Beard

Yes
54% (13 votes)
No
46% (11 votes)
Total votes: 24

?

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
30% (17 votes)
Go to RX advisory
70% (39 votes)
Total votes: 56

Which IB team is least supportive of PoC?

CIBC
9% (9 votes)
BMO
11% (12 votes)
TD
17% (18 votes)
Scotia
11% (12 votes)
National
14% (15 votes)
RBC
37% (39 votes)
Total votes: 105

Which one?

ESCP MiM
47% (16 votes)
ESSEC MiM
32% (11 votes)
Bocconi AFM
15% (5 votes)
Ms in Commodity Trading in Geneva
6% (2 votes)
Total votes: 34

Best MBA for non-finance MBA to break into buyside

Chicago Booth
34% (20 votes)
Columbia Business School
36% (21 votes)
See Results
29% (17 votes)
Total votes: 58

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