First time taking student loans for my mba. Any tips/tricks/recommendations as to how to structure the loan? (E.g. fixed vs variable, loan term 10 yrs vs 15 yrs, etc.)

How are these 100% remote positions working? Is anyone living in one state and working in another? I’m wondering about tax consequences and bar admission in particular. Appreciate any insights!

Does previous Consulting experience increase your odds when applying for MBB during MBA recruiting?

If anyone is hiring in Canada please kindly give my partner a chance. The wait, dilemma and uncertainty is taking a very big toll from us.
-He got almost 5 years of project management, bid management and proposal management experience for a construction consultant company.
-He got experience in Primavera, got excellent statistical analysis skill, can use python for constructing ML models,
- He is proficient in RFP,RFI,RFQ for construction projects as he got BSc in Civil Engineering and MBA. 🙏🙏

Hi fishes,
Currently I am invested in two mutual funds:
UTI nifty index
Parag parikh flexi

Which other MFs are worth investing?

For those with corporate banking expertise, how do you typically go about calculating debt capacity for a company?

I am engineering manager(have MBA) and I want to get P&L experience. What have you done to get into P&L roles when you didn’t have P&L experience to begin with?

Didn’t invest in LTC early on, it went down to 260 today - worth pulling the plug on it?

What is typical salary range for Sr. Consultant at Deloitte India Consulting. YoE - 3. MBA Tier 1 college.

Curious as to how many people in/around the NYC area are now exploring buying an “escape” home upstate/poconos/etc.

If so, where exactly?

Aiming to start apply for positions at FAANG. What type of roles should I target? Ex-Mckinsey senior EM, LBS MBA, 2 years at a government backed VC and 3 years of investment banking (when I started). Refferals would be great - I am thinking of roles in strategy and ops but I don't know which positions.

What big firms let you get to manager and above with an MBA and/or EA for tax?

Hi fishes

My package is 25.5 LPA fixed. Can someone suggest which tax regime would be better for me. As of now I do not have a home loan to claim tax benefit.
Also what could be the in hand salary in my case.
PF deduction : 153000

Hello! Thanks for dropping in! I'm just beginning my MBA journey attending Gies College of Business at University of Illinois. I created this bowl for anyone else going through an MBA program or that have attained their degree. Appropriate topics include program and university questions, thought leadership, networking and job opportunities.

What are the best credit cards to use for
Personal use , flight booking?

Ready to leave NYC. Tired of the expense, taxes, COL, bustle, generally burned out, etc. Southern and would like to go back down south. Thinking of Charlotte, Dallas or Houston—any thoughts on those? For reference, in late 20s and been practicing leveraged finance.

I want to catch up on my contribution to HSA for 2019. If I do this before April but I already filed my 2019 taxes, do I need to amend/fix my 2019 tax return?

Is this an aggressive position? Would you use final regulations effective for tax year beggining Dec 16, 2020 to support a deduction for calendar tax year 2020? Proposed regulations didn't include this exception. More details below.

I’m taking a Microsoft certification course with Excel 2016. Should I opt for the 2019 version or are there few differences?

What credit cards does everyone use to maximize rewards points? What bank accounts to maximize sign up bonuses?

Are private equity operating roles considered respectable and prestigious in the buy-side space? What does the compensation look like for an associate at a LMM firm?

Your favorite resources for learning just enough UX?

My baseline is a data scientist background: stats, data visualization, storytelling with decks

Just moved to sunny San Diego with my fiancée and don’t have any friends in the city! Anyone open to grabbing a drink in the coming weeks? Currently in North Park

Can anyone tell what can be the salary for a senior analyst in the EY GDS with 5yoe ?

It's that time...🦃

What's one thing you're super grateful for in your life or career at the moment?

Drop it below! 👇

Industries that move large products with time-sensitive supply chains? e.g. Construction Equipment for new high rise in a city

How is EY’s SAP practice? Overall, so they focus more on new implementations (S/4) or auditing existing ones? How is the overall company focus on growing the SAP practice?

Anyone familiar with National Research Group (NRG) and its culture?

