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MBA DecisionWire

Are you curious about how your fellow applicants, current students and alumni made their enrollment choice, based on schools to which they applied and were admitted? What about those individuals who were admitted to your favorite school – did they accept the offer or head elsewhere? The following submissions are profiles and MBA decisions made by candidates, current students and alumni regarding where they decided to pursue their MBA based on the offers they received.

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Where Did You Apply to Business School?*
- Arizona State / W.P. Carey
- Babson / Olin
- Bath
- Berkeley / Haas
- Boston College / Carroll
- Brigham Young
- Cambridge / Judge
- CEIBS
- U. Chicago Booth
- Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
- Columbia
- Cornell / Johnson
- Dartmouth / Tuck
- Duke / Fuqua
- Edinburgh
- emlyon
- Emory / Goizueta
- ESADE
- ESCP
- ESMT Berlin
- Florida / Warrington
- Georgetown / McDonough
- Georgia / Terry
- Georgia Tech / Scheller
- Harvard Business School
- HEC Paris
- HKUST
- IE Business School
- IESE
- IMD
- Imperial
- Indian School of Business
- Indiana / Kelley
- INSEAD
- Johns Hopkins / Carey
- London Business School
- Manchester / AMBS
- Michigan / Ross
- Michigan State / Broad
- Minnesota / Carlson
- MIT Sloan
- Nanyang
- Northwestern / Kellogg
- Notre Dame / Mendoza
- NYU Stern
- Ohio State / Fisher
- Oxford / Saïd
- Penn State / Smeal
- Rice / Jones
- Rochester / Simon
- SMU Cox
- Stanford GSB
- Temple / Fox
- Toronto / Rotman
- UCI Merage
- UCLA Anderson
- UMD / Smith
- UNC Kenan-Flagler
- UPenn / Wharton
- USC / Marshall
- UT Austin / McCombs
- UVA / Darden
- U. Washington / Foster
- Vanderbilt / Owen
- Washington U. / Olin
- Wisconsin
- Yale SOM
- Other
- None
Where Were You Admitted?*
- Arizona State / W.P. Carey
- Babson / Olin
- Bath
- Berkeley / Haas
- Boston College / Carroll
- Brigham Young
- Cambridge / Judge
- CEIBS
- U. Chicago Booth
- Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
- Columbia
- Cornell / Johnson
- Dartmouth / Tuck
- Duke / Fuqua
- Edinburgh
- emlyon
- Emory / Goizueta
- ESADE
- ESCP
- ESMT Berlin
- Florida / Warrington
- Georgetown / McDonough
- Georgia / Terry
- Georgia Tech / Scheller
- Harvard Business School
- HEC Paris
- HKUST
- IE Business School
- IESE
- IMD
- Imperial
- Indian School of Business
- Indiana / Kelley
- INSEAD
- Johns Hopkins / Carey
- London Business School
- Manchester / AMBS
- Michigan / Ross
- Michigan State / Broad
- Minnesota / Carlson
- MIT Sloan
- Nanyang
- Northwestern / Kellogg
- Notre Dame / Mendoza
- NYU Stern
- Ohio State / Fisher
- Oxford / Saïd
- Penn State / Smeal
- Rice / Jones
- Rochester / Simon
- SMU Cox
- Stanford GSB
- Temple / Fox
- Toronto / Rotman
- UCI Merage
- UCLA Anderson
- UMD / Smith
- UNC Kenan-Flagler
- UPenn / Wharton
- USC / Marshall
- UT Austin / McCombs
- UVA / Darden
- U. Washington / Foster
- Vanderbilt / Owen
- Washington U. / Olin
- Wisconsin
- Yale SOM
- Other
- None
Choose from selected schools where you applied.
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- Arizona State / W.P. Carey
- Babson / Olin
- Bath
- Berkeley / Haas
- Boston College / Carroll
- Brigham Young
- Cambridge / Judge
- CEIBS
- U. Chicago Booth
- Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
- Columbia
- Cornell / Johnson
- Dartmouth / Tuck
- Duke / Fuqua
- Edinburgh
- emlyon
- Emory / Goizueta
- ESADE
- ESCP
- ESMT Berlin
- Florida / Warrington
- Georgetown / McDonough
- Georgia / Terry
- Georgia Tech / Scheller
- Harvard Business School
- HEC Paris
- HKUST
- IE Business School
- IESE
- IMD
- Imperial
- Indian School of Business
- Indiana / Kelley
- INSEAD
- Johns Hopkins / Carey
- London Business School
- Manchester / AMBS
- Michigan / Ross
- Michigan State / Broad
- Minnesota / Carlson
- MIT Sloan
- Nanyang
- Northwestern / Kellogg
- Notre Dame / Mendoza
- NYU Stern
- Ohio State / Fisher
- Oxford / Saïd
- Penn State / Smeal
- Rice / Jones
- Rochester / Simon
- SMU Cox
- Stanford GSB
- Temple / Fox
- Toronto / Rotman
- UCI Merage
- UCLA Anderson
- UMD / Smith
- UNC Kenan-Flagler
- UPenn / Wharton
- USC / Marshall
- UT Austin / McCombs
- UVA / Darden
- U. Washington / Foster
- Vanderbilt / Owen
- Washington U. / Olin
- Wisconsin
- Yale SOM
- Other
