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Are you curious about how your fellow applicants, current students and alumni made their enrollment choice, based on schools to which they applied and were admitted? What about those individuals who were admitted to your favorite school – did they accept the offer or head elsewhere? The following submissions are profiles and MBA decisions made by candidates, current students and alumni regarding where they decided to pursue their MBA based on the offers they received.

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Arizona State / W.P. Carey
Babson / Olin
Bath
Berkeley / Haas
Boston / Questrom
Boston College / Carroll
Brigham Young
CEIBS
Cambridge / Judge
Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
Columbia
Cornell / Johnson
Dartmouth / Tuck
Duke / Fuqua
ESADE
ESCP
ESMT Berlin
Edinburgh
Emory / Goizueta
Florida / Warrington
Georgetown / McDonough
Georgia / Terry
Georgia Tech / Scheller
HEC Paris
HKUST
Harvard Business School
IE Business School
IESE
IMD
INSEAD
Illinois / Gies
Imperial
Indian School of Business
Indiana / Kelley
Johns Hopkins / Carey
Lauder Institute
London Business School
MIT Sloan
Manchester / AMBS
Miami / Herbert
Michigan / Ross
Michigan State / Broad
Minnesota / Carlson
NYU Stern
Nanyang
Northwestern / Kellogg
Not Enrolling
Notre Dame / Mendoza
Ohio State / Fisher
Other
Oxford / Saïd
Penn State / Smeal
Rice / Jones
Rochester / Simon
SDA Bocconi
SMU Cox
Stanford GSB
Temple / Fox
Toronto / Rotman
U. Chicago Booth
U. Illinois Urbana
U. Washington / Foster
UCI Merage
UCLA Anderson
UMD / Smith
UNC Kenan-Flagler
UPenn / Wharton
USC / Marshall
UT Austin / McCombs
UT Dallas
UVA / Darden
Undecided
Vanderbilt / Owen
Washington U. / Olin
Willam & Mary / Mason
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Boston / Questrom
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Brigham Young
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Cambridge / Judge
Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
Columbia
Cornell / Johnson
Dartmouth / Tuck
Duke / Fuqua
ESADE
ESCP
ESMT Berlin
Edinburgh
Emory / Goizueta
Florida / Warrington
Georgetown / McDonough
Georgia / Terry
Georgia Tech / Scheller
HEC Paris
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Imperial
Indian School of Business
Indiana / Kelley
Johns Hopkins / Carey
Lauder Institute
London Business School
MIT Sloan
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Michigan / Ross
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Minnesota / Carlson
NYU Stern
Nanyang
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Rice / Jones
Rochester / Simon
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UMD / Smith
UNC Kenan-Flagler
UPenn / Wharton
USC / Marshall
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Arizona State / W.P. Carey
Babson / Olin
Bath
Berkeley / Haas
Boston / Questrom
Boston College / Carroll
Brigham Young
CEIBS
Cambridge / Judge
Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
Columbia
Cornell / Johnson
Dartmouth / Tuck
Duke / Fuqua
ESADE
ESCP
ESMT Berlin
Edinburgh
Emory / Goizueta
Florida / Warrington
Georgetown / McDonough
Georgia / Terry
Georgia Tech / Scheller
HEC Paris
HKUST
Harvard Business School
IE Business School
IESE
IMD
INSEAD
Illinois / Gies
Imperial
Indian School of Business
Indiana / Kelley
Johns Hopkins / Carey
Lauder Institute
London Business School
MIT Sloan
Manchester / AMBS
Miami / Herbert
Michigan / Ross
Michigan State / Broad
Minnesota / Carlson
NYU Stern
Nanyang
Northwestern / Kellogg
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Notre Dame / Mendoza
Ohio State / Fisher
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Penn State / Smeal
Rice / Jones
Rochester / Simon
SDA Bocconi
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Temple / Fox
Toronto / Rotman
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U. Illinois Urbana
U. Washington / Foster
UCI Merage
UCLA Anderson
UMD / Smith
UNC Kenan-Flagler
UPenn / Wharton
USC / Marshall
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UVA
June 14, 2025 5:27am ET
Enrolled: UVA / Darden
Admitted: Michigan / Ross $
$100,000
 , UCLA Anderson , USC / Marshall $
$60,000
 , UVA / Darden $
$169,000
Applied: Berkeley / Haas, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, UCLA Anderson, USC / Marshall, UVA / Darden
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Consulting Companies: AT Kearney, Bain, BCG, McKinsey
GRE: 321
GPA: 3.1
Location: San Francisco
Notes:

