+56 Cornell and Georgetown 8 10mo
+23 Rejected from NYU Stern... 16 10mo
+11 Notre Dame Mendoza v. Georgetown McDonough 5 10mo
+8 Turning School into Target 6 10mo
+15 Bocconi MSc Finance - Regular vs Global Experience Track? 5 10mo
+6 Deciding between Bayes, Leeds, CBS and UCD 1 10mo
+6 Does Georgetown's Msf Give Scholarships? 5 10mo
+39 Stern and Wharton for IB...a huge difference? 16 10mo
0 How can I get past a 3.4 first semester at an Ivy League after transferring with a 4.0 from a top 20 school 1 10mo
+35 Johns Hopkins vs Emory 28 10mo
+33 ESSEC MIF or Bocconi MSc Fin + full scholarship 10 10mo
+20 LSE MSc in Finance VS HEC International Finance 13 10mo
+7 Bocconi IM vs Bocconi AFM (former AFC) 4 10mo
0 MSF Rankings for IB/MBA 4 10mo
+7 Feeling lost after deferred from my ED school 2 10mo
+9 Current HS Senior help me pick out an ED2/review school list 3 10mo
0 Bachelors, Help me Choose: UW Madison or Northeastern 1 10mo
+6 LSE MSc Finance or MSc Finance & Private Equity 4 10mo
+10 Admissions to Top UK Masters: Does University Origin Matter? 4 10mo
0 Northwestern MiM 2 10mo
+23 Help me understand the MSF (As someone who mentors young applicants) 7 10mo
+20 Which MSF makes most sense for me? 7 10mo
0 Chances for LSE Msc Finance 1 10mo
+9 MSF to IB timing confusion and potential programs 1 10mo
+1 Oxford MFE vs LBS MFA ... + my next steps 3 10mo
0 Those now farther out of school, how much did chasing prestige actually get you? 1 10mo
+14 MSF Rankings 2026 16 10mo
+9 Breaking into CRE PE Without Target School or IB 1 10mo
0 Sciences Po 3 10mo
+9 MBA: Johnson ($$$) vs. Darden ($$) for IB 2 10mo
0 Recruiting at HBS as a former quant 1 10mo
+10 LBS MiM (52k GBP) vs. Bayes MSc Finance (Free Tuition) 4 10mo
+9 Grad School or Thug it out ? 3 10mo
+67 IU Kelley v. Purdue Daniels 37 10mo
0 Why did marketing work better before social media? 1 10mo
+6 is IU Kelley worth it? 7 10mo
0 MSc Durham vs Bath 1 10mo
+4 How does MSF recruiting work? 8 10mo
+3 LSE MSc Accounting and Finance vs UCL MSc Finance 1 10mo
+3 Best Master courses in NL 7 10mo
+5 Target College Tier List by ChatGPT 4 10mo
+67 Career switch from journalism to finance...how to go about? 16 10mo
+16 HEC vs ESSEC vs ESCP 7 10mo
+12 Should I choose RSM over UK universities? 3 10mo
+6 Emory Business vs Cornell ILR 2 10mo
+13 Int'l Student seeking advice: Durham vs Warwick vs Loughborough 7 10mo
0 My parent attended a T10 school (Northwestern, Columbia, Duke). I attend a public school (UCLA, UVA, UNC). Can I network with my mom's T10 grads 1 10mo
+17 UCSB vs. Wisconsin vs. Georgia Tech for undergrad 3 10mo
+37 Vanderbilt MSF - In Hindsight 25 10mo
+17 Targets schools for Paris 22 10mo
+23 ESSEC (Master Finance) vs Imperial (Master Finance & Accounting) 5 10mo
+16 College decisions 9 10mo
+25 Georgetown MSF - Legit? (2024 update) 18 10mo
+20 MSF Degrees in the United States 20 10mo
+15 Georgetown MSF Legit? 9 10mo
+15 Which MS program should I accept? (Duke, Georgetown, Fordham) 3 10mo
+25 MSF Program to IB from Non Target School 9 10mo
+29 Is Georgetown really a target?? 14 10mo
+17 Georgetown MSF --> M7? 8 10mo
+12 PWM -> MSF->S&T 5 10mo
+12 MSF Advice 2 10mo
0 MSF Pick 2025 2 10mo
+3 Vandy MSF vs Duke MMS 6 10mo
0 Vandy MSF sexist? 3 10mo
+15 UT Austin McCombs Master in Finance - reviews? 8 10mo
+12 Breaking into Asset Management in Europe 2 10mo
+4 UCL MSc Strategic Accounting and Finance masters - worth it? 6 10mo
+6 Bocconi MIF vs SDA Bocconi MCF 7 10mo
+12 PLS HELP - Booth vs Yale SOM vs Job 27 10mo
+12 U Chicago Msf (Booth, new program) - worth it? 2 10mo
+8 Help! Berkeley Econ (non-haas) vs Johns Hopkins Econ for undergrad 17 10mo
+9 Exchange help - USC or Cornell? 4 10mo
0 Which uni to choose for banking 1 10mo
+12 Post-MBA IB to PC or Secondaries do-able? 1 10mo
+15 Should I move to Italy? 6 10mo
+1 Target Universities in Italy 4 10mo
+6 Msc for Corporate Banking 3 11mo
+4 UT Austin? 5 11mo
+9 ED2 Choice 2 11mo
+10 Bsc Econ vs Finance UK 11 11mo
+17 ESADE MFin vs Warwick MFin 5 11mo
+19 MSU Broad (IS) vs. IU Kelley (OOS) vs. UofM Economics (IS) 6 11mo
+15 Curious about the Reputation of Michigan State University (MSU) 2 11mo
+21 After Msc Finance 5 11mo
+1 How to get into top mba 2 11mo
+6 GMAT vs GRE for Houston post-mba investment banking recruiting 2 11mo
+12 LBS MFA thoughts for 2026 intake? 4 11mo
+24 HEC vs LBS vs LSE 10 11mo
+1 Sneaky Top Collegiate Student Org? 3 11mo
+9 MBA, think of entering in private equity from a top business school. Have a sleeping disorder though. 1 11mo
+11 How does school recruiting team work? And also one call policy? 3 11mo
+6 Penn State Student (4.0 hs and college gpa so far and 36 ACT) Wanting to Transfer 5 11mo
+8 MBA still worth in 2025 and on? 3 11mo
+3 Harris Williams MBA Stub Bonus 3 11mo
+9 UVA McIntire MS Commerce (Finance Track) 3 11mo
+21 Masters for IB Recruit in the States as a Foreigner 6 11mo
+19 (Both offer received) London Business School MiF vs Cambridge MFin 5 11mo
0 LBS MFA Placements 1 11mo
+2 Planning to study in France for masters. Need guidance.....!! 3 11mo
+10 Vandy MSF for buyside or Yale MMS (Asset Management Masters) 6 11mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • 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

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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