In this MBA DecisionWire Spotlight, which highlights MBA candidates’ choices as shared in Clear Admit’s DecisionWire, we highlight a few posts in which brand was an influential factor.
Our first candidate gained acceptance to Duke / Fuqua, Michigan / Ross, and UVA / Darden, but wondered about the brand power of a parent university:
Community feedback was geared towards personal interest over brand strength:
The next lucky MBA candidate had a choice between Dartmouth / Tuck and Northwestern / Kellogg, with Tuck offering $144k. This time, the candidate wondered about brand v. debt:
Clear Admit’s resident admissions expert, Alex Brown, offered the following perspective:
Another community member chimed in to run with the scholarship:
The original poster then returned:
A fellow Tuck and Kellogg candidate then chimed in:
Congrats on your acceptances and best of luck with your decision!
See more feedback on MBA admissions decisions at:
- MBA DecisionWire Spotlight: Michigan / Ross or NYU / Stern for Investment Banking
- MBA DecisionWire Spotlight: Chicago Booth, MIT / Sloan or Wharton for Media Goals
- MBA DecisionWire Spotlight: Investment Banking via Chicago Booth or Columbia Business School?
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