Where Are You Enrolling?*
- Arizona State / W.P. Carey
- Babson / Olin
- Bath
- Berkeley / Haas
- Boston College / Carroll
- Brigham Young
- Cambridge / Judge
- CEIBS
- U. Chicago Booth
- Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
- Columbia
- Cornell / Johnson
- Dartmouth / Tuck
- Duke / Fuqua
- Edinburgh
- emlyon
- Emory / Goizueta
- ESADE
- ESMT Berlin
- Florida / Warrington
- Georgetown / McDonough
- Georgia / Terry
- Georgia Tech / Scheller
- Harvard Business School
- HEC Paris
- HKUST
- IE Business School
- IESE
- IMD
- Imperial
- Indian School of Business
- Indiana / Kelley
- INSEAD
- Johns Hopkins / Carey
- London Business School
- Manchester / AMBS
- Michigan / Ross
- Michigan State / Broad
- Minnesota / Carlson
- MIT Sloan
- Nanyang
- Northwestern / Kellogg
- Notre Dame / Mendoza
- NYU Stern
- Ohio State / Fisher
- Oxford / Saïd
- Penn State / Smeal
- Rice / Jones
- Rochester / Simon
- SMU Cox
- Stanford GSB
- Temple / Fox
- Toronto / Rotman
- UCI Merage
- UCLA Anderson
- UMD / Smith
- UNC Kenan-Flagler
- UPenn / Wharton
- USC / Marshall
- UT Austin / McCombs
- UVA / Darden
- U. Washington / Foster
- Vanderbilt / Owen
- Washington U. / Olin
- Wisconsin
- Yale SOM
- Other
- Undecided
- Not Enrolling
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- GRE
- EA
- Test Waived
- I haven't taken any of the standardized tests yet.
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GRE:*
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EA:*
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Location at time of Application
Post-MBA Target Career
- Consulting
- Technology
- Investment Banking
- Venture Capital
- Private Equity
- Asset Management, inc. Hedge Funds
- Commercial Banking
- Media
- Pharmaceutical
- Consumer Goods
- MF, Auto, Aerospace
- Family Business
- Entrepreneurship
- Non Profit / Social Impact
- Other
- Undecided
Management Consulting firms you'd like to join post-MBA:
- Accenture
- AT Kearney
- Bain
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- BCG
- Deloitte
- Ernst & Young
- KPMG
- McKinsey
- PWC
- Other
Other Management Consulting Firm:
Investment Banking Firms you'd like to join post-MBA:
- Bank of America
- Barclays
- Capital One
- Citibank
- Credit Suisse
- Deutsche Bank
- Goldman Sachs
- JP Morgan
- Merrill Lynch
- Morgan Stanley
- JP Morgan Chase
- RBC Capital
- Wells Fargo Securities
- Other
Other Investment Banking Firm:
Tech companies you'd like to join post-MBA:
- Amazon
- Apple
- Facebook
- Google
- Hewlett Packard
- IBM
- Lenova
- LinkedIn
- Microsoft
- Oracle
- Tesla
- Twitter
- Uber
- Other
Other Tech Company:
Venture Capital companies you'd like to join post-MBA:
- Accell Partners
- Andressen Horowitz
- Battery Ventures
- Charles River
- Draper Fisher
- First Round Capital
- Kleiner Perkins
- NEA
- Sequoia Capital
- Venrock
- Other
Other Venture Capital Company:
Private Equity companies you'd like to join post-MBA:
- Bain Capital
- Blackstone
- Carlyle Group
- Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Group
- TPG
- KKR
- Other
Other Private Equity Company:
Asset Management companies you'd like to join post-MBA:
- Blackrock
- Fidelity
- Goldman Sachs
- JP Morgan Asset Management
- State Street
- Vanguard
- Other
Other Asset Management Company:
Commercial Banking companies you'd like to join post-MBA:
- Bank of America
- Bank of New York
- Capital One
- Citibank
- Goldman Sachs
- JP Morgan
- Morgan Stanley
- PNC Bank
- State Street
- Wells Fargo
- Other
Other Commercial Banking Company:
Media companies you'd like to join post-MBA:
- 21st Century Fox
- CBS Corp
- Comcast
- Time Warner
- Viacom
- Walt Disney
- Other
Other Media Company:
Pharmaceutical companies you'd like to join post-MBA:
- Amgen
- Astra Zeneca
- Johnson & Johnson
- Merck
- Novartis
- Pfizer
- Roche
- Other
Other Pharmaceutical Company:
Consumer Goods companies you'd like to join post-MBA:
- 3M
- Anheuser Busch InBev
- Coca Cola
- General Mills
- LVMH
- Mondelez
- Nestle
- Nike
- PepsiCo
- Proctor & Gamble
- Unilever
- Other
Other Consumer Goods Company:
MF, Auto, Aerospace companies you'd like to join post-MBA:
- Airbus
- BASF
- Boeing
- Daimler
- Ford
- GE
- GM
- Nissan
- Seimens
- Tesla
- Other
Other MF, Auto, Aerospace Company:
Non Profit/SI Companies:
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December 18, 2024 10:56am ET

