u/rekinuol76

I have quite a few business formal events coming up and I’ve realised I’m not actually sure what that means for women... Would appreciate any help!

I’m mainly confused about things like:

• Does it need to be a matching suit? Or are nice trousers and a dress shirt enough?
• What blazer cuts and lengths are considered appropriately formal?
• Are wide leg trousers fine, or is a straighter cut safer?
• What colours are best?
• What do you wear underneath a blazer?
• What type of shoes are best? Does it have to be heels or can flats/loafers also be good enough?
• What details make an outfit read as business formal rather than business casual?

It would be great to hear what people actually wear, especially if you work in a fairly corporate/professional environment. Thank you!

On a lot of GMAT and B-school posts I see people say they “gave the GMAT”. Why is this??

Not sure if it’s a linguistics thing but for people applying to European and American programs, I’d recommend saying you took an exam (or sat an exam in British English sometimes). E.g. “I’m going to take the GMAT next week” or “I took the GMAT last week” or “I’m sitting the GMAT next week”

I’m starting a master’s at one of the main target universities in the UK, after completing my undergraduate degree at another well-regarded UK university. I’m considering applying for graduate roles in the US rather than limiting myself to London.

I’m a US citizen, so I wouldn’t need sponsorship. However, I’m only a citizen because I was born there and moved away as a child. I have no real professional network in the US, haven’t studied at a US university, and don’t have a personal connection to the country anymore. I also have permanent right to remain in the UK (can work/live visa free).

Part of my thinking is that I may as well make use of the passport while I’m still young and have nothing tying me to a particular location. This feels like one of the easiest points in my life to try living in the US, whereas moving later could become much more complicated.

My main motivation is that salaries appear significantly higher than in London, even after accounting for taxes and cost-of-living differences, and the longer-term career and exit opportunities also seem stronger in a lot of industries.

I’d mainly be looking at competitive graduate roles in areas such as consulting, strategy, tech, finance and other corporate analyst or leadership programmes.

How realistic is it to recruit successfully from a UK university into these types of US roles? Would employers treat me roughly like any other US citizen applicant, or would the lack of a US university, US internships and a local network put me at a significant disadvantage?

I’d also be interested to hear from anyone who has made a similar move. Is it genuinely worth exploring?

I'm applying to MBB this cycle and have to choose between applying to New York (or Boston/SF) or London (can't apply to both at the same firm). I'm starting a top management masters degree in the UK soon and I don't require a visa for either country.

Long term, I'm not yet sure where I want to live but I would like to try the US at some point. The compensation and career opportunities do seem significantly better in the US, so NYC is very appealing.

However, I'm worried that by choosing NYC I'm massively reducing my chances of getting an offer compared to London. If that's the case, I'd rather know now.

For those who've been through MBB recruiting (especially if you've recruited internationally), is applying to New York instead of London essentially throwing away a much stronger chance of getting into MBB? Or is the difference in recruiting odds smaller than people think?

Hello! I’ve found myself potentially flying into Miami very early on the 24th for a layover. I have two options:

1. Don’t go into town and get on my next flight asap.

2. Hang around in Miami for the day to hopefully watch the match with Scotland fans (I don’t have a ticket to the match). The last possible flight I could take leaves at 10pm so there would probably be a significant chance of me missing that and having to sleep on the airport floor

I’m not sure what will be going on that day but keen to hear any thoughts!

(Not Scottish, but live there)

Hi everyone! I recently (VERY unexpectedly) received around £170k via inheritance from abroad. I am 22 and a uni student, so I have very little understanding of managing money (beyond just budgeting my monthly student loan).

From reading through this subreddit, it seems like this amount at my age could set me up very well for financial independence pre-retirement age, but I'm not sure how best to do this. It looks like most people have their money spread across investments/housing/retirement. I'm not sure I plan on ever buying property in the UK (as I am not from here), so I feel like my best option would just be to invest most of the money? I don't think I'd want to use any of the ISA/LISA options in the UK seeing as I probably won't stay here long term. I was thinking of putting it all into the S&P 500 and not touching it but I'm not sure if that is a rookie move or if there are better options out there for me?

https://preview.redd.it/2yrwzvpk1bzg1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=8046e201e49ca372d04d7a8fa60cb76b66f7be8f

Not sure how I pulled this off, but I am very happy with it and now starting the tough process of deciding which one to accept!