What is your biggest challenge when it comes to progressing to the next role?

Lack of visibility within your team/bank
17% (1 vote)
Lack of connections and relationships
0% (0 votes)
Lack of understanding about what gets you promoted
50% (3 votes)
Lack of constructive and actionable feedback
33% (2 votes)
Total votes: 6

Columbia or LSE?

Columbia Dual BA
71% (17 votes)
LSE
29% (7 votes)
Total votes: 24

Is it ever worth sending follow up email asking for updates

Yes
50% (14 votes)
No
11% (3 votes)
Depends
39% (11 votes)
Total votes: 28

Which school?

UCLA
22% (2 votes)
UC Berkeley (non-Haas)
56% (5 votes)
USC (non-Marshall)
22% (2 votes)
Total votes: 9

Which One

Citi
62% (21 votes)
GS
38% (13 votes)
Total votes: 34

Which one?

Bocconi
36% (16 votes)
Stockholm School of Economics
23% (10 votes)
Norwegian School of Economics
2% (1 vote)
Unsure/See results
39% (17 votes)
Total votes: 44

PubFin or S&T

PF
33% (3 votes)
S&T
67% (6 votes)
Total votes: 9

Which?

Natwest SnT London
50% (7 votes)
JPM Singapore IB
50% (7 votes)
Total votes: 14

If you don't want to type out an answer, here's a poll:

Yes it will
67% (4 votes)
No it wont
33% (2 votes)
Total votes: 6

do i need to finish my BBA/BOA/BAA_

no
0% (0 votes)
Total votes: 0

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