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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
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Ohio State / Fisher
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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
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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
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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
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Ohio State / Fisher
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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
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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
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Washington U. / Olin
Willam & Mary / Mason
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December 4, 2025 6:20am ET
Enrolled: Undecided
Admitted: Yale SOM
Applied: Michigan / Ross, Yale SOM
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Undecided, Technology, Private Equity Companies: Booz Allen Hamilton, Amazon, Google, Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Group, KKR
GMAT: 740
GPA: 3.1
Location: USA
?
December 3, 2025 10:16am ET
Enrolled: Undecided
Admitted: Emory / Goizueta
Applied: Emory / Goizueta
Post MBA Career: Consulting
GPA: 3.14
?
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.
?
November 17, 2025 4:57pm ET
Enrolled: Undecided
Admitted: Cornell / Johnson $
$30000
Applied: Cornell / Johnson
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Consulting
GMAT: 730
GPA: 3.42
?
October 31, 2025 1:25pm ET
Enrolled: Undecided
Admitted: Georgetown / McDonough
Applied: Georgetown / McDonough, U. Washington / Foster, Stanford GSB, Michigan / Ross, Duke / Fuqua
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Undecided
GRE: 305
GPA: 3.3
Location: Washington State
Notes:

9 year Army veteran
UVA
October 22, 2025 10:08am ET
Enrolled: UVA / Darden
Admitted: UVA / Darden
Applied: UVA / Darden
Post MBA Career: Consulting
GMAT: 675
GPA: 4
Location: India
Notes:

I am asked to schedule a batten scholarship interview next week.
And
October 20, 2025 6:43am ET
Enrolled: UCLA Anderson
Admitted: UCLA Anderson , USC / Marshall $
Applied: Columbia, NYU Stern, UCLA Anderson, USC / Marshall
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Media Companies: Other
GRE: 314
Location: NYC
Oxf
October 19, 2025 12:56am ET
Enrolled: Oxford / Saïd
Admitted: Oxford / Saïd
Applied: Cambridge / Judge, IESE, Indian School of Business, London Business School, Oxford / Saïd, Yale SOM
Post MBA Career: Consulting Companies: Bain, BCG, McKinsey
GMAT: 685
GPA: 66
Location: New Delhi, India
Notes:

Authenticity and Clarity are the two most essential things in the application and interview (feel free to add a bit of wit/humour as well during the interview). The rest is in God's hands.
Fuq
October 18, 2025 1:17pm ET
Enrolled: Duke / Fuqua
Admitted: Duke / Fuqua $
$50000
Applied: UNC Kenan-Flagler, Duke / Fuqua, Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
Post MBA Career: Undecided
GRE: 312
GPA: 3.91
Location: Georgia
Notes:

Military with 6.5 years experience
CBS
August 12, 2025 2:37pm ET
Enrolled: Columbia
Admitted: Berkeley / Haas $
$40000
 , UVA / Darden $
$40000
 , Cornell / Johnson $
$40000
 , Columbia , U. Chicago Booth
Applied: Berkeley / Haas, UVA / Darden, UPenn / Wharton, Stanford GSB, Northwestern / Kellogg, MIT Sloan, Harvard Business School, Cornell / Johnson, Columbia, U. Chicago Booth
Entering Year: Other
Post MBA Career: Consulting Companies: Other
GMAT: 685
GPA: 3.9
Location: United States
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July 30, 2025 7:44am ET
Enrolled: Undecided
Admitted: MIT Sloan , Yale SOM , UPenn / Wharton , Northwestern / Kellogg , Columbia
Applied: MIT Sloan, Columbia, Yale SOM, UPenn / Wharton, Stanford GSB, Northwestern / Kellogg
Entering Year: Other
Post MBA Career: Pharmaceutical Companies: Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer
GRE: 329
GPA: 3.9
Notes:

Looking for strong healthcare program
Yal
July 29, 2025 9:52am ET
Enrolled: Yale SOM
Admitted: Yale SOM , UCLA Anderson $
$30000
 , Cornell / Johnson $
$40000
Applied: Yale SOM, UCLA Anderson, Stanford GSB, Harvard Business School, Columbia, Cornell / Johnson
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Entrepreneurship
GMAT: 685
GPA: 3.85
?
July 17, 2025 1:34pm ET
Enrolled: Undecided
Admitted: Washington U. / Olin , Yale SOM , U. Chicago Booth
Applied: U. Chicago Booth, Washington U. / Olin, Yale SOM
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Investment Banking Companies: Barclays, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley
GRE: 330
GPA: 3.9
Location: Los Angeles
Notes:

