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April 19, 2018 12:21pm ET

Enrolled: Undecided

Admitted: Cornell / Johnson $ , Michigan / Ross $ , Yale SOM

Applied: Cornell / Johnson, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, UPenn / Wharton, Yale SOM

Entering Year: 2018

Post MBA Career: Consulting Companies: Bain, BCG, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, McKinsey, Other

GMAT: 740

Notes:

Help me out! I am undecided between Johnson (full ride) and Ross (25% scholarship). Dilemma is that I have a partner at Johnson, and moving to Ann Arbor will make things harder. Some of my target companies recruit at Johnson, but not all. Is Ross really worth the extra $$ and the relocation, despite MAP and the overall quality of students?

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anon88438 Likes Earned: 0 I'd say you are better off at Ross if your post mba goal is consulting (0)

anon12025 Likes Earned: 0 Did you not like Yale? I think I'd go there over the 25% scholarship at Michigan if you weren't going to go to Johnson. Overlapping one year with your partner at Johnson would be huge though - I could not imagine going 2 years long distance (potential summer internship location overlapping, yes). In the end, I think if you are undecided I would go with the full ride - you will still be able to make your career moves at Johnson and have a more preferred personal life. (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1693 This is obviously a very tough call. A full ride at Johnson is compelling, given your personal issues. Assume there's additional cost savings if your both at the same school for a year. (0)

anon22099 Likes Earned: 1 I’d take Cornell. It is a great school and gives you both financial and personal benefit. I guess it really depends if a small uptick in chance at MBB is worth $100k and potential relationship hardship (not to mention once you actually get the job). Aside from a littlel more attention from MBB, they are more or less peers. Where you want to have a majority of your network after graduation should also be considered (Midwest vs NE) (0)

anon78078 Likes Earned: 0 then go to Johnson;) (0)

anon53239 Likes Earned: 0 I am going through the same thing - minus the partner. Which did you choose? (0)

anon16244 Likes Earned: 0 In the short term, Johnson may seem like the right choice. But long term, if you're targeting MBB and a career in consulting, I'd say go with Ross. (0)

anon13400 Likes Earned: 0 Agree with 16244 (0)

anon64634 Likes Earned: 0 I know who this is and you made the right choice! Can’t wait to be your classmate! (0)

anon19506 Likes Earned: 1 Given your dilemma, post-MBA target, and $$ offered, I'll go with Cornell. Plus it's Ivy! You can't go wrong. (0)

anon42681 Likes Earned: 0 Cornell is the move here (0)

anon30187 Likes Earned: 0 For a career in consulting and also from a long-term perspective, I would choose SOM here. (0)

anon27016 Likes Earned: 0 Ross is the strongest of this crop. Of course personal and financial situation is very relevant, but I'd argue that because this is a long term decision those factors shouldn't weigh as heavily as you might initially expect. As for network location, ~20% chicago, ~25% out west , and ~25% NE (0)