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Undergrad Biz/Tech - Georgia Tech, Michigan, Notre Dame
We live in GA. My daughter has been a business lead on her Robotics team for most of HS. She has applied to a variety of biz schools but “right now” wants a strong business school, preferably with a tech angle. For Early, she has schools such as Georgia Tech (probably first choice), Michigan...
General Management Bachelor for a Career in IB
I am in my final year of high school and currently considering my study options. I want to pursue a career in IB here in Egypt or abroad, if I get the chance. The best program for this type of career is the AUC’s Business Administration but it’s so expensive. I am currently considering the GUC...
I want to become a quantitative financial analyst -- help me decide my majors
I have recently decided that I want to become a quantitative financial analyst after I finish my education. I was originally planning to double major in math and finance, along with a minor in computer science. However, I learned that a math-finance double major is next to impossible at my school...
Hedge fund summer intern
Thanks to everybody for your responses. I've edited/taken down the info from the post because I learned what I wanted to learn about this kind of opportunity.
What can a non-finance major expect in an Asset Management Interview?
Hey Everyone, I am a senior at Michigan from a software engineering background with no finance experience. I applied to an AM FT opportunity because I thought it sounded interesting and FO high finance is something I always wanted to look into, but I thought my GPA was much too low (sub 3.0). I got...
Great first FT jobs besides IB?
It seems like IB is the gold standard for jobs straight out of undergrad, but there are so many great career paths. What are some other jobs in finance that, similar to banking, have: 1) Good opportunity to learn early in career 2) Provide exit opportunities comparable to IB 3) Surrounded by smart,...
Princeton vs. Dartmouth vs. Yale
Is there a significant gap between these schools, at least one that is noticeable in the context of graduate B school admissions/career opportunities? Princeton and Dartmouth seem to offer very similar benefits (best undergraduate focus in the ivy league, tight alumni networks, etc), and then of...
Undergraduate Questions
I am a rising high school senior looking to major in either Business, Finance, or Economics. I live in Hawaii and there are only a few investment management firms here, and along with the time difference with the markets, I don't think I would like to stay here to go to college. Would it be better...
UCL or UT Austin? Undergraduate Mathematics
I've applied as a math major looking to get my MBA after undergrad, and I was accepted to both of these schools. At UCL its only 3 years and I only study math and don't have to take a bunch of bullshit. At UT I can take more non-math classes that are practically useful. I live close to UT too. I'm...
I have no idea how to start
I finished high school in another country and moved here. I started working in a restaurant just to cover my bills and focused on classes thinking it would be enough. however, I never did an internship or got any experience in my field, and I am graduating next semester. I don't know where or how to...
Ross Undergrad Decisions
Are there still people waiting to hear back from Ross at Michigan? I got accepted into LSA on 3/30. I’ve heard rumors that yesterday was the last wave so I’m kinda concerned.
Amherst or Bowdoin for IB? Recruitment/Placement?
I am a current hs senior and just received my college decision results. My top two acceptances are Amherst and Bowdoin. This is a hard choice for me. I am fairly certain that I want to go into finance, and I have heard that Amherst (along with Williams) are top tier, best-of-the-best among LACs for...
Advice regarding start of the career
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Looking for a finance related internship in the UK before my undergraduate program
Looking for finance related internship preferably in the UK. My university requires me to take a 6 weeks long internship just before the start of my undergrad program and I really would like to secure one in the financial sector. If you have any hints on small boutiques or fintechs or startups, i...
Is public policy a quantitative undergrad degree?
I am a freshman at an MBB target school. I would like to enter the tech sector of consulting but have no interest in CS . Long-term, I would like to be doing business operations/strategy at a silicon valley tech giant. When it comes to an undergrad major, my research has led me to believe it's...
How To Get Into The Undergraduate Program At NYU Stern: A Quick Guide
Hello Stern hopefuls. I am currently a student at Stern, and in an effort to procrastinate applying for internships/jobs next summer (yes, it starts this early) I decided to write some things I wish I knew when applying to Stern. Being one of the only direct admit business school programs in the...
What jobs should I be looking for at my level?
Hi. I'm in my fourth year studying economics. I'm currently working for an insurance company as a part time insurance agent. I'm wondering where I should be applying in my last year of university to gain the valuable experience necessary to set myself up better for after graduation. I am thinking...
