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+66 Modern Alternatives to MBA 17 2y
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+3 University Choice 10 2y
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0 Help me pick a college. 1 2y
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+1 Mcgill finance vs UdeM Law 1 2y
0 What are the chances 3 2y
0 Would transferring to UVA Mcintire after two semester at CC give me shoot at IB? 1 2y
+17 Oxford-Emory or UC Berkeley 15 2y
+6 USC Marshall vs Emory Goizueta 1 2y
+12 Non-MBA Career Pivot into Investment Banking - Seeking Advice and Success Stories 1 2y
+19 Freshmen Year Transfer Advice! (Please Answer) 🙏 8 2y
+9 Highschool Senior Majoring in Finance Debaiting weather Marquette or University of Minnesota Twin Cities 3 2y
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0 Best School 1 2y
+4 Undergrad Importance 4 2y
+8 ESCP, City, University of London, WHU, St. Gallen 5 2y
+11 What changes do I have at getting in? 2 2y
0 Full-Time MBA in Finance 1 2y
+4 Best School 4 2y
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+4 UVA vs Emory for IB, PE, and Consulting 7 2y
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+13 UVA McIntire vs. Cal Haas as a transfer student 18 2y
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+20 Marshall vs Ross Undergrad 10 2y
0 Harvard Dual Degree 1 2y
+10 MFin vs M7 MBA as an International - For IB and beyond 1 2y
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+5 4 Series Exams in 90 days 3 2y
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0 Emory Goizueta vs USC Marshall 1 2y
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+3 MSF | Is Vanderbilt and similar schools a good step? 5 2y
+9 Emory or UF? 2 2y
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+19 UChicago vs Georgetown vs Dartmouth vs UC Berkeley 14 2y
0 Help me pick my undergrad school - interested in management consulting, VC, finance and IB, but too early to know for sure 1 2y
+6 Choosing Undergrad as a HS Senior 2 2y
+23 Bowdoin or Emory? 10 2y
0 Any 'pre-med / med school dropout' users here that now work in Finance / Strategy roles? 1 2y
+18 Updated 2024 Consensus On Target Schools 10 2y
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0 MIT Vs Penn LSM 1 2y
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+5 Columbia vs USC Marshall vs UMich Ross 3 2y
+14 Columbia Dual BA @ Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) or UCLA for Investment Banking/Finance 5 2y
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0 UVA vs WashU StL vs Rice for college 1 2y
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+1 Help Choose Undergrad 2 2y
+16 Manchester vs Exeter vs Loughborough vs Bayes/Cass ? 9 2y
+17 MSc Finance at Uni of Edinburgh vs Bayes (Cass) 5 2y
0 UCL History Politics Economics 2 2y
+13 What School Would You Recommend For Me? (Investment Banking) 3 2y
+19 Columbia Dual BA vs UCLA 4 2y
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+32 What is the reputation of University of Miami on the street? 14 2y
+9 UIUC Gies v. Indiana Kelley v. Northeastern D'Amore McKim v. SMU Cox for Finance Undergrad 1 2y
+8 High School Asset Management Internship 1 2y
+9 Is it even worth it? 1 2y
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+3 CMU Tepper vs UC Berkeley Letter and Science for quant (undergrad) 1 2y
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