Beard

Yes
55% (12 votes)
No
45% (10 votes)
Total votes: 22

?

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
31% (17 votes)
Go to RX advisory
69% (38 votes)
Total votes: 55

Which IB team is least supportive of PoC?

CIBC
9% (9 votes)
BMO
11% (11 votes)
TD
19% (18 votes)
Scotia
11% (11 votes)
National
14% (13 votes)
RBC
35% (34 votes)
Total votes: 96

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
37% (19 votes)
Columbia Business School
40% (21 votes)
See Results
23% (12 votes)
Total votes: 52

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