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December 19, 2025 4:35pm ET

Enrolled: Undecided

Admitted: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper $

$110,000

, Cornell / Johnson $

$40,000

, Emory / Goizueta $

$160,000

, Georgetown / McDonough $

$150,000

, UNC Kenan-Flagler $

$50,000

Applied: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Columbia, Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Emory / Goizueta, Georgetown / McDonough, Michigan / Ross, UNC Kenan-Flagler, Yale SOM

Post MBA Career: Consulting, Pharmaceutical Companies: Bain, BCG, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, McKinsey, PWC, Amgen, Astra Zeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche

GRE: 316

Notes:

WL at Ross, Fuqua, Tuck, CBS, Yale
Applying to Wharton, Darden, Sloan R2
Prefer DC, NYC, or Boston post-MBA, will recruit for consulting and pivot to healthcare

Will decide between these 5 -- I am not as interested in Johnson / UNC, leaning towards Georgetown because of consulting placement locations & scholarship

Should I negotiate anywhere?

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1842 That’s a very good offer from McDonough. Do you think there’s any scope for improvement re your GRE? That might help with wait lists and round 2? (0)

bowside421 Likes Earned: 35 Emory recruits well for consulting and places students well in the Northeast, specifically NYC. There are also lots of people from the northeast in Atlanta who would make it feel like home if that's something you care about. If you want specifically DC, Georgetown & Darden are the best options. (2)

eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 2021 Congrats on your acceptances to Goizueta ($160k), McDonough ($150k), Tepper ($110k), UNC KF ($50k) and Johnson ($40k). All five are great MBA programs that can help you go into consulting/pharma post MBA. Given the large scholarships, Goizueta and McDonough are appealing offers. In addition, given your preference for Boston, NYC or DC, I can see why McDonough is appealing to you. (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1842 More details on this decision, in this episode of Wire Taps: https://www.clearadmit.com/2025/12/mba-wire-taps-465/ (0)