Enrolled: Cornell / Johnson

Admitted: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper $

$80000

, Cornell / Johnson $

$160000

, Georgetown / McDonough $

$40000

, UNC Kenan-Flagler $

$60000

Applied: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Georgetown / McDonough, UNC Kenan-Flagler

Entering Year: 2025

Post MBA Career: Consulting Companies: Accenture, AT Kearney, Bain, BCG, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, McKinsey

GMAT: 710

GPA: 3.1

Location: Texas

Notes:

Full scholarship to Johnson combined with desire to be on the East Coast made Johnson an easy choice. Thank you so much to the Clear Admit team and community throughout the admissions journey. Invaluable resource!

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December 18, 2024 9:18am ET

Enrolled: Undecided

Admitted: London Business School , UPenn / Wharton

Applied: London Business School, Stanford GSB, UPenn / Wharton

Entering Year: 2025

Post MBA Career: Venture Capital Companies: Andressen Horowitz, Battery Ventures, First Round Capital, NEA, Sequoia Capital, Other

GMAT: 750

GPA: 3.8

Location: USA

Notes:

Weighing the more prestigious program (Wharton) vs the more interesting experience (LBS). US Citizen, would love to live internationally for 2-4 years but want to return to US long-term. Also weighing sticking with my assoc role at boutique venture debt firm (why pay tuition to do something similar), but optionality of MBA is incredibly unique.

