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from montreal to a career in Investment banking
Hello everybody I am kinda lost right now. I got accepted today into the University of Montreal (MSc in Computational and Mathematical Finance, starting this Fall). I have no work experience in Investment banking. I read that to get into that industry the best way is to get a Master's degree from...
Is it possible to break into investment banking with a MSc in Project management?
Hello everybody, I have a bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics and Econometrics (average 14.44 out of 20, which is a GPA of 3). This year I am going to complete my master's degree in Project Management( GPA of 3.7). Lately, I have been interested in Investment Banking. I have no prior experience...
I know what city I want to work in after graduation and beyond
Aloha Monkeys, I'm currently separating the military (think Air Force or Navy) to finish my degree at a traditional undergraduate institution (I will either be a Sophmore or Junior). I will either be attending UPenn (non-Wharton), Georgetown MSB, or Cornell AEM. I want to work in Boston and start my...
Where the Smart Money is Going: Elite Prep School College Matriculation II
Came across an older thread on WSO so thought I would do something similar for parents who are interested in where elite prep schools were sending their kids to college. Selected 13 well-known prep schools (incl. Andover, Exeter, Harvard-Westlake, Choate, St Paul's etc.) across the US and analysed...
How Ivies Brainwash HS Students Into College Zombies
Like Kyle Massey’s cancer, it's a hoax to believe the ONLY ticket to WS or any great business success is an Ivy degree. It seems that some monkeys out there have been brainwashed & zombified into thinking this way, thanks in part to their glaring brands, ominous prestige, and flawed rankings....
Advice for the Kid Accepted to all 8 Ivy League Schools
Good news for this kid, he got into ALL 8 Ivy League Schools. In the next month, Kwasi Enin must make a tough decision: Which of the eight Ivy League universities should he attend this fall? A first-generation American from Shirley, N.Y., the 17-year-old violist and aspiring physician applied to all...
Harvard, Ayn Rand, and the NCAA Basketball Tournament
Happy Sunday monkeys, I came across a couple of interesting articles over at Bloomberg, written by Jonathan Mahler, one of their sports columnists, that touch on some peculiar happenings during the recent NCAA tournament: Florida Gulf Coast University's historic win streak into the Sweet 16, and...
College Rankings, Do They Really Matter?
“ All hail the sacred written word on thy ranking of colleges and universities by thy great and all-knowing U.S News & World Report ! Exalted are they who decree those worthy institutions of thy greatest prospective students this land has to offer and cast mere mortals for those who failed...
What Do MBA Admissions & Trading Activity Have In Common?
Both of their activity has nearly evaporated? I don’t think that’s feasible for B-schools. They’re at multi-year lows? Only trading volumes are. The industries are downsizing? You’re thinking too far into the future. Okay, so this is a bit of an exaggerated comparison but both of their...
Ivy League Question
I am currently a MSc student at a European target and have the opportunity to go to either Harvard or Wharton next year for an exchange semester. It would be in the fall so I can theoretically participate in OCR . Which one of the two would be the better choice to secure a IB FT offer in the US? It...
Columbia School of General Studies - perception vs. reality?
Interested in any feedback from Columbia undergrads and alums - calling all CC/SEAS/ GS /Barnard/JTS - about the perception vs. the reality of the Columbia School of General Studies - good, bad, inconsequential... Somewhat interested in feedback from people who at least know such people... Not super...
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