+10 Western Ivey AEO or McGill Desautels 4 1w
0 Ivey Business School Grading 2 1w
+34 RE online courses: Are certificates from Universities helpful for job search? 13 1w
+9 Bocconi BIEF vs. University of Amsterdam Data Science and Econometrics for Trading Career 3 1w
0 Is GWU good for IB? 3 1w
+28 HYPSM Student or NESCAC Athlete for IB recruiting 11 1w
+16 MiM vs MiF for IB 6 1w
+10 Erasmus University Rotterdam vs Copenhagen Business School 1 1w
+12 Northeastern or Washu for better IB placement? 3 1w
+33 Should I take on 100k in loans to go to Emory? 33 1w
+6 H/S/W to Growth/VC/PE/HF 2 1w
+26 Incoming Freshman at Auburn looking for advice 21 1w
+6 Accounting or Finance major for non-target California State School 1 1w
+7 3 Ways to Beat the Harvard Kids When Recruiting for Investment Banking Internships As Non-Target School Kid 1 1w
0 ESS Bocconi vs CEMS MIM vs Master int.finance HEC 0 1w
0 Goldman MBA Fellowship 0 1w
+37 Washu a target school now. 57 1w
+19 whu v mannheim 7 1w
+15 High school student unsure what field of finance he wants to go into 9 1w
+11 SMU will be the next target school for IB for Texas and NYC 3 1w
+6 X-HEC Data & Finance 0 1w
+36 Succeeding at Penn CAS? 12 1w
+9 School Decision 4 1w
+18 Why am I seeing so many wildly contradicting narratives regarding Georgetown MSF? What should I believe? 2 1w
+3 Erasmus vs IE (bachelor) 5 1w
0 USC Marshall vs Babson Presidential Scholar vs UCLA Business Econ 1 1w
+22 Non-Target transferring into a target 6 1w
+1 University of Miami vs University of Florida 4 1w
+9 Is it easier to land top positions form a semi target if the school is closer to where firms are located? 1 1w
0 GOING TO NORTHWESTERN BUT NOT FOR ECON(MAYBE). PLEASE GIVE ADVICE 2 1w
+38 Thoughts on SMU Spindletop 5 1w
+28 Help me decide University of Richmond vs. Indiana University Bloomington - Undergrad 15 1w
0 Opinions on masters for IB? 4 1w
+6 Barcelona School of Economics worth it (Econ Master) 4 1w
+12 Vanderbilt ($$$) vs. Warwick ($) for Investment Banking 4 1w
+21 UConn vs Bentley for IB 15 1w
+32 Deferred MBA Thread 51 1w
+11 How is Emory? 4 1w
+4 Importance of Major 5 1w
+3 Penzance Management 2 1w
+13 Transferring into a Target School/What to expect and how to prepare. 4 1w
+12 Undergrad Selection 4 1w
+17 UH Bauer or UT Economics and try to transfer into McCombs 9 1w
+16 College Advice (NYU Stern vs. Northwestern) 10 1w
+10 Warwick or Edinburgh Mfin 6 2w
+9 MSc Finance - UCL or Kings 11 2w
0 Vanderbilt MSF Program Interview 1 2w
+11 College Advice - Georgia Tech vs USC 5 2w
+49 LSE MSc Finance vs HEC MIF 19 2w
+18 ……………………..…………………….. 9 2w
+9 Vanderbilt vs. Warwick for Finance 1 2w
+9 Joint VS Double major in Econ/Stat 3 2w
+9 MBA fit ? 2 2w
+23 USC vs Emory 15 2w
0 USC Dornsife 0 2w
+19 First Year College Choice (Making The Best of a Bad Situation) 8 2w
+4 Target Schools for Equity Research? 5 2w
+9 LSE MSc A&F for IB and PE recruitment 3 2w
+3 Is McGill Bcom good for IB ? 3 2w
+6 Seeking Pre-MBA Guidance for Recruiting 1 2w
+6 U of Rochester for IB 8 2w
+2 Help Me Pick A College Please. Deadline is next week. Looking at consulting rn. 11 2w
+7 Rice University or my state school (UIowa) 3 2w
+9 UofT Rotman School of Management, Morning and Evening MBA (Part time) 0 2w
+8 Transfer 7 2w
+8 Queens Commerce (with 50k Scholarship) vs Western Ivey for Undergrad 11 2w
+6 RANK: Bocconi Master of Finance vs. RSM Master of F&I vs. ESSEC MiM vs. St. Gallen MBF vs. SSE Master of Finance 8 2w
+28 LSE MSc Finance Employability? 10 2w
0 What are some top Masters in Finance programs that have a high chance of landing a BB or Boutique Investment Bank internship? 1 2w
0 Is Wharton Deferred MBA Worth It? 1 2w
+2 UMich LSA vs. Fordham vs. UMass (Econ) 2 2w
+18 MBA / Lateral Recruitment | Interview Guidance 1 2w
+26 UK/EU MSc's in Finance 17 2w
+15 Notre Dame or Fordham undergrad? 11 2w
+11 Notre Dame or Imperial for Quant/Trading roles in the US 3 2w
+32 Got offers from University of Bristol and LSE, can't decide. 27 2w
+9 Latest age to apply for an MBA and go into IB (realistic) 1 2w
+12 Profile Evaluation - MBA 8 2w
+4 Master's In Economics (U.S/U.K) For Macro-Research Or IFC/IMF Placement 4 2w
+15 3.45 GPA at Non-Target - How likely is it that I break into IB out of school? 5 2w
+12 HEC and LBS 12 2w
+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
+8 Does exchange school’s prestige matter? 10 2w
0 nyu stern vs northwestern 2 2w
+12 St. Gallen vs CBS vs WU Vienna for Master in Finance 7 2w
+6 amherst education 4 2w
+1 Is Claremont McKenna a respectable school for finance? 2 2w
+24 Choosing between LSE and Imperial's MSc Finance programs 8 2w
+9 How to become a post MBA associate in London? 2 2w
+7 Master of Financial Engineering for M&A IB? 2 2w
+2 Is an MBA worth it in the UK/EU? 2 2w
+20 Imperial MSc Economics and Strategy for Business for London consulting? 12 2w
+16 UIUC MF or UCLA MFE 6 2w
+9 Advice on What program to choose? 3 2w
0 SIE before entering college 1 2w
0 Colby College vs Colgate University 1 2w

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