Applied to programs that would allow me to return out west, UVA really impressed me by showing up multiple times to San Francisco. Applied to 5/8 schools in r2, interviewed at 3, admit only at Marshall & WL at Fuqua. Retooled my strategy for r3 and went 3/3 including a full ride — glad I abandoned a nonviable strategies.
?
June 11, 2025 7:12am ET
Enrolled: Undecided
Admitted: Cambridge / Judge $
£10000
 , U. Chicago Booth , Columbia , INSEAD , London Business School
Applied: Cambridge / Judge, U. Chicago Booth, Columbia, INSEAD, London Business School, Stanford GSB
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Technology, Investment Banking, Venture Capital, Private Equity Companies: Bain, BCG, McKinsey, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Facebook, Google, Andressen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Bain Capital
GMAT: 760
Location: London
Notes:

I'm struggling to decide between LBS and INSEAD (January intake).
?
June 10, 2025 4:40pm ET
Enrolled: Undecided
Admitted: UVA / Darden $
$25k/y
 , U. Chicago Booth
Applied: UVA / Darden, UPenn / Wharton, U. Chicago Booth
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Consulting
GRE: 331
Notes:

Currently trying to decide between Darden with a 25k/y scholarship and full price at Booth. My goal is to recruit for consulting hopefully getting into one of the MBB. Any advice anyone has would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Yal
June 10, 2025 11:39am ET
Enrolled: Yale SOM
Admitted: Dartmouth / Tuck $
$60000
 , Yale SOM $
$60000
 , U. Chicago Booth $
$50000
Applied: Yale SOM, UPenn / Wharton, U. Chicago Booth, Columbia, Dartmouth / Tuck, MIT Sloan
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Pharmaceutical Companies: Astra Zeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, Pfizer
GRE: 340
GPA: 3.5
CMU
June 9, 2025 11:05am ET
Enrolled: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
Admitted: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper $
$100000
 , NYU Stern , UT Austin / McCombs $
$30000
Applied: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, NYU Stern, UT Austin / McCombs
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Technology
GMAT: 720
GPA: 3.44
Location: New York City
Notes:

Like that Tepper seems more focused on tech and entrepreneurship than Stern (more consulting and finance focus), and slightly more than McCombs. Tepper also gave me much more in scholarships than the other programs. Chatted with several students and faculty to come to this decision. #1 advice is a clear set of goals during/post MBA and why X school
Mic
June 8, 2025 5:10pm ET
Enrolled: Michigan / Ross
Admitted: Michigan / Ross $
$80000
Applied: UPenn / Wharton, Columbia, Duke / Fuqua, Harvard Business School, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, NYU Stern
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Technology Companies: Apple, Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, Andressen Horowitz, Draper Fisher, NEA, Sequoia Capital
GMAT: 695
GPA: 2.91
Location: New York City
?
June 6, 2025 7:27am ET
Enrolled: Undecided
Admitted: NYU Stern , UT Austin / McCombs $
$30000
 , Carnegie Mellon / Tepper $
$80000
Applied: UT Austin / McCombs, NYU Stern, Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Technology, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship
GMAT: 720
GPA: 3.44
Location: NYC
Notes:

