 year MBA 1 1y
+12 Law School vs MBA 1 1y
+4 UCL or Cornell 4 1y
+9 What do I do? 2 1y
0 RUTGERS OR NYU STEM 4 1y
+7 IU Kelley vs Vanderbilt 2 1y
0 HEC Paris MIF vs LBS MFA vs Oxford Said MSc FE: Which one is best? 3 1y
0 MSc finance 1 1y
0 How much of a target will UVA CAS be from now on 1 1y
+17 Berkeley vs UMich vs Georgetown 9 1y
+9 BSc in CS -> Imperial MFinTech degree for Risk Management/Data/Analyst 3 1y
+23 Berkeley Haas for investment banking 16 1y
+12 Incoming MiM (EU) IB recruiting timeline 1 1y
0 Imperial vs. LSE MSc Finance – Which One is Better? 2 1y
0 Best undergrad schools for VC? 2 1y
+9 Cornell MPS in management or Kelly MSF for someone who has a undergrad in accounting but wants to work in FDD and eventually management consulting 1 1y
+73 Why INSEAD's MBA places so bad in banking? 28 1y
+16 Business School Dilemma MSc Fin 9 1y
+11 RX IB Seniors: What Do You Think of Law School? 4 1y
+9 Which master's for a CS undergrad wanting to break into finance? 2 1y
0 How does being a part time student look? 1 1y
+12 Post-MBA Prospects - Rotational Programs? 1 1y
0 Should I choose an unrelated degree from a target university or an economics degree from a low semi target? My goal in IB 2 1y
+5 Transfer: Columbia vs Northwestern vs Top State School 4 1y
+7 Non target undergrad to target masters to IB? 3 1y
+14 worth to delay grad? 5 1y
+2 Is There A Correlation Between Intelligence or Target School and Top Bucket in IB? 3 1y
+16 LSE (£150000) or HKU (£30000)? No loans. 16 1y
+6 How screwed am I at UMBC in FIEC for High Finance and MBB Consulting? Should I try to transfer to UMD Smith? 1 1y
0 Does the uni even matter? 1 1y
+3 UMich Ross vs Georgetown 4 1y
+6 IB Entrance from non-target / semi-target school 1 1y
+9 F-1 OPT → Green Card (without H-1B): What I’ve learned 1 1y
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+6 Which masters to choose? 2 1y

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  • 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

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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