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December 18, 2024 5:44am ET

Enrolled: Undecided

Admitted: Duke / Fuqua $

$50000

, Emory / Goizueta $

$75000

, UT Austin / McCombs $

$40000

Applied: Duke / Fuqua, Emory / Goizueta, NYU Stern, UT Austin / McCombs

Entering Year: 2025

Post MBA Career: Asset Management, inc. Hedge Funds, Undecided

GRE: 318

Notes:

I am an international student, so need to be mindful of recruiting outcomes and debt. Duke seems like the standout choice, but I think I'm having sticker shock

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December 18, 2024 5:17am ET

Enrolled: Babson / Olin

Admitted: Babson / Olin

Applied: Babson / Olin

Entering Year: 2025

Post MBA Career: Consumer Goods, Entrepreneurship Companies: 3M, Coca Cola, LVMH, Mondelez, Nestle, Nike, Other

GPA: 3.12

Location: paris

Notes:

interviewed November 12 admission offer with $$$ received 18th December

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December 18, 2024 4:17am ET

Enrolled: Undecided

Admitted: Northwestern / Kellogg $

$70000

, Columbia $

$130000

, U. Chicago Booth

Applied: U. Chicago Booth, Columbia, Northwestern / Kellogg

Entering Year: 2025

Post MBA Career: Consulting, Technology

GMAT: 765

GPA: 3.9

Location: NYC

Notes:

Excited to have some great choices! I have a strong preference for the East Coast (specifically NYC) so Columbia seems like a natural fit but Kellogg is considered to be "better" in tech/consulting which are my targets -- is the difference worth the location/$?

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eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1917 Congrats on your acceptances to Booth, CBS ($130k) and Kellogg ($70k). All three are top MBA programs that can help you achieve your career goals. In addition, given CBS's generous scholarship and your strong preference for being in NYC, it sounds like CBS is the right all around option for you. I do suggest that you do your due diligence. For example, you should chat with CBS students who are also seeking tech and consulting career opportunities. Best of luck. (0)

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December 18, 2024 1:14am ET

Enrolled: Undecided

Admitted: NYU Stern , Michigan / Ross $

$80000

, Columbia $

$100000

Applied: Columbia, Duke / Fuqua, Harvard Business School, Michigan / Ross, NYU Stern, UPenn / Wharton, UVA / Darden, Yale SOM

Entering Year: 2025

Post MBA Career: Consulting, Undecided

GRE: 337

GPA: 3.58

Location: USA

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eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1917 Congrats on your acceptances to CBS ($100k), Ross ($80k) and Stern. Both CBS and Ross have a strong track record of MBB consulting placement. In addition, CBS is M7 and is offering you $20k more than Ross. Do you have any personal or geographic preferences between CBS and Ross? (0)

anon21096 Likes Earned: 10 No geographic preferences, just looking for the best fit. Interested in MBB/T2 consulting, LDPs, tech. CBS will be more expensive even with the extra funding. (0)

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December 17, 2024 9:51pm ET

Enrolled: Undecided

Admitted: UT Austin / McCombs , UNC Kenan-Flagler , Toronto / Rotman , Rochester / Simon

Applied: Berkeley / Haas, Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Emory / Goizueta, Harvard Business School, Michigan / Ross, Rice / Jones, Rochester / Simon, Toronto / Rotman, UNC Kenan-Flagler, UT Austin / McCombs, UVA / Darden

Entering Year: 2025

Post MBA Career: Venture Capital, Investment Banking, Consulting Companies: Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Other, Other

GRE: 340

Notes:

Scholarship is important; however Tuck and Darden are my top choices. Got waitlisted by Emory, Rice, Darden, Tuck, Haas, and Cornell.