Could use some help deciding between CMU and NYU. CMU gave me $80k, and NYU gave me $0. Going to try to get more from each, but assuming all is the same, what should I do? I'm very focused on tech and entrepreneurship, so I feel more aligned with CMU, but I know Stern is a better school overall and may present more general opportunities. Thoughts?
And
June 3, 2025 12:01pm ET
Enrolled: UCLA Anderson
Admitted: UCLA Anderson $
$100000
 , U. Washington / Foster $
$35000
Applied: UCLA Anderson, U. Washington / Foster
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Technology Companies: Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Tesla, Uber
GMAT: 760
GPA: 3.7
CBS
June 3, 2025 8:40am ET
Enrolled: Columbia
Admitted: Columbia $
$50000
 , Oxford / Saïd , U. Washington / Foster $
$66142
Applied: U. Washington / Foster, Columbia, UCLA Anderson, Stanford GSB, MIT Sloan, Harvard Business School, Berkeley / Haas, Oxford / Saïd
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Technology, MF, Auto, Aerospace Companies: BCG, McKinsey, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Other, Other
GRE: 322
GPA: 3.15
Location: Colorado
Cor
June 2, 2025 9:30am ET
Enrolled: Cornell / Johnson
Admitted: Cornell / Johnson
Applied: Cornell / Johnson
Entering Year: Other
Post MBA Career: Investment Banking, Asset Management, inc. Hedge Funds, Pharmaceutical
GPA: 3.97
Location: Virginia
Notes:

Got accepted into the future leaders program for deferred admissions for undergrad/graduate students with no full-time experience.
Haa
May 30, 2025 9:07am ET
Enrolled: Berkeley / Haas
Admitted: Cambridge / Judge , Berkeley / Haas , Imperial
Applied: Berkeley / Haas, MIT Sloan, Imperial, Cambridge / Judge
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Technology, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship Companies: Amazon, Apple, Google, Accell Partners, Andressen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital
GRE: 330
GPA: 3.16
Location: South East Asia
?
May 29, 2025 12:25pm ET
Enrolled: Undecided
Admitted: London Business School , Cambridge / Judge
Applied: Cambridge / Judge, London Business School
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Venture Capital, Technology, Consulting Companies: AT Kearney, Bain, BCG, McKinsey, Amazon, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Uber
GMAT: 685
Notes:

The inaugural 1 year MBA at LBS vs flagship MBA at Cambridge
Tuc
May 28, 2025 11:56am ET
Enrolled: Dartmouth / Tuck
Admitted: Cornell / Johnson , Dartmouth / Tuck , UVA / Darden
Applied: U. Chicago Booth, Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, Northwestern / Kellogg, UVA / Darden
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Consulting Companies: AT Kearney, Bain, BCG, McKinsey
GMAT: 675
GPA: 2.5
Location: LATAM
UVA
May 27, 2025 5:06am ET
Enrolled: UVA / Darden
Admitted: UVA / Darden $
$21000
Applied: UVA / Darden
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Other
GMAT: 650
Location: Arlington, VA
Notes:

Make sure to negotiate your scholarship amount! :)
?
May 23, 2025 7:03am ET
Enrolled: Undecided
Admitted: Yale SOM $
$120000
 , Columbia
Applied: Columbia, Yale SOM
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Entrepreneurship, Technology
GRE: 334
GPA: 3.65
Notes:

Yale just unexpectedly dropped a scholarship on me for ~2/3 tuition or 1/2 total COA.

9YOE, nonprofit data background and finance before that. Want to pivot into tech PM roles or EdTech VC. Humanities academic background, informing goals.

