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March 23, 2026 9:12am ET

Enrolled: Undecided

Admitted: Columbia Business School , Cornell / Johnson $

$80000

, UVA / Darden $

$90000

Applied: Columbia Business School, Cornell / Johnson, UVA / Darden

Location: Brazil

Juno Member: Not yet

Notes:

Financial services background, recruiting for IB in NYC.

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eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 2050 Congrats on your acceptances to CBS, Johnson ($80k) and Darden ($90k). All three are great MBA programs that would provide you with opportunities to do IB in NYC. While CBS is prestigious and is located in NYC, CBS is not offering your scholarship money while you could save $80k - $90k by going to either Johnson or Darden.

Questions

1) How important is cost in your consideration? 2) Geography: How important is it for you to study in NYC vs not in NYC? 3) Do you have any personal preferences between these programs?

My view is that both Johnson and Darden are great programs that can help you achieve your career goals. In addition, the cost difference is quite substantial when compared to CBS.

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