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eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1917 Thanks for your note. Congrats on your 4 acceptances so far. In addition, with your waitlists at six top MBA programs, you are still in contention with these six schools as well. My recommendation is that you focus on a Round 2 strategy of seeking to convert a few of these waitlists into admits. Here is a Clear Admit article that can help you with your waitlist strategy. MBA Admissions Tip: Make the Best of the MBA Waitlist | Clear Admit. (0)

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December 17, 2024 4:25pm ET

Enrolled: Undecided

Admitted: UCLA Anderson $

$60000

, Harvard Business School

Applied: Berkeley / Haas, Columbia, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, NYU Stern, Stanford GSB, UCLA Anderson, UT Austin / McCombs

Entering Year: 2025

Post MBA Career: Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship Companies: Andressen Horowitz, Other

GRE: 331

GPA: 8.33/10

Location: UAE

Notes:

My priority list (descending) was Stanford (rejected w/o interview), MIT (waitlisted w/o interview), Harvard (accepted), Berkeley (waitlisted after interview), Columbia (waitlisted w/o interview), NYU (w/o without interview), UCLA (accepted), and UT Austin (rejected).

Picking HBS but want the maximum FinAid. Any scholarship options?

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1693 For VC and entrepreneurship, I’d think HBS will be the standout from your current options here. They provide needs-based funding, so you may still get some funding? (0)

anon57679 Likes Earned: 23 Yes, the FinAid is given after you enrol. I believe the application start date is Jan 21 (0)

eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1917 Congrats on your acceptances to both HBS and Anderson. Yes, HBS sounds like the standout option given your career goals. In addition, you may be eligible for need based financial aid from HBS. (0)

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December 17, 2024 2:35pm ET

Enrolled: Undecided

Admitted: Duke / Fuqua $

$50000

, UNC Kenan-Flagler , UT Austin / McCombs $

$40000

Applied: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Duke / Fuqua, Harvard Business School, Michigan / Ross, UNC Kenan-Flagler, UT Austin / McCombs, Yale SOM

Entering Year: 2025

Post MBA Career: Consulting, Pharmaceutical

GRE: 325

Location: East Asia

Notes:

Want to pivot into consulting or healthcare post-MBA. Fuqua is for sure a top school for healthcare, but considering the CoA and the atmosphere at McCombs/Austin, I am unsure about which one will be a better choice.

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1693 For healthcare and consulting, I think Duke would have the edge, being in the higher tier and its focus on healthcare. Do you have any geographic preferences, post MBA? (0)

eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1917 Congrats on your acceptances. Yes, Fuqua with a $50k scholarship sounds like the best option for your given your consulting and health care industry career goals. (0)

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December 17, 2024 2:06pm ET

Enrolled: Undecided

Admitted: UNC Kenan-Flagler $

$20000

, Rice / Jones $

$20000

, Georgetown / McDonough $

$70000

, USC / Marshall $

$Full

, UT Austin / McCombs $

Applied: Columbia, Dartmouth / Tuck, Georgetown / McDonough, Rice / Jones, UNC Kenan-Flagler, USC / Marshall, UT Austin / McCombs, UVA / Darden

Entering Year: 2025

Post MBA Career: Consulting Companies: Accenture, Bain, BCG, Deloitte, McKinsey

GMAT: 655

Location: Texas

Notes:

Waitlisted by UVA, Tuck, Columbia. UVA and Tuck were my 1st and 2nd choice respectively.
Transitioning from military to consulting so looking at programs best set up to help do that. Would have liked to stay on East coast (dc to nyc) for mba/work but it is not a requirement at all. Just want to go to whichever program gives me the best opportunity

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1693 For east coast, McDonough and Kenan Flagler might be your current best options. But I’d stay on those waitlist, all three are going to provide more access. (0)

eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1917 Yes, given your consulting career goals, you should aim to convert at least one of these three Darden, Tuck, CBS waitlists into an admit in Round 2. Here is an article that can help you with your waitlist strategy. MBA Admissions Tip: Make the Best of the MBA Waitlist | Clear Admit (0)

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December 17, 2024 8:33am ET

Enrolled: Undecided

Admitted: UT Austin / McCombs $

$50,000

, UNC Kenan-Flagler $

$100,000

, Rice / Jones $

$152,000

Applied: Rice / Jones, UNC Kenan-Flagler, UT Austin / McCombs

Entering Year: 2025

Post MBA Career: Other, Investment Banking

GRE: 314

GPA: 3.7

Location: Texas

Notes:

Factors: I love living in Texas, but I don't know that I want to do Energy IB which is what UT sends ppl to. IB wise, UNC seems to be the move. But I'm not 100% set on IB, and want to have options open.

