MBA DecisionWire

Waitlisted at Booth and Columbia. International with 5 years of experience as a Financial Advisor looking to pivot into IB. Would appreciate any thoughts

Full ride at NYU but no scholarship at Kellogg and CBS. Prior healthcare/pharma experience. Would like to use MBA as a way to complement my clinical background and step up to managerial roles in pharma/biotech. Would appreciate any thoughts.

I was admitted at Wharton and Columbia, and waitlisted at Yale. I took Wharton for the network.

Booth and Kellogg were my top choices, but can't say no to the money at Kellogg.

Kellogg is my top preference. Shall I apply to Booth/Columbia and Ross in round 2 knowing I won't go despite getting accepted only to negotiate a scholarship with Kellogg.

International candidate - so would prefer lesser loans in this market but dont want to compromise on business school outcomes

I would love advice / thoughts on decision here! Having a really hard time balancing scholarship with the name brand of MIT

Would love some feedback or advice - leaning Tuck as consulting is my top priority.

As an international, the scholarship is definitely important. Looking to get into consulting post-MBA, ideally in the US, and in LatAm as an alternative. Would appreciate any thoughts!

Waitlist at Wharton and Darden. Leaning Booth due to living downtown being much more convenient for partner’s expected job and for a more academic focus.

Still undecided on the above, really enjoyed the process at all schools but unfortnately didn't get too much scholarship. Any advice on how to up scholarship post admit?

Will share more notes regarding my thought process in the comments given the character limit here

Pre-MBA Industry: Life Science Consulting
Post-MBA Target Industry: Biotech/Pharma Strategy

I got into the MBA/MPCS program at Booth with scholarship, but I'm still stuck between Booth and Harvard, and if it's worth passing up the Harvard name/resources/network to save money + earn a second degree.

I'm looking to minimize my loan amount.
I have a scholarship from Kelley but none from Johnson. I can ask Kelley for more scholarship leveraging Johnson but on the other hand, Johnson is a better fit for my goals, also no doubt a bigger brand too.
I also got waitlisted at Fuqua so looking for tips on scholarship negotiations and waitlist convert

My goal is to start my own business, though I’m still defining what. I want an MBA with strong entrepreneurship program and hands-on skills. As a Plan B, I’d like to pivot to IB/PE or VC, where I lack prior experience. As an international student, brand matters and living in NYC is a preference. I’m really in doubt on what to choose. Thoughts?

Impact of scholarship money, Recruiting process for IB vs Consulting, CMC.

Waitlisted at Dartmouth.

Impact of scholarship money, recruiting process for IB vs Consulting (difference in how strenuous they are by industry and by school)

Undecided at the moment. There are things I really like about Berkeley, and things I love about Yale. Waiting to see how much (if any) Yale offers me. The main consideration I'm having is whether Yale's network would be a disadvantage on the West Coast.

A Kellogg MBAi $
A Tepper $$$
WL Fuqua
Dings, HBS, GSB, Haas, Sloan

Had a lot of reaches but got my top choice (Kellogg MBAi) R1, but the offer from Tepper is attractive since I’m cost-conscious. Should I go to Kellogg even without the money?

Service Academy Graduate
Veteran
4.0 online MiM (probably helped substantially)
165 V / 162 Q split