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March 23, 2026 8:29pm ET

Enrolled: Undecided

Admitted: IESE $

€20000

, Notre Dame / Mendoza $

$100000

, Rochester / Simon $

$96000

, Washington / Foster $

$Full

Applied: Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, IESE, Michigan / Ross, Notre Dame / Mendoza, Rochester / Simon, Washington / Foster

GRE: 324

GPA: 2.95

Location: USA

Juno Member: Not yet

Notes:

I am currently waitlisted at Fuqua and Ross. Foster gave me a full ride. Post MBA goal is consulting.

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1851 Do you have any geographic preferences, post MBA? A full ride at Foster does appear to be appealing. (0)

grichmond Verified User. Likes Earned: 1456 Yes, hard to ignore that scholarship from Foster, which outranks the other US schools to which you have been admitted. Of course, as Alex points out, geography matters, so if you know you want to land in the Midwest or Northeast, it could make sense to do some due diligence on the offers from Notre Dame and Rochester (both excellent programs too).

The real wild card here is IESE, as they are one of Europe's very best programs alongside LBS and INSEAD. With that said, the scholarship dollars aren't nearly as compelling here, and I'm fuzzy on how they fit with your goals - given that their network is likely strongest in Spain, across Europe, and in parts of Latin America.

In the end, a lot of this will come down to where you see yourself working - geographically and industry-wise in the short- and long-term. I'd look carefully at the consulting placements out of all of these programs...and do what you can to make the waitlist convert at Ross or Fuqua (both have excellent consulting placements that outpace the others on your list).

Speaking of the waitlist, my suspicion is that your 2.95 GPA + 324 GRE gave the committee some pause. Ordinarily, a sub-3.0 GPA is best paired with an outsized test result (e.g. way above average). Have you thought about working to retake with the goal of hitting 328-30? That might put the admissions team more at ease in terms of your academic readiness.

Best of luck! (0)