Advice: Don't let your GRE/GMAT score define you. After reading through admits from past years on this site, I thought I had no shot at McCombs

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smalltowngirl Likes Earned: 12 Total tuition for each: UT: $60k UNC: $44k Rice: $0 (1)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1693 Kenan Flagler might well be your best option, in this case. I’d consider Kenan Flagler and McCombs in the same tier. Do you have a geographic preference, post MBA? (0)

eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1917 Congrats on your acceptances. Yes, Kenan Flagler sounds like it is the best all-around option for you. (0)

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December 17, 2024 7:23am ET

Enrolled: Undecided

Admitted: USC / Marshall $

$80,000

, Wisconsin $

$Full

Applied: USC / Marshall, Wisconsin

Entering Year: 2025

Post MBA Career: Media, Undecided Companies: 21st Century Fox, Walt Disney, Other

GPA: 3.87

Location: Midwest

Notes:

Marshall seems like an obvious decision given my post grad goals but picking up my life and moving to LA is a big move. Plus I’d likely have debt incurred after USC vs debt free after Wisconsin.

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1693 Did you waive the test? For your goals Marshall does seem like the best choice in terms of providing you access; it’s also in the higher tier, meaning higher quality peers etc (for the most part). (0)

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December 17, 2024 6:34am ET

Enrolled: Undecided

Admitted: UNC Kenan-Flagler $

$100000

, UVA / Darden

Applied: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, Emory / Goizueta, Michigan / Ross, NYU Stern, UCLA Anderson, UNC Kenan-Flagler, UVA / Darden

Entering Year: 2024

Post MBA Career: Investment Banking Companies: Bank of America, Barclays, Citibank, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo Securities

GPA: 3.80

Location: India

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1693 Darden is in the higher tier, but to 100k gap is compelling. Assuming Kenan Flagler can provide you access to IB, you might lean there. Did you take the GMAT or GRE? (0)

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December 17, 2024 5:37am ET

Enrolled: Undecided

Admitted: UVA / Darden $

$50000

, Duke / Fuqua $

$40000

Applied: Duke / Fuqua, UVA / Darden

Entering Year: 2024

Post MBA Career: Consulting

GMAT: 675

GPA: 3.3

Location: New York, NY

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eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1917 Congrats on your acceptances to both Fuqua and Darden. Both are great MBA programs with a strong track record of MBB consulting career placement. Do you have any personal preference between these programs? I encourage you to do you due diligence by chatting with current students from both programs. (0)

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December 17, 2024 5:36am ET

Enrolled: UPenn / Wharton

Admitted: U. Chicago Booth , Columbia , Northwestern / Kellogg , UPenn / Wharton

Applied: U. Chicago Booth, Columbia, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, UPenn / Wharton

Entering Year: 2024

Post MBA Career: Private Equity

GRE: 325

GPA: 3.51

Location: Texas

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eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1917 Congrats on your acceptances at four top MBA programs: Booth, CBS, Kellogg and Wharton. Thanks for sharing the news that you will be enrolling at Wharton. I am sure that you will enjoy your time at Wharton. (0)

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MIT

December 17, 2024 5:29am ET

Enrolled: MIT Sloan

Admitted: MIT Sloan $

Applied: MIT Sloan

Entering Year: 2025

Post MBA Career: Consulting Companies: Accenture, BCG, Deloitte, McKinsey

GRE: 333

Location: Moscow

Notes:

African

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eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1917 Congrats on your acceptance to MIT Sloan. It is a great program with solid consulting/MBB career placement. Enjoy your time in Cambridge. (0)

