Beard

Yes
53% (10 votes)
No
47% (9 votes)
Total votes: 19

?

yes
20% (4 votes)
no
80% (16 votes)
Total votes: 20

Which brokerage will be best coming out of college

Leasing brokerage in LA
80% (4 votes)
IS at M&M in San Diego
20% (1 vote)
Total votes: 5

Distressed Buyside Equity Research or RX Consulting?

Distressed Buyside Equity Research
100% (3 votes)
Boutique RX consulting
0% (0 votes)
Total votes: 3

Should I do it?

yes go for it
100% (2 votes)
no but look for a better company and do it
0% (0 votes)
don't try it ever
0% (0 votes)
Total votes: 2

The Champion Is…

Harvard BA + Oxford DPhil
67% (6 votes)
Harvard BA + Oxford BA
33% (3 votes)
Total votes: 9

What to Do

Stay at Bank
32% (17 votes)
Go to RX advisory
68% (36 votes)
Total votes: 53

Which IB team is least supportive of PoC?

CIBC
9% (7 votes)
BMO
12% (9 votes)
TD
22% (17 votes)
Scotia
13% (10 votes)
National
12% (9 votes)
RBC
32% (24 votes)
Total votes: 76

Which one?

ESCP MiM
48% (15 votes)
ESSEC MiM
32% (10 votes)
Bocconi AFM
13% (4 votes)
Ms in Commodity Trading in Geneva
6% (2 votes)
Total votes: 31

Best MBA for non-finance MBA to break into buyside

Chicago Booth
40% (19 votes)
Columbia Business School
42% (20 votes)
See Results
19% (9 votes)
Total votes: 48

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