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November 21, 2025 7:43pm ET

Enrolled: Undecided

Admitted: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper $

$52500

, Emory / Goizueta $

$75000

, Northwestern / Kellogg $

$15000

Applied: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Emory / Goizueta, Northwestern / Kellogg

Post MBA Career: Consulting, Technology Companies: Accenture, AT Kearney, Bain, BCG, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, McKinsey, PWC, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, IBM, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Tesla, Twitter, Uber

GMAT: 665

Location: India

Notes:

I am an international applicant with 5 years of consulting experience (1st pref post MBA). Given the current job market slowdown and financial considerations, I’m struggling to decide between these 3 one-year MBA programs. Teppers Accelerated path offers the option to pursue an internship, extending the program to 16 months else 12 months.

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1830 Kellogg would be a couple of tiers ahead of Tepper and Goizueta. Do you have any geographic preferences, post MBA? (0)

anon14842 Likes Earned: 1 No, i do not have any preference as of now. I am applying along with my partner who got admit to tepper one year program (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1830 So your partner has an offer from Tepper, and it’s one of your options, which makes Tepper very compelling, vs Kellogg. Can Tepper help you realise your post MBA goals, or would Kellogg provide significantly better access, do you think? (1)

anon14842 Likes Earned: 1 I am not very sure of this and hence the confusion. I am also trying to talk to alum from both the colleges (edited) (1)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1830 There’s never going to be a clear cut answer, really. But Kellogg will provide more resources, a deeper network, more likely. If you were applying without your partner, Kellogg would make most sense. But partner considerations will be important. (1)

anon98403 Likes Earned: 10 If he's recruiting for tech, wouldn't Tepper be a very good option? Idk how it compares to Kellogg for Tech, but Tepper is kind of known for its tech placements... (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1830 Kellogg will be decent for Tech, too. But yes, Tepper would lean more towards Tech. (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1830 More details on this decision in this episode of Wire Taps: https://www.clearadmit.com/2025/12/mba-wire-taps-459-695/ (0)