+164 How do international students do it? 44 4y
+6 How much money did you have before going to get your MBA 3 4y
+17 NYU Economics versus Fordham Business? 4 4y
+70 GMAT 660, retake? Killed verbal, got killed by quant 25 4y
+15 Difference between a 720 and a 750+ GMAT 26 4y
+29 LSE or Bocconi 30 4y
+23 Have I made a mistake in choosing the Carlson school of management at Minnesota over the Wisconsin school of business at UW-Madison? (undergraduate finance major) 17 4y
+22 Most likely will not get a bachelors from a target school is there still hope? 6 4y
+18 Ohio State vs. Vanderbilt Undergrad 17 4y
+1 How well do Penn State, Rutgers, Wisconsin place really 8 4y
+17 Please help me rank my college list and possibly remove some schools that don't make sense financially and in terms of recruiting. 9 4y
+15 Exchange Program: UK or Australia? 7 4y
+6 How is a post-MBA career in consulting (MBB or T2) 2 4y
+12 Michigan Ross vs. USC Marshall vs. UVA McIntire 5 4y
+19 Dilemma 15 4y
+16 What is Networking??? 4 4y
+6 Transfer after 2nd year 6 4y
+20 MSc for Quant Finance 7 4y
+3 CPA Credit Requirements 1 4y
+4 Undergraduate Decision 5 4y
+5 Law Degree for M&A 1 4y
+2 Trinity College Dublin or University College Dublin for MSc Management 1 4y
+16 Math undergrad vs Computer science 10 4y
+11 Which School To Choose? 12 4y
+10 VU Amsterdam or Groningen University (BSc Economics) for Corporate Finance? 14 4y
+5 BC vs UVA 16 4y
+3 ND or UVA 7 4y
+6 Strategy Consulting FT Roles after MBA without being a Summer Associate 1 4y
+6 Strategy Consulting FT Roles after MBA without Summer Internship 1 4y
+5 UVA, Georgetown, BC 7 4y
+10 NYC HLRX SA2022 Class Size/School 9 4y
+53 Wharton is King 41 4y
+12 Construction/Real Estate Strategy Consulting Roles 1 4y
+9 MSF program Choice and deferred MBA pre 2 4y
+9 Does your major matter if you're at a target? 2 4y
+16 Advice on Getting into a Target School 9 4y
+3 Haas UG shifts to 4 year program — thoughts? 1 4y
+7 MSc Marketing at HSG or MSc Finance at RSM 1 4y
+3 ESADE 1 4y
+6 Is it worth it to study finance in college? 1 4y
+3 Bachelor degree in business administration 1 4y
+3 mechatronics colleges in india 1 4y
+9 Kellogg vs Columbia, which M7 to choose? 2 4y
+4 Should I choose school prestige over curriculum when choosing a Master's Program? 2 4y
+10 (includes TLDR) MBA vs non-business Masters for my situation (consulting, IBD, software engineering) Careers/Post Grad 4 4y
+11 Profile Evaluation LBS, HEC, LSE, Bocconi, ESADE? 20 4y
+3 Best Grad Schools/Masters for Quant 1 4y
+10 Best choice from these unis? 14 4y
+9 Transfer Decision Help 12 4y
+6 I Just Graduated With An MBA And Going Into Tech? Is Pursuing A IB Associate Role A Dead Opp? 1 4y
+6 I just graduated with an MBA and going into Tech? Is pursuing a IB associate role a dead opp? 1 4y
+6 MBA Purely for networking 1 4y
+57 IU Kelley Investment Banking Workshop admission questions 26 4y
+6 MS in Finance at McCombs 1 4y
+5 Linkedin networking event 1 4y
+18 Economics degree. Is it a good choice? 4 4y
+5 Semi Target Difference? 2 4y
+6 Graduate school and Investment Banking in USA 1 4y
+32 Harvard vs Oxford (Undergrad) Would love to hear your advice! 47 4y
+4 UMich (Ross) or Emory 5 4y
+6 Delete 1 4y
+12 Applying to ER after school. Minimal experience 1 4y
+18 Worst CV which managed to break into IB at a BB 8 4y
+9 Northwestern vs Vanderbilt for IB (undergrad) 4 4y
+14 Rising senior in high school - what can i do to break into IB? 10 4y
+16 Vanderbilt vs. UMich (non-Ross) for PE 10 4y
+20 Boston College (Carroll) vs. Notre Dame (Mendoza) 13 4y
+15 Apply for Msc or wait another year 4 4y
+6 Target Day School DEFINITIVE Tier List 4 4y
+5 Is it worth it? 5 4y
+4 Why the obsession with whether we technically enter a recession or not 1 4y
+10 Scholarship LSE or LSB 1 4y
+38 MIT MSRED Vs Top MBA for RE investor / REPE 10 4y
+7 Firm -> Bschool Pipelines? 7 4y
+12 Law School for a decent career? 0 4y
+1 Should I go for an MBA? 2 4y
0 Where is the value brining in a MBA/MRED? 0 4y
+9 Software Engineers v Management Consultants 6 4y
+10 Help me decide? UT Econ vs Tulane Finance 17 4y
+34 Why School Prestige Is Important 20 4y
+9 MS Finance for a Non-Business major(Lawyer) - Profile Evaluation 0 4y
+5 CFA® Level 1 Study 8 4y
+9 Success as a new post-MBA VP? 0 4y
+3 Schools Similar to Williams 9 4y
+18 IE vs ESADE MiF 18 4y
+4 Non target MBA first cohort of COVID Graduate looking for a second chance to enter IB 1 4y
+43 Is IU as good of as a undegrad school for Finance, or should I just go to Bentley 31 4y
+13 Is an MBA needed to go from commercial banking to IB? 4 4y
+3 Masters of Science in Finance program recs? (U.S.) 1 4y
+9 Comparing MBA with non-business Masters 1 4y
+21 Career Change and MBA Timing 1 4y
+24 Opportunities after MFin/MiM in Europe? 17 4y
+12 WHU Master in Finance 21 4y
+9 How to be a trader in EU/LD/HK through a EU B School? 1 4y
+3 Programs recommendations for Master's of Science in Finance? 2 4y
+23 I am an incoming M7 MBA candidate with 5 years work experience in "lower tier" banks hoping to break into bulge brackets. Will banks consider my deal experience and give me higher pay and/or more responsibilities? 11 4y
+3 Getting a master in finance in Europe and landing a job in IB at Wall street 2 4y
+12 Q&A: Started a small biz with life savings at 25, retired at 32. No formal finance background, university prestige, i-banking etc. 0 4y
+21 Target Boarding School DEFINITIVE Tier list 29 4y
+6 Looking to Transfer into my Soph/Junior year from a CC 1 4y

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