Is IB realistic for me
Hey guys, I know there's a million of these post but I'm really unsure of what to do and could use some feedback on my situation I am a computer engineer from Rutgers University (Big Ten State School) -3.4 gpa (2.7 underclassmen GPA || 4.0 upperclassmen GPA) (due to personal issues my freshman and...
Leaving Business School to do a tech program
Basically I'm not loving the whole business-heavy curriculum and actually want a well rounded course of study for undergrad, so I'm thinking about leaving the program at my (top ten) undergrad business school and doing the artificial intelligence or science program in another school within my...
Which undergrad: Cornell Dyson, Western Ivey HBA, Queen's Commerce, UBC Sauder, UofT Rotman, or McGill Desautels?
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What makes Ivey HBA better than other undergraduate commerce schools in Canada?
If you are an Ivey HBA alumnus, it would be great if I could shoot you some short PMs. Anyways, I was wondering why Ivey's HBA is considered the best for finance. It's sort of like the "wharton" of Canada. Ivey undergrads seem to get a lot of good placements into IB and PE positions but WHY? Is it...
summer internship advice
Hello, I introduced myself on here before, and got great and honest feedback. I am a rising junior worried about an internship this summer looking for great advice. I'll go to a non-target school with a 3.0 GPA, I am heavily retaking classes in order to break into investment banking (end goal 3.6)....
Undergraduate Opportunities at Consulting Firms
Hi All, I am a rising sophomore at NYU Stern (Undergraduate). As most of you already know recruitment has moved up. I want to prepare as much as I can researching about the undergraduate opportunities I will have (mostly for summer 2017). Please comment below if you know of any great consulting...
Which school should I transfer to or stay at for best chance at breaking into a real estate investment firm
I am currently a finance student at Fordham University's Gabelli School of Business and was accepted as a junior year transfer to Boston University's Questrom School of Business and Northeastern University's D'Amore-McKim School of Business. I am a finance major and hope to enter real estate/real...
Career Advise
I am a graduating student of Marketing from New Zealand and I did a semester of exchange program in a well known business school in Montreal. For my exchange semester, I did my final 2 papers for my Marketing Degree and extra 2 papers of Finance. I probably am on the wrong field, but I really want...
Columbia vs. Penn CAS vs. Northwestern
Got accepted to transfer to Columbia, Penn CAS and Northwestern after my sophomore year. I'm currently a math and finance major at a non-target business school. I would be a math major at Penn or Columbia. At Northwestern I would be able to do a Math/Econ double major. Which of these schools have...
UC Berkeley vs U Mich vs USC
Hi, I have one week left to decide... so any opinion is greatly appreciated!! I am thinking of pursuing either finance/consulting after undergrad and maybe, if the courses I take intrigue me, I'd be interested in going to law school for commerce law or just to have an additional background. (So for...
3rd year Psych major looking to break into Wall Street
I am a 3rd year Psychology major (Chemistry minor) who is looking to get into finance. I have no finance experience and I am from a non-target school. I have a 3.8 GPA, ample research experience, extensive knowledge of how to breakdown/comprehend scientific literature/research articles, I am the...
IU Kelley vs NYU Stern vs NYU CAS vs UMich LSA
So, I've gotten into IU kelley and will get into UMich LSA (probably not Ross direct though). I was going to apply NYU Stern, with NYU CAS chosen as a backup. But I'm also considering straight applying to CAS instead of Stern for economics instead of finance. I wanted to go into investment banking...
Wellington vs. JP Morgan Asset Management
Which internship program do you think is better? Wellington undergraduate investment research internship or JP Morgan Equity Research in Asset Management
Stern> Harvard for college?
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Best Non-Target / Semi-Target Undergrad?
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[U-grad] Richard Ivey vs. McIntire + 100k debt
Hey guys, I'm currently trying to decide whether to stay at Western (where I would attend Ivey), or to attend UVa McIntire, of which I've recently successfully transferred into. My past internship experience includes a boutique IB out of NY , and a small hedge fund in Canada. My concern is whether...
Ivey HBA non-aeo applicant.
I am a non-aeo student at western university, currently waiting to hear back from Ivey for their HBA program. For those who have been accepted or have gone through the process, how competitive is an 81.4% cumulative 2 yr average, EC's are summer placement at a major canadian bank, tech start up and...
