+10 Got admitted to Bocconi, now what? 4 39m
+9 TAS to IB, move to middle east, MSF, or lateral? 1 8h
0 Thoughts on Williams for UG 2 1h
0 Best Transfer Schools for IB 1 12h
0 Joining clubs as a junior transfer 1 14h
0 SMU MSF vs. Simon Rochester MSF 1 13h
+7 Going for either MiF or MiM (hopefully at a top business school in Europe) would appreciate some advice as I am unsure about a lot 1 15h
+7 Sciences Po & Berkeley [CAD$250k] vs University of Toronto [CAD$100k] 5 13h
+9 Bocconi BIEF vs. University of Amsterdam Data Science and Econometrics for Trading Career 3 1d
+10 Erasmus University Rotterdam vs Copenhagen Business School 1 1d
0 Ivey Business School Grading 2 20h
+6 Accounting or Finance major for non-target California State School 1 1d
+9 3 Ways to Beat the Harvard Kids When Recruiting for Investment Banking Internships As Non-Target School Kid 1 2d
0 ESS Bocconi vs CEMS MIM vs Master int.finance HEC 0 2d
+17 Transferring from target to semi-target: stupid? 17 13h
0 Goldman MBA Fellowship 0 2d
+12 Northeastern or Washu for better IB placement? 3 1d
+17 Rutgers Honors College vs Penn State 6 13h
+16 MiM vs MiF for IB 6 1d
+6 X-HEC Data & Finance 0 2d
0 USC Marshall vs Babson Presidential Scholar vs UCLA Business Econ 1 3d
+18 Why am I seeing so many wildly contradicting narratives regarding Georgetown MSF? What should I believe? 2 2d
+9 Is it easier to land top positions form a semi target if the school is closer to where firms are located? 1 3d
+10 Western Ivey AEO or McGill Desautels 4 19h
+3 Erasmus vs IE (bachelor) 5 3d
+57 Easiest schools to recruit to ib from? 65 15h
0 GOING TO NORTHWESTERN BUT NOT FOR ECON(MAYBE). PLEASE GIVE ADVICE 2 3d
+11 SMU will be the next target school for IB for Texas and NYC 3 2d
+12 Advice for Incoming Freshman at UNC 9 16h
+26 Incoming Freshman at Auburn looking for advice 21 1d
+4 Importance of Major 5 4d
+17 Boston College Or Villanova 5 4d
+12 Vanderbilt ($$$) vs. Warwick ($) for Investment Banking 4 4d
+8 Umich LSA vs Rice Jones vs WashU CAS 16 13h
0 Vanderbilt MSF Program Interview 1 5d
+10 Warwick or Edinburgh Mfin 6 5d
+13 LSE vs. HEC - Master in Finance - HELP 6 10h
+9 Joint VS Double major in Econ/Stat 3 5d
0 USC Dornsife 0 6d
+9 MBA fit ? 2 5d
+6 Barcelona School of Economics worth it (Econ Master) 4 4d
+9 School Decision 4 2d
+9 Vanderbilt vs. Warwick for Finance 1 5d
+11 College Advice - Georgia Tech vs USC 5 5d
+6 Seeking Pre-MBA Guidance for Recruiting 1 6d
+6 U of Rochester for IB 8 6d
+3 Is McGill Bcom good for IB ? 3 6d
+28 Help me decide University of Richmond vs. Indiana University Bloomington - Undergrad 15 3d
+16 College Advice (NYU Stern vs. Northwestern) 10 4d
+22 Non-Target transferring into a target 6 3d
0 What are some top Masters in Finance programs that have a high chance of landing a BB or Boutique Investment Bank internship? 1 1w
+4 Target Schools for Equity Research? 5 6d
+9 MSc Finance - UCL or Kings 11 5d
0 Is Wharton Deferred MBA Worth It? 1 1w
+18 MBA / Lateral Recruitment | Interview Guidance 1 1w
+9 Latest age to apply for an MBA and go into IB (realistic) 1 1w
+18 Target school non target major 9 5d
+11 Notre Dame or Imperial for Quant/Trading roles in the US 3 1w
+6 Rice University or my state school (UIowa) 3 1w
+8 2026 Masters Recruiting 3 1w
+15 3.45 GPA at Non-Target - How likely is it that I break into IB out of school? 5 1w
0 Question for Top 5 undergrad alums (Harvard/Stanford/MIT/Princeton/Yale) 1 1w
+9 LSE MSc A&F for IB and PE recruitment 3 6d
0 Opinions on masters for IB? 4 3d
+15 High school student unsure what field of finance he wants to go into 9 2d
0 nyu stern vs northwestern 2 1w
+2 UMich LSA vs. Fordham vs. UMass (Econ) 2 1w
+1 Is Claremont McKenna a respectable school for finance? 2 1w
+7 Master of Financial Engineering for M&A IB? 2 1w
+2 Is an MBA worth it in the UK/EU? 2 1w
0 SIE before entering college 1 1w
+9 Georgetown MSF vs. Villanova MSF 1 1w
+8 Should I retake the GMAT? (Military to MSRE) 2 1w
+9 UofT Rotman School of Management, Morning and Evening MBA (Part time) 0 1w
+2 UF vs UGA to break in to banking. 5 1w
+9 Advice on What program to choose? 3 1w
+7 T20 MBAs for Charlotte IB? 2 1w
0 Colby College vs Colgate University 1 1w
+16 UC Berkeley Econ 7 1w
0 Master VS Gap-Year 3 1w
+5 Bentley vs. UMiami vs. Fordham 5 1w
+9 How to become a post MBA associate in London? 2 1w
+9 Need Advice on Which School to Attend to get a Job in High Finance 2 1w
+2 Comparing undergraduate schools. NEED HELP CHOOSING Northeastern, NYU CAS 4 1w
+6 Transfer to Boston University Questrom School of Business vs Bentley U 1 1w
0 UVA Econ (Non - McIntire) or Vanderbilt Econ 1 1w
+9 Which MSc program to choose 0 1w
+28 LSE MSc Finance Employability? 10 1w
+16 UIUC MF or UCLA MFE 6 1w
+2 Undergrad Selection - Middlebury Vs Rice Vs Claremont McKenna 2 1w
+9 Should I transfer from my large midwestern public school to a target after freshman year of undergrad? 1 1w
0 Double Majoring in Accountancy and Finance Worth It 1 1w
+6 amherst education 4 1w
+5 What Uni course should I pick for IB? 3 1w
+26 LSE MSc Finance vs Oxford MFE? 8 1w
+7 King's Business School (London) vs Emlyon Business School for Master's in Finance 4 1w
+37 Washu a target school now. 57 2d
+13 Imperial Waitlist 5 1w
+14 Application season was a disaster for me, need advice for which uni to attend. 1 2w
+2 Help Me Pick A College Please. Deadline is next week. Looking at consulting rn. 11 1w

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