I liked CBS far more when visiting and recognize it'll open more doors, but Yale $$$ is too big to brush off.
?
May 22, 2025 8:31am ET
Enrolled: Undecided
Admitted: Boston College / Carroll $
$60000
 , Georgetown / McDonough , Other $
$110000
 , Rochester / Simon $
$98000
Applied: Georgetown / McDonough, Boston College / Carroll, Other, Rochester / Simon, NYU Stern
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Technology, Consulting Companies: AT Kearney, Bain, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG, McKinsey, PWC, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Uber
GRE: 312
GPA: 3.64
Location: Europe
Notes:

Post MBA goal is tech or strategy/consulting or LDP.
Simon:
pros: supportive Admission team. strong tech placement (more options if NYC does not work), lower COA (max 80k)
cons: weather and location, small dating pool

Fordham:
prods: NYC, easier networking, bigger dating pool
cons: lower rank, career outcome not transparent, higher COA (105k)
Mic
May 20, 2025 1:38pm ET
Enrolled: Michigan / Ross
Admitted: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper $
$130,000
 , Cornell / Johnson $
$130,000
 , Michigan / Ross $
$120,000
Applied: Cornell / Johnson, Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Emory / Goizueta, Michigan / Ross
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Venture Capital, Technology, Consulting Companies: AT Kearney, BCG, Deloitte, Amazon, Apple, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Sequoia Capital
Location: Atlanta
Notes:

Scholarship, location, alumni network.

I would recommend visiting programs of interest prior to submitting applications if you can, taking the test as soon as possible.
And
May 20, 2025 10:49am ET
Enrolled: UCLA Anderson
Admitted: UCI Merage $
$80,000
 , UCLA Anderson $
$30,000
 , Other $
$20,000
Applied: UCI Merage, UCLA Anderson, Other
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Media, Non Profit/SI Companies: Walt Disney
GPA: 3.9
Location: Washington DC
CBS
May 20, 2025 9:16am ET
Enrolled: Columbia
Admitted: UCLA Anderson $
$full
 , NYU Stern $
$full
 , Northwestern / Kellogg $
$full
 , Michigan / Ross $
$35000
 , Columbia $
$full
 , U. Chicago Booth $
$full
Applied: Northwestern / Kellogg, Michigan / Ross, Columbia, U. Chicago Booth, NYU Stern, Stanford GSB, UCLA Anderson, UPenn / Wharton
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Consulting Companies: AT Kearney, Bain, BCG, McKinsey
GMAT: 665
GPA: 3.92
Klg
May 20, 2025 8:05am ET
Enrolled: Northwestern / Kellogg
Admitted: Berkeley / Haas $
$100000
 , U. Chicago Booth $
$90000
 , Dartmouth / Tuck $
$140000
 , Michigan / Ross $
$Full
 , Northwestern / Kellogg $
$Full
 , NYU Stern $
$Full
 , Yale SOM $
$120000
Applied: Berkeley / Haas, U. Chicago Booth, Dartmouth / Tuck, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, NYU Stern, Yale SOM
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Venture Capital, Consumer Goods
GRE: 334
GPA: 3.9
Notes:

Super grateful for multiple full rides and ultimately chose Kellogg for the scholarship, its strength in my career interests, and the school culture. Advice if I was applying now: get the test done early, know your "why MBA/why here" really well, do mock interviews
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June 18, 2025 5:26pm ET
Rejected from Waitlist at NYU Stern
Round: Round 2
Received via email June 18, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GRE: 308
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Marketing
June 18, 2025 4:57pm ET
Accepted from Waitlist to Columbia
Round: Round 2
Received via portal June 18, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.85
GRE: 332
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: US
June 17, 2025 4:34pm ET
Accepted to Northwestern / Kellogg
Round: Rolling Admissions
Received via phone June 17, 2025
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 3.52
GMAT: 700
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: Chicago, IL
Note:

Applied 5/25/2025
Interviewed 6/7/2025
5 YOE at the same software company with two promotions and one lateral move
June 17, 2025 3:55am ET
Accepted to SMU Cox
Round: Round 2
Received via email on June 05, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 2.77
GRE: 330
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: Nigeria
Note:

Applied last October but I received no updates on my application from the Adcom until the middle of May when I got the interview invite. I also received an $80k merit scholarship award.
June 16, 2025 8:54pm ET
Accepted from Waitlist to UCLA Anderson
Round: Round 2
Received via phone June 16, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.49
GRE: 315
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Other
Application Location: Los Angeles
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