+11 Notre Dame or Imperial for Quant/Trading roles in the US 3 1w
+9 Latest age to apply for an MBA and go into IB (realistic) 1 1w
+12 Profile Evaluation - MBA 8 1w
+4 Master's In Economics (U.S/U.K) For Macro-Research Or IFC/IMF Placement 4 1w
+15 3.45 GPA at Non-Target - How likely is it that I break into IB out of school? 5 1w
+8 2026 Masters Recruiting 3 2w
0 Question for Top 5 undergrad alums (Harvard/Stanford/MIT/Princeton/Yale) 1 2w
+12 U Chicago Msf (Booth, new program) - worth it? 1 2w
+19 How do I get into a target/top MSF program coming from a non-target undergrad. Advice would be hugely appreciated 10 2w
+16 UC Berkeley Econ 7 2w
0 nyu stern vs northwestern 2 2w
+6 amherst education 4 2w
+1 Is Claremont McKenna a respectable school for finance? 2 2w
+7 Master of Financial Engineering for M&A IB? 2 2w
+16 UIUC MF or UCLA MFE 6 2w
0 Colby College vs Colgate University 1 2w
+9 Georgetown MSF vs. Villanova MSF 1 2w
+27 transfer to berkeley Econ vs haas 19 2w
+8 Should I retake the GMAT? (Military to MSRE) 2 2w
+3 UF vs UGA to break in to banking. 5 2w
+47 Wharton Huntsman Program vs Yale vs Dartmouth 54 2w
+7 T20 MBAs for Charlotte IB? 2 2w
+33 1Y MBA value for networking 5 2w
+5 Bentley vs. UMiami vs. Fordham 5 2w
+2 Comparing undergraduate schools. NEED HELP CHOOSING Northeastern, NYU CAS 4 2w
+15 Has anyone ever seen a MSF success story? (US) 11 2w
+6 Transfer to Boston University Questrom School of Business vs Bentley U 1 2w
+13 Need help deciding Master of Finance for Investment Banking 7 2w
0 UVA Econ (Non - McIntire) or Vanderbilt Econ 1 2w
+14 Should I transfer out of a semi target school to a target school (UPenn, Dartmouth, Cornell Dyson, Duke, NU, Geogetown McDonough, UChicago, etc.) for a better chance of getting recruited as an international F-1 Visa student?  6 2w
+2 Undergrad Selection - Middlebury Vs Rice Vs Claremont McKenna 2 2w
+89 Would I be stupid to pass on Columbia (undergrad) 38 2w
+7 is university of birmingham a semi target ? 17 2w
+9 Should I transfer from my large midwestern public school to a target after freshman year of undergrad? 1 2w
+9 berkeley vs amherst college 12 2w
0 Double Majoring in Accountancy and Finance Worth It 1 2w
+9 Just got into ivy league 10 2w
+28 St Andrews vs LSE vs Middlebury 19 2w
+14 Application season was a disaster for me, need advice for which uni to attend. 1 2w
+133 Thoughts from a Stanford MBA and PE Associate 58 2w
+22 UCL Vs Warwick Vs Umass Amherst Vs UW Madison Vs UofT for undergrad 22 2w
+4 Deloitte Bright Start vs. Top University for MBB 5 2w
+1 Presence of University of St Andrews in London (and Wall Street) 1 2w
+25 Oxbridge or Top 15 US School. 7 2w
+3 Which College? Brandeis vs Syracuse vs LMU 2 2w
+23 UChicago Booth MiF vs Vanderbilt MsF 12 2w
+33 Umich Ross vs Rice vs Notre Dame Mendoza 17 2w
+6 First Year Student @ semi-target in California 4 2w
+26 Target School Kids Stop Complaining 6 2w
+12 Realistically, how much of financial accounting do I need for IB? 1 2w
+7 Uob vs uon for ib 7 2w
+7 Joseph Wharton Scholars 7 2w
+2 Business 3 2w
0 Did you regret your MBA? 1 3w
+3 Full Time Job Placement or MSF? 1 3w
+12 Chicago School Landscape? 5 3w
0 IB/PE NYC or MC or AM 1 3w
0 UCLA Economics vs CAL Political Economy 1 3w
+2 Bentley University or Babson College for investment banking 2 3w
+23 SHOULD I DO THIS MINOR? 16 3w
+1 Updated thoughts on GSB vs. HBS vs. Wharton 1 3w
0 Bentley University or Babson College for investment banking 1 3w
+6 How hard is BB/EB from a Target/Lower Ivy (Brown/Columbia/Dartmouth/Cornell)? 8 3w
0 UCLA VS CAL 1 3w
+9 MBA in the current market? 2 3w
0 Which undergrad non target should I go to for PWM 3 3w
+7 Considering an MBA - Looking for Simple Guidance on Process From Starting To Study for GMAT to Admissions 1 3w
+9 Wharton Or Harvard For Undergrad? 16 3w
+1 how much of a donation required to name Harvard's business school in my name? 🤔 1 3w
0 Washington and Lee vs Umiami 3 3w
+9 GMAT exam urgent help 0 3w
+56 UC Berkeley (Haas) vs Cornell Dyson vs Columbia vs Dartmouth 21 3w
0 How sunk am I coming from a state school? 2 3w
+6 is CS at Columbia prestigious? 5 3w
+9 Will retaking a year doom carrer prospects? 2 3w
0 USC vs Washu vs Fordham for IB 3 3w
+17 Why is Boston College CSOM praised so much here? 10 3w
+15 Columbia MS Accounting and Fundamental Analysis or Yale Silver Scholar Program 5 3w
+7 Comparing undergraduate schools. NEED HELP CHOOSING 8 3w
+13 Is Cornell really that bad? 19 3w
+3 Wisconsin (WSB) v. Santa Clara (Leavey) v. CU (Leeds) 3 3w
+13 Help Me Choose - UVA or UCLA? 3 3w
+3 Emory Oxford Placement 5 3w
0 MBA or MFin? or Neither? 1 3w
+6 Duke vs. Dartmouth vs. UChicago vs. Columbia GS vs. Penn CAS 2 3w
+17 Full-Ride at Nontarget or Full Price at Target? 9 3w
+17 Undergraduate Selection - UGA (Terry), PSU (Smeal), GT (Scheller), Howard, IU (Pre-Business, Kelley) 7 3w
0 MBA Associate Job Security? 1 3w
+16 Barnard vs. UC Berkeley (L&S) 11 3w
+21 Clash of the MSFs, Georgetown vs Nova 9 3w
+62 Canadian universities - Is waterloo that good? 50 3w
0 What is the best university combo for high finance (Undergrad + MBA)? 1 3w
+9 PhD Economists, where's the bar? 1 3w
+67 Extreme Misconception about Cornell on this sub lately. 42 3w
+6 Northeastern MSF VS UC Irvine MSF (Urgent) 0 3w
0 Northwestern vs Notre Dame Mendoza vs Michigan Ross IB placement 2 3w
+2 UMich Ross or Northwestern? 3 3w
0 Duke Master's Business Analytic worth it ? 2 3w
+23 Got admission to ESCP MiM - now what? 14 3w
+9 MS Computer Science vs MS Finance 1 3w

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