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December 17, 2024 5:28am ET

Enrolled: Emory / Goizueta

Admitted: Emory / Goizueta $

$75000

, Other

Applied: Emory / Goizueta, Vanderbilt / Owen, Other

Entering Year: 2025

Post MBA Career: Consulting, Consumer Goods, Non Profit/SI, Other, Undecided Companies: Accenture, BCG, Deloitte, McKinsey

GMAT: 655

GPA: 3.55

Location: Atlanta, GA

Notes:

personal fit is soooo much more important than rankings

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eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1917 Thanks for sharing the news that you will be enrolling at Goizueta. I am sure that you will enjoy your experience there. (0)

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December 16, 2024 9:01pm ET

Enrolled: Undecided

Admitted: Berkeley / Haas $

$50000

, Michigan / Ross $

$120000

, Northwestern / Kellogg , UCLA Anderson $

$60000

, UVA / Darden

Applied: Berkeley / Haas, Columbia, Dartmouth / Tuck, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, UCLA Anderson, UPenn / Wharton, UVA / Darden

Entering Year: 2025

Post MBA Career: Consulting, Technology Companies: Bain, BCG, McKinsey, Amazon

GMAT: 725

GPA: 3.5

Location: China

Notes:

Fortunate to receive multiple offers this round. With 3 years of investment banking experience, I aim to pivot to consulting or tech corporate finance post-MBA. Considering current scholarship amounts (with plans to negotiate further), which program would best fit my background and goals? Any insights would be greatly appreciated!

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eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1917 Congrats on your acceptances and scholarships to Darden, Anderson ($60k), Kellogg, Ross ($120k), and Haas ($50k). Kellogg, Darden and Ross have strong track records with consulting/MBB placement. Ross ($120k) is offering you the most money. Thus, Ross sounds like a nice option. Of course, you will want to do you due diligence by speaking with current students to help determine your personal fit. (0)

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December 16, 2024 5:03pm ET

Enrolled: Undecided

Admitted: Vanderbilt / Owen $

$36000

, Other $

$75000

Applied: Emory / Goizueta, Indiana / Kelley, Michigan State / Broad, UCI Merage, Vanderbilt / Owen, Other

Entering Year: 2025

Post MBA Career: Technology, Other Companies: Amazon, Google

GPA: 3.33

Location: Africa

Notes:

The other school, Kogod/American University, wants to transition into the fintech space as an FP&A. With Kogod, we will go for at least 30k loan and with Owen, about 50k loan

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1693 Did you waive the GMAT test? Do you have any geographic preference, within the US, post MBA? Owen would have the better overall reputation, but best to scrutinise the career reports and also seek out African alumni to get a better sense in terms of the accessibility of your plans from these programs. (0)

anon27834 Likes Earned: 1 Yes, I waived the GMAT test because of my background and some programming languages. No i do not have a preference post-MBA. Kogod does not have a career report. And people in the school all speak highly of their alma mater (0)

eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1917 I encourage you to do your due diligence by chatting with current students from both programs, particularly students seeking a similar career path to you. Kogod has strong ties in the Washington DC area so if you are seeking a job in the DC metro area, Kogod would be a good option. Owen would provide more opportunities across a wider geographic area, particularly in the US Southeast. (0)

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December 16, 2024 7:36am ET

Enrolled: Undecided

Admitted: UNC Kenan-Flagler , Rice / Jones $

$40000

Applied: Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Rice / Jones, UNC Kenan-Flagler

Entering Year: 2024

Post MBA Career: Investment Banking Companies: Bank of America, Citibank, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, JP Morgan Chase

GRE: 309

GPA: 2.7

Location: Mexico

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eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1917 Congratulations on your acceptances to both Rice/Jones ($40k) and UNC Kenan Flagler. While both are solid MBA programs, UNC Kenan Flagler has the overall edge in terms of IB placement. Of course, be sure to do you due diligence by chatting with current students, particular students seeking a career in IB. (2)

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