+103 2024 TARGET SCHOOL RANKINGS - OFFICIAL 62 2h
+56 UC Berkeley (Haas) vs Cornell Dyson vs Columbia vs Dartmouth 21 3w
+56 Easiest schools to recruit to ib from? 65 5d
+54 NYU Stern is a Hellhole 26 41m
+53 Northwestern vs Georgetown 24 21h
+47 Wharton Huntsman Program vs Yale vs Dartmouth 54 2w
+43 MSF Rankings 2024 44 3d
+37 Washu a target school now. 57 6d
+36 Succeeding at Penn CAS? 12 1w
+33 Umich Ross vs Rice vs Notre Dame Mendoza 17 2w
+30 LSE BSc Economics vs Cambridge BA Economics 9 2w
+29 Imperial College Finance Masters' 6 2w
+28 St Andrews vs LSE vs Middlebury 19 2w
+28 LSE MSc Finance Employability? 10 1w
+28 Help me decide University of Richmond vs. Indiana University Bloomington - Undergrad 15 1w
+26 UK/EU MSc's in Finance 17 1w
+26 Target School Kids Stop Complaining 6 2w
+26 LSE MSc Finance vs Oxford MFE? 8 2w
+26 Incoming Freshman at Auburn looking for advice 21 6d
+25 Oxbridge or Top 15 US School. 7 2w
+24 HEC Mim vs Bocconi Mfin (URGENT) 12 2w
+23 Got admission to ESCP MiM - now what? 14 3w
+23 UK business schools (below top 5) 10 3w
+23 SHOULD I DO THIS MINOR? 16 3w
+22 UCL Vs Warwick Vs Umass Amherst Vs UW Madison Vs UofT for undergrad 22 2w
+22 Non-Target transferring into a target 6 1w
+21 Clash of the MSFs, Georgetown vs Nova 9 3w
+18 ESCP MiF (2y) vs Imperial MSc F&A (1y) 10 2w
+18 ……………………..…………………….. 9 1w
+18 MBA / Lateral Recruitment | Interview Guidance 1 1w
+18 Why am I seeing so many wildly contradicting narratives regarding Georgetown MSF? What should I believe? 2 1w
+18 Over the Top Institutional Analysis vs. Old School Owners 0 3d
+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
+17 MSc in Finance: apply to LSE for 2024, or work on a high GMAT score and apply to target schools in Europe for 2025? 3 2w
+17 Why is Boston College CSOM praised so much here? 10 3w
+17 Emory, UVA, or Tufts 31 3d
+17 Boston College Or Villanova 7 3d
+17 Rutgers Honors College vs Penn State 6 4d
+17 Transferring from target to semi-target: stupid? 18 3d
+17 Got admitted to Bocconi, now what? 13 2d
+16 EU Master's - Options (HELP PLZ) 13 2w
+16 Barnard vs. UC Berkeley (L&S) 11 3w
+16 UIUC MF or UCLA MFE 6 2w
+16 UC Berkeley Econ 7 1w
+16 College Advice (NYU Stern vs. Northwestern) 10 1w
+16 MiM vs MiF for IB 6 5d
+15 Has anyone ever seen a MSF success story? (US) 11 2w
+15 Notre Dame or Fordham undergrad? 11 1w
+15 High school student unsure what field of finance he wants to go into 9 1w
+15 3.45 GPA at Non-Target - How likely is it that I break into IB out of school? 5 1w
+15 LSE vs. HEC - Master in Finance - HELP 8 1d
+15 FRANKFURT SCHOOL OF FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT for Bachelors Degree 11 2d
+15 Erasmus University Rotterdam vs Copenhagen Business School 2 10h
+14 Engineering vs Business degree? 7 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
+14 Application season was a disaster for me, need advice for which uni to attend. 1 2w
+14 Are Nottingham and Bristol still "solid" semi-targets? 11 17h
+13 Help Me Choose - UVA or UCLA? 3 3w
+13 Need help deciding Master of Finance for Investment Banking 7 2w
+13 Imperial Waitlist 5 2w
+12 Best Real Estate Masters / MBA for entrepreneurship 1 4w
+12 Indiana University Kelley School of Business vs Rutgers Business School for Corporate Finance 1 3w
+12 The Ultimate Debate - Cornell Dyson vs. Michigan Ross 7 3w
+12 St. Gallen vs CBS vs WU Vienna for Master in Finance 7 2w
+12 U Chicago Msf (Booth, new program) - worth it? 1 1w
+12 Realistically, how much of financial accounting do I need for IB? 1 2w
+12 Vanderbilt ($$$) vs. Warwick ($) for Investment Banking 4 1w
+12 Advice for Incoming Freshman at UNC 9 5d
+12 Northeastern or Washu for better IB placement? 3 6d
+12 Bocconi, Erasmus and ICADE (Undergad - Target schools) 5 3h
+11 HEC and LBS 12 1w
+11 Is breaking into London easier from a UK strong Semi or a Europe Target? 13 2w
+11 Notre Dame or Imperial for Quant/Trading roles in the US 3 1w
+11 College Advice - Georgia Tech vs USC 5 1w
+11 SMU will be the next target school for IB for Texas and NYC 3 1w
+11 Should I bother applying to M7? Not the traditional tech/consulting/banking background 2 4d
+10 ESCP MiM in London Opinions? 3 3w
+10 Is getting a $50,000 student loan to study (undergrad finance) at Bocconi worth it over studying for free at HKU (also finance)? 7 2w
+10 Warwick or Edinburgh Mfin 6 1w
+10 Western Ivey AEO or McGill Desautels 4 5d
+10 Erasmus University Rotterdam vs Copenhagen Business School 1 6d
+9 Cornell Dyson vs Georgetown McDonough 1 3w
+9 MBA in the current market? 2 3w
+9 SSE vs ESSEC vs RSM 2 3w
+9 MS Computer Science vs MS Finance 1 3w
+9 PhD Economists, where's the bar? 1 3w
+9 GMAT exam urgent help 0 3w
+9 HEC vs INSEAD MIM +(St. Gallen) 2 3w
+9 Colgate or Villanova 10 4d
+9 So...What Now? I got into my dream program, but I don't know what's next. (QCOM) 0 2w
+9 Just got into ivy league 10 2w
+9 berkeley vs amherst college 12 2w
+9 Should I transfer from my large midwestern public school to a target after freshman year of undergrad? 1 2w
+9 Which MSc program to choose 0 2w
+9 Need Advice on Which School to Attend to get a Job in High Finance 2 2w
+9 How to become a post MBA associate in London? 2 2w
+9 Advice on What program to choose? 3 2w
+9 UofT Rotman School of Management, Morning and Evening MBA (Part time) 0 1w
+9 Georgetown MSF vs. Villanova MSF 1 2w

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