+3 School Choice 1 4y
+6 Tech vs Finance for M7 1 4y
+6 Quant degree vs Business degree 1 4y
+9 IBD Post MBA Associate - Too Old? Advice please 4 4y
+12 Stanford vs Wharton Undergrad 12 4y
+6 NYU MA in Economics vs. Johns Hopkins MS in Applied Economics 6 4y
+1 Jobs that pay north of $115k after MBA + bonus 1 4y
+12 Boston University 1 4y
+10 UT Business Honors vs Rice business undergrad , or maybe UCLA, UVA 1 4y
+10 Carlson school of management Undergrad 1 4y
+5 Advice for 19 y/o in Non-Target 1 4y
+1 College junior year transfer 2 4y
0 Yale moves to M7? Goodbye CBS 13 4y
0 Which Combination for B school? 1 4y
+15 Texas A&M, Penn State, or IU 3 4y
+11 Texas A&M, Penn State, or IU 1 4y
+9 CFA® for Structured Finance 2 4y
+10 Breaking into Finance - First Year Student 1 4y
+15 Path to immigrate my 15-year-old son to UK or US via banking occupation 2 4y
+6 Choosing Undergrad Program for IB/Consulting (Emory, Tufts, Columbia, Hamilton etc.) 2 4y
+5 Uk University 6 4y
+6 Chances at Top MFin - profile review 1 4y
+7 Need Help With College Decisions and IB Advice 1 4y
+9 High School Senior- What would you do differently if you had to do it all again? 1 4y
+6 Help me choose what university to go to 6 4y
0 MFs MBA Sponsor 1 4y
+17 MBA Guidance (UK) 2 4y
+42 Law School to IB Advice? 13 4y
+17 Is Cornell or Northwestern undergrad better for IB? 9 4y
+3 Advice on choosing an Undergrad BBA - IU Kelley, UMN-TC Carlson, or UW-Madison WSB 4 4y
+18 How many Job Switches Prior to MBA are too much? 1 4y
+6 Diversity Recruiting - pre-MBA investment banking 1 4y
+19 USC Economics major + minor from Marshall for IB etc? 13 4y
+14 Yale Economics + Data Science or Columbia Financial Engineering 30 4y
+6 Boutique/MM banks sponsoring visas for international MBA grads at analyst/associate roles 0 4y
+9 Visa sponsorship for international MBA grads at boutique/MM banks for analyst/associate role 0 4y
+6 Visa Sponsorship for incoming international IB analyst/associate at a boutique/MM post MBA 0 4y
+32 Ivey vs Warwick 27 4y
+11 College Choices 2 4y
+12 Oxford University or US Ivy Colleges 6 4y
0 Help me decide a school! 1 4y
+9 Concordia (JMSB) MBA or Baruch MS Finance 1 4y
0 UG Caroll/Marshall/Kelley/Georgetown 1 4y
0 Bocconi exchange hardos 3 4y
+11 Possible to go from a non-target (Colby/Bates/Middlebury) as international to IB/Consulting? 3 4y
+108 Canadian vs USA vs International unis 56 4y
+14 Duke vs UNC 3 4y
+3 Thoughts on Boston College? 1 4y
+7 Need help picking a college 3 4y
+1 HELP - Undergrad College Choices 1 4y
+28 How is the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis? 10 4y
+153 Cornell Dyson vs. Dartmouth for Undergrad 55 4y
+13 Potential Duke vs UNC Final Four Rematch? 3 4y
+18 120K in loans for Columbia Undergrad? 12 4y
+27 IU Kelley vs Boston College (Carroll) 19 4y
0 BC Carrol School of Management VS IU Kelley undergrad for IB 1 4y
+9 What is the best university for investment banking? 1 4y
+6 Justifying an NYU Stern tuition without IB 1 4y
+3 Delete 1 4y
0 Bocconi Masters '24 GroupChat 1 4y
+9 Please rank - UMich LSA, BU Questrom, IU Kelley, NEU D'amore-mckim 8 4y
+12 Which schools to attend? 1 4y
+9 Can I major in political science and still do investment banking? 1 4y
+17 Major Decision 12 4y
+9 Should I build my dad's dream car or go for an MBA? 1 4y
+3 Picking classes to break into High Finance 3 4y
+17 Michigan LSA, uMiami, Fordham, Penn State, uConn for Investment Banking 3 4y
+14 High school senior wants to do ib 22 4y
+12 Major/Minor for IB 2 4y
+3 MBA Aspirant 1 4y
+8 Imperial MSc Finance And Accounting Vs UCL MSc Finance 6 4y
+9 Should I go to Grad School? 1 4y
+12 IB at Boston University in 2022 1 4y
+3 Exchange Semester MSc 1 4y
0 Any thoughts on HBS's yield drop (82%) vs GSBs yield increase (94%) 2 4y
+12 UT Austin McCombs + US Air Force 2 4y
+6 Politics Degree for IB? 1 4y
+9 For MBA and breaking into IBD: PM or Compliance 4 4y
+14 Kelley or Community College? 12 4y
+15 IU Kelley Investment Banking Workshop advice 7 4y
+6 Besides getting your first job, how does the brand name of your alma mater help? 1 4y
+12 WashU Olin 3 4y
+3 Non Target - <MSF? 1 4y
+17 Advise For A Non-Target School Student 3 4y
+6 Anyone got into Bocconi University (Bachelor)? 2 4y
+9 Fordham Gabelli Lincoln Center vs University of Florida 4 4y
+18 McGill or Binghamton 6 4y
+9 Former Drop Out Needs Advice 2 4y
+9 How should I approach this? 2 4y
+3 How can I get into get into a top masters programme? 1 4y
+16 Online MBA career pivot options 7 4y
+46 professional mentor and alum. trying to discourage me from applying to NYU MSRE?? 14 4y
+300 Canadian Target Schools Ranked By Detailed Global Placement Data 127 4y
+3 Online MBA career pivot 1 4y
+2 Opinions on SSE’s MSc? Important! 6 4y
+4 How did you keep track of applications and coffee chats during recruiting? 3 4y
+24 Rejected from all schools but one... 10 4y
+17 Columbia SPS Applied Analytics vs. Ross MBA vs. UNC MBA vs. USC MBA 4 4y
+7 Bocconi or Rotman Commerce (UNDERGRAD) 5 4y
+9 My March (target school) Madness Bracket 1 4y

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