Does anyone have experience working for or using Sylvan Learning Centers?

Any suggested reading / books that one can use to learn options trading? Experienced investor, who wants to get into options.

Hello Everyone,

I have an offer from Cognizant, I get my offer revised with my counter offer.
Now again I have another counter offer, should I ask them to revise my offer letter again?

Starting at a new firm, What can I do to leave a good first impression?

Hello 👋🏾, I'm currently Looking for an Opportunity.

Is Anyone currently "overemployed" and potentially needing a remote personal assistant to assist in some important task?

Please send me a DM

Networking question here. A retired partner at the firm I used to work out reached out to me recently about attending an afternoon during the week (b4 4/30) with one of his long time clients. The partner and I have kept in touch since I joined my new firm and I feel like his invitation is a great networking opportunity since the client (who I have worked with before) is on a number of boards. Torn as how to request off as an S3. Could materialize to nothing but could be good for reconnecting.

To people who have worked on both, what is the main difference in responsibility for a consultant working on a COTS delivery project compared to more bespoke agile one? I have experience in agile bespoke delivery, would I find it easy to switch to COTS implementation?

How can you travel with a government laptop outside of the US ?

29/M , I love to listen , cook and travel internationally.
I am looking for a Female who is funny, stylish and willing to try new things.

Any government or gov contracting positions in the public health space anyone can recommend? Any direct hire positions if gov? Looking to make $115-125k.

Hello, has anyone filled in the Forte Fellows Kira video questions?

Are they any different from usual Kira interview questions?

Got a GRE score of 320 (162V 158Q). Did my masters from A&M (full scholarship, 3.8 GPA, journal publications. Have been working as a consultant for a small tech consulting firm for the past 1 year and was considering a MBA + Law or Public Policy masters dual degree program. My scores are still valid for atleast 1 year. Aiming for M7 or Oxbridge in Europe. Would using this GRE score be realistic for the school given I've just 1 YOE and my quant was lower. I'm an ORM International student fyi

Tips to improve on IR (GMAT/EA)?

When should I tell my manager / “recommendor” I am planning to apply to bschool? Applying R1 this fall

Taking my GMAT in 7 weeks. Just finished the large Kaplan book and have done 2 practice tests so far. What should I do next? Worth investing in a GMAT tutor? Getting 600 on practice tests but want a 690~.

Single 🐟 joining business school in the fall... is dating within your class/cohort considered bad practice?

What would you pick?! Columbia MBA or PWC $135k salary offer in a practice that aligns with your long-term goals.

Opinions on the INSEAD-Wharton Alliance?

Does anyone have a helpful recommenders guide I could give to my recommenders?

Anyone here have experience / know anyone who did the Luxury & Fashion Retail MBA @ NYU Stern?

Can you get pdf score reports of gmat online exams?

Enrolled in an executive MBA program at a top uni, and I have to say I’m very happy I did that vs FT/PT.

Will switching from kpmg into industry before I apply for MBA hurt me? I'll m considering a role in IT risk but I don't want my resume to look weak when I apply to b-scbool

Enrolled in Stern for a few weeks.
The number of the alumni and current students that go to top consulting firms FT& summer intern are countless even for a small class size.
Stern is way more than a finance school. Given its location, do you want to spend your 2 years in a rural area or heart of Manhattan? Location is almost everything for business school. (I have a friend in Cornell that frequently travels about 5 hours to NYC for events.)

Current/incoming students, what’s your budget for expenses outside of tuition and living, e.g., for entertainment, travel, etc.? Trying to determine how much liquid cash I should have. Going to W if it matters!

Does anyone have a good recommendation for Verbal tutor? Native English speaker scoring in the high 30’s / low 40’s and looking for some help

Do schools allow you to defer for more than a year?

How long did it take y'all to prep for the GMAT? I would need to start from basics for all of the sections just so I can get my fundamentals down.

I just finished YSOM's behavioral assessment....what the hell...

Is a side-venture of real estate (buying of rental property) noteworthy in the application process? In terms of extra curriculars...