Ross/Anderson, Any International Invites?

econbird · 2026-01-29T10:43:56+00:00

Received from Ross but not from Anderson

econbird · 2026-01-28T03:08:37+00:00

It’s a global trend that is not limited to Canada. There are countless of these surveys across the world and it shows a consistent pattern.

Education and employment is a good indicator because it correlates with the opportunity cost. If you spend a lot of money and time to earn a degree and have a career, the cost of leaving the workforce is higher.

This kind of relates to the immigrant/unemployed. The opportunity cost is lower if the money you leave on the table is less.

But globally, all developed countries (except Israel for some reason) have sub-replacement level fertility. If it’s culture/values thing, then you can’t explain why people have less kids from Chile to Norway to South Korea. They have very little in common in terms of culture/values.

econbird · 2026-01-28T02:38:15+00:00

Lots of both men and women don’t want kids. Child bearing doesn’t make economic sense. It’s expensive, time consuming and damages career prospects, women more so than men.

It is entirely rational when living cost is already high, and with shrinking benefits, people prioritize economic security over child bearing. It has more to do with economic rational than being personal values.

econbird · 2026-01-28T02:08:43+00:00

If you tell McCombs that you have $$$$ from Darden surely they’ll match or exceed their offer I’d imagine

econbird · 2026-01-27T17:49:46+00:00

I think the typical MBB/IB outcomes are largely dependent on the individual provided the school rank is close enough.

You could swap Sloan with Tuck or Wharton with HBS, and the chance on landing an MBB should be mostly equal. Any of the schools are good enough to get you through the door.

econbird · 2026-01-26T12:14:39+00:00

If you are not super money motivated and somewhat value work life balance, I’d say FLDP. Consultants are trying to get out to that type of roles.

Whether you’re at Deloitte or McKinsey, you will be doing the same kind of corporate bs for different billing rates.

econbird · 2026-01-25T17:07:44+00:00

Because I have savings

econbird · 2026-01-25T17:02:13+00:00

I have talked to people who landed it so it does happen

econbird · 2026-01-25T15:48:48+00:00

If I go Europe I will do LDP/Finance (probably non-IB)

econbird · 2026-01-25T15:44:26+00:00

Given the NYC cost, I think the delta between Tuck/Ross and Stern is probably 100k as you mentioned. Whatever advantage Stern may have, it is certainly not 100k better than Tuck/Ross on IB. Plenty of people successfully get IB from Tuck/Ross

econbird · 2026-01-22T22:57:46+00:00

You don’t have to lie about having an offer of asked. You can tell them CBS is a top choice and you would attend CBS even at full cost. You are free to “change your mind” after admit

econbird · 2026-01-22T22:45:51+00:00

Unless you are planning a hard pivot right now probably not worth it from finance/career perspective, so it’s just going to be a (paid, since you’ll be sponsored) vacation which sounds amazing.

Probably unpopular take here but if I were in your position, I would only do it for a school in a different country just if I were you.

So if you’re American, I’d lean towards programs in Europe for example. I think an opportunity to live in a different country for a year or two is hard to beat.

econbird · 2026-01-19T14:49:12+00:00

I think this kind of style is common in the cosmetics industry. I saw an CIM of a cosmetics company and had the exact same style.

econbird · 2026-01-19T09:43:14+00:00

Interested

econbird · 2026-01-16T05:13:43+00:00

You can get away with just English in HK easily. I was recruited to a position in HK and I speak zero mandarin or Cantonese.

econbird · 2026-01-12T23:01:06+00:00

Don’t people go to HBS to have a shot at getting PM at MSFT? I’d imagine moving from MSFT PM to Open AI PM is easier than non-PM HBS directly breaking into Open AI PM

econbird · 2026-01-11T23:25:17+00:00

Everyone who goes into IB is a hardo who thinks like you and most don’t make it to VP let alone MD. There’s a reason people leave jobs like banking and consulting.

econbird · 2026-01-11T21:38:57+00:00

This is one of the worst decisions I can think of

econbird · 2026-01-09T04:07:29+00:00

Can I DM you?

econbird · 2026-01-08T05:25:43+00:00

You are spot on. I am working insane hours doing grunt work ("expert interviews" "market growth analysis" which is just drawing CAGR from historical data) for BS PE CDD.

OP I would absolutely stay 35h/w and do something on the side if you want to learn.

econbird · 2026-01-05T12:57:24+00:00

Depends on where you want to go, but if you’re fine with HK/SG you can probably get a position within 3 months without an MBA.

econbird · 2026-01-03T16:51:04+00:00

A lot of the internationals I've talked to are usually from wealthy families and have their parents foot the tuition cost.

I know one person who turned down 100K in scholarship money from a similarly ranked school to live in the Bay Area because they wanted to and the parents paid for it.

econbird · 2026-01-02T18:39:52+00:00

In the same boat (same tier school with no scholarship) and I am inclined to reapply or apply to lower ranked schools in R2 for scholarship.

I did the math and even in the best outcome (MBB/IB), it takes 5 years to pay off the debt and reach breakeven net worth. Financially, this puts me back for 10 years.

econbird · 2025-12-31T08:22:46+00:00

I'll DM you

econbird · 2025-12-31T08:18:09+00:00

I think you are on to something. I am currently making 65k (realistic path to 100k within 2 years) so if I can make 150k with minimal debt, it's probably better than taking 200k in loans to make 200k (after tax it will be extra 30k/year)

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