+7 BOCCONI VS WARWICK VS SSE VS UCL VS BOCCONI HEC DP 4 1y
+2 KCL vs Cass 4 1y
+13 Northeastern University- London 3 1y
+18 Importance of Potential Double Major 10 1y
0 Del 1 1y
+51 UK /Aus/ China/ Malaysian uni for IB 34 1y
+118 Evercore Target Schools? 82 1y
+21 Is Erasmus Rotterdam University (EUR) Econometrics and Operations Reserach a good choice for me? 11 1y
0 How is Indiana University (non-Kelley major?) 4 1y
+74 Help me choose between Fordham (Gabelli)/UMD (Smith)/UMich (Ross)/random nontargets. 57 1y
+54 EMBA ROI 16 1y
+20 Would UK Recruitment Be Better with a GPA System Instead of Degree Classifications? 3 1y
+6 Non Target guy, wants to pursue smth at target 1 1y
+114 Target High School Rankings 75 1y
+4 Struggling on Series 66 Studying 10 1y
0 Recruiting for infra from MBA 4 1y
+9 MBA from real estate development 1 1y
+23 University choice for investment banking 9 1y
+19 Help me! College List for IB. 3 1y
0 Baruch MSF vs Georgetown MS Global Real Assets 1 1y
0 Bocconi VS RSM 4 1y
+6 Accuracy of this MBA ranking list for IB? 7 1y
+29 Ideal path to IB in US from a Canadian Target School 4 1y
+20 M7 Cost of MBAs (2025) 6 1y
+9 Would the University of Miami MSF Help Me Break into IB or Land a Big 4 TAS Role? 1 1y
+11 Should I do ANOTHER masters? 4 1y
0 Recruiting Timelines at Canadian Universities 1 1y
+108 Investment Banking Target School Rankings 63 1y
+12 I went into PE straight out of undergrad and now an A2. Is there any reason for me to every get an MBA? 4 1y
+9 Credit Analyst in LO AM or Private credit shops post MBA 1 1y
+9 UT Austin (mccombs) OR Cornell (Hotel School) 2 1y
+6 Warwick Vs Bocconi 6 1y
+6 Part Time MBA for Career Pivot (M7) 1 1y
0 Is Waterloo AFM worth it for an International Student 1 1y
+3 UVA or Umass Isenberg? 7 1y
+10 Help me choose my university 6 1y
+12 Any advice regarding Transferring colleges? Desperate for help. 4 1y
+14 Incoming freshman at George Washington University. Am I cooked? 5 1y
+30 Smart guys… how do I ace the SAT? 31 1y
+8 Advice to get into HBS/GSB 3 1y
+1 Military: Enlist or Officer for MBA? 1 1y
+9 Target School Student Athlete (sophomore) can't get a single interview – Any thoughts? 1 1y
+18 UMich Ross vs. Williams College 10 1y
+4 Does anyone else feel the licensing exams are unnecessarily meaningless, waste of time and difficult? 2 1y
+1 Incoming 1st year undergraduate 2 1y
+3 Bocconi reputation in India? 2 1y
+13 retaking A-levels after uni worth it? 6 1y
0 Should I apply to an MSF or an MBA in the future 2 1y
+10 Attending a Non-Target School is Paradise 0 1y
+9 Is my resume good for these schools? 1 1y
+7 Baruch for Grad School? 2 1y
+9 Help Me choose my university 3 1y
+126 IU Kelley has the Weirdest, most Egotistical Students 44 1y
+2 Importance of Masters (postgrad) for IB 2 1y
+29 Harvard vs Princeton for undergrad 20 1y
+25 BYU vs KCL 38 1y
+7 Imperial MSc I&WM Reputation? 8 1y
+9 MSF or ???? - Seeking advice 1 1y
+30 Advice on unis for MA Economics 13 1y
0 Bocconi for DACH/Amsterdam? 3 1y
0 Undergrad at HSG without speaking German? 2 1y
0 How fucked up am i? 0 1y
0 Warwick A&F or University of Toronto Rotman commerce 1 1y
+10 LSE MSc Econ vs. CBS MSc Finance for IB in London 4 1y
+11 Warwick MScFin vs Imperial MSc Finance and accounting 7 1y
+9 Bath vs Durham vs Cranfield Msc Finance 3 1y
+5 Post MBA offer as analyst not associate 7 1y
+13 WU Vienna a Target University for Investment Banking in Frankfurt/London in 2025? 3 1y
0 LSE MFin vs HEC MIF 3 1y
+42 UK University Finance Placement Rankings – Analyzing IB, PE, HF, HFT, and MBB Data (LSE, Oxbridge, Warwick, Semi-targets etc.) 10 1y
+10 Breaking into IB at 36 – Analyst or MBA Route? 1 1y
+19 Jobless HBS grads 8 1y
+6 Too late for target school engineer to break into 2026 IB SA? 1 1y
+9 MBA 1 1y
+2 Liberal Arts Colleges? 3 1y
+3 Masters in finance 5 1y
+14 Cornell becomes the biggest feeder to JPM NYC IBD 20 1y
+9 MBA tuition 1 1y
+12 Which one should i take ? 4 1y
+13 How good is my University List (UG)? 6 1y
+6 Is HHL Leipzig better than other German MiM schools? 3 1y
+10 RSM : Is this the right route? 2 1y
+12 Duke vs UChicago vs Cornell? 14 1y
+6 MBA/JD post grad? 1 1y
+17 UVA or UofSC Columbia business school? 8 1y
0 Masters programs for IB 1 1y
+3 UK Masters Programs with a 2.1 (65% - 67%) 1 1y
+12 LSE vs NUS 15 1y
+4 MFin Advice for 2026 11 1y
+6 FT MBA Graduate Assistantships - worth it? 3 1y
0 Communicating no MBA requirement to headhunters 1 1y
+54 Which college (non target) should I go to for a Quant position at a MMHF pod 38 1y
+40 Duke MMS vs Villanova MSF vs NYU MA Econ for breaking into IB 10 1y
0 Northeastern University- MS Finance 1 1y
+9 Best US Master's program for IB NYC? (MIT MFin vs Vanderbilt MSF) 1 1y
+22 BC MSF ($$) vs. Duke MMS ($$) vs. Vandy MSF 9 1y
+6 Incoming FT - Study for GMAT? 2 1y
+9 Competetive applicant for LSE, Oxbridge, or LBS Masters in Finance? 1 1y
0 Cornell Finance Club 4 1y
+36 I'm a junior in highschool, is this a good list of colleges to be applying to for investment banking? 40 1y

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