Undergrad Choice- UConn or BC
Hi everyone, High school senior here, decision deadline is only a couple days away. I'm basically down to UConn Honors or Boston College, but also accepted to BU, Villanova and Syracuse, among others. In state for UConn + merit scholarship makes the price close to 1/6th cheaper to attend UConn than...
What do I want for networking and connections I make at this stage in life? (Between HS & UG)
I have written the beginning and end of the follow up email I intend on sending to a connection I made recently. The connections isn't great in terms of investment banking, but she is very senior and did college recruiting at Bain in the late 80's. The problem is that I don't really know what would...
UMich vs. NYU vs. Penn State for Undergraduate Business
So I was accepted in to NYU Stern, University of Michigan (not sure about Ross yet), and Penn State (These are my top three). So NYU was my first choice, but the total cost is 71k a year, Michigan is 52k a year, and Penn State is 32k a year. With only my college fund as contribution from my family...
Undergraduate: Wisconsin, UCSB, Indiana, or Boulder?
So I have heard back from all the colleges that I applied to, and I now must choose between Wisconsin, UCSB, Indiana, and Boulder. I know none of them are really target schools, but I'm wondering if it is easier to get an investment banking job from one of them over the others. I'm from California,...
Is Tufts a Semi-Target?
Hi guys. I am a high school senior right now and I've been rejected to all of my target/semi-target schools, except a waitlist at Cornell's School of Hotel Administration. I may get into Cornell as a guaranteed transfer for sophmore year though. However, I also got into Tufts. Is it worth going to...
Undergraduate: University of Michigan (Ross) vs. NYU (Stern) vs. Penn State (Smeal), but DEBT
So I want to work in either investment banking, private equity, or venture capital and I am currently deciding on an undergraduate business school. So NYU is currently my #1 and I am aware of the lack of campus and school spirit. This is the big question; debt? My college fund is about 158k. If I go...
Undergrad: Stern vs. USC Marshall vs. ND Mendoza vs. UCLA
I've been accepted to these 4 schools and am interested in having a career in business. I do not really have a preference to where I want to work after graduation. I just want to get a good job, then 2 years later, get a MBA . I've been hearing that Stern would be the best for job placement,...
If I drop a class, I won't be a full-time student - am I still eligible for my internship offer.
Hey guys, So I am taking 14.5 credits this semester and want to drop a 4.0 credit hour class. However, this would make me a part-time student with 10.5 credits. I have not accepted my offer yet to a firm and I am not sure if I have to prove whether or not I am a full time student in order to be...
Undergrad - University Of Wisconsin or Transfer as Rising Junior?
Hello all, I'm currently a freshman in engineering at UW Madison but will be switching to finance at the end of the semester. I want to make it into IB , but I'm not sure if I should stay at Madison. Long story short is that if I want to fulfill the classes requirements to transfer I'll have to...
Engineering Undergraduate Student looking for internship.
Hi! I've been reading WallStreetOasis.com for a lot of time and today I decided to start a discussion since I need some information, which I hope you could give me. As the title says, I am studying "Management Engineering" in the top Italian university (for engineering). In particular I'm currently...
Undergraduate: Management At Top School?
Hello, I'm a 17 year old Swedish prospective university student hoping to study in the UK or USA, with my main choice of schools being LSE , WBS, UCL, amongst others. Since I was 12 I have been programming and developing different apps and websites, something which sparked an interest in...
3 Year F50 CorpFin Intern, Enough for Booth?
First want to thank everyone for taking the time to answer my questions and for providing great insight on WSO . I’ve been an active reader for the past few months but haven’t really posted much, so here goes the first post. To cut to the chase, my question is in regards to when to pursue my MBA...
[Undergrad] NYU Stern w/ 100k+ Debt or Richard Ivey School of Business
Hey guys, This is my first post and I'm looking for some help. Let's start with some background info: I'm a senior in high school living in Toronto, Canada. My family is middle income. I'm pretty set on pursuing a career in finance. I got accepted to NYU Stern recently and received around 20k in...
School Decision
I am a high school student looking to be an investment banker. The only instate schools considered to be notch IB school is UChicago (don't want to go there because of campus life, money and have to get in first) and Northwestern ($$$$). Illinois schools are still expensive for instate students, so...
Which school would you choose?
Brandeis BA/ MBA Program Or UMich PPE, maybe Ross business Which would be more favourable to break into high finance This is for UG btw. THANKS
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