So here's the deal. I received a scholarship offer at Yale in the amount of $90K. I didnt get any money from Booth. WashU Olin gave me a full ride. I'm wondering if Yale provides the same IB opportunities as Booth?
Wha
July 17, 2025 10:56am ET
Enrolled: UPenn / Wharton
Admitted: Yale SOM $ , UVA / Darden $ , UPenn / Wharton , UCLA Anderson $ , NYU Stern $ , Dartmouth / Tuck $ , Columbia $ , U. Chicago Booth $ , Berkeley / Haas $ , Northwestern / Kellogg $
Applied: Columbia, Yale SOM, UVA / Darden, UPenn / Wharton, UCLA Anderson, Stanford GSB, NYU Stern, Northwestern / Kellogg, MIT Sloan, Harvard Business School, Duke / Fuqua, Dartmouth / Tuck, U. Chicago Booth, Berkeley / Haas
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Technology, Investment Banking, Venture Capital, Private Equity
GMAT: 725
Location: United States
Notes:

Waitlisted at Wharton, GSB, MIT, and Duke. Withdrew from MIT and Duke. Still waiting on GSB. School could change in the future.

Going with Wharton for their strong finance program and really enjoyed their community.
USC
July 11, 2025 10:58am ET
Enrolled: USC / Marshall
Admitted: Berkeley / Haas $
$50000
 , Columbia , NYU Stern , UCLA Anderson $
$60000
 , USC / Marshall $
$120000
Applied: UPenn / Wharton, USC / Marshall, UCLA Anderson, Stanford GSB, NYU Stern, Harvard Business School, Columbia, Berkeley / Haas
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Technology, Media, Consulting
GRE: 334
GPA: 3.67
Notes:

Haven't seen many people posting about going to the "worst" school they got into but scholarship was a huge deciding factor for me. I also live in southern california and there are other significant financial benefits for me to stay local for school.
Wha
July 8, 2025 3:08pm ET
Enrolled: UPenn / Wharton
Admitted: Columbia , UPenn / Wharton , MIT Sloan
Applied: Columbia, UPenn / Wharton, Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, MIT Sloan
Entering Year: 2025
GRE: 337
GPA: 3.7
Chi
July 8, 2025 3:00pm ET
Enrolled: U. Chicago Booth
Admitted: U. Chicago Booth , Columbia , Michigan / Ross , USC / Marshall , Yale SOM
Applied: U. Chicago Booth, Columbia, Harvard Business School, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Stanford GSB, UPenn / Wharton, USC / Marshall, Yale SOM
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Venture Capital, Pharmaceutical
GMAT: 715
Location: West coast
And
July 8, 2025 2:56pm ET
Enrolled: UCLA Anderson
Admitted: USC / Marshall $
$100000
 , UCLA Anderson $
$178000
 , NYU Stern
Applied: USC / Marshall, UCLA Anderson, NYU Stern, Columbia
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Other
GRE: 319
GPA: 3.467
Location: California
Notes:

Financial aid was the biggest factor in my decision. It's hard to turn down a full-ride!
Chi
July 8, 2025 11:16am ET
Enrolled: U. Chicago Booth
Admitted: U. Chicago Booth , Harvard Business School , Toronto / Rotman , UPenn / Wharton
Applied: UPenn / Wharton, U. Chicago Booth, Harvard Business School, Toronto / Rotman
Entering Year: 2025
GMAT: 770
McD
July 6, 2025 7:37pm ET
Enrolled: Georgetown / McDonough
Admitted: Georgetown / McDonough $
$50000
Applied: Georgetown / McDonough
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Venture Capital, Private Equity, Pharmaceutical, Consulting
GPA: 3.5
Location: Washington, DC
Notes:

I applied to one local program, very late in the game - was open about "why now" in an optional essay.
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December 5, 2025 7:44am ET
Accepted to Yale SOM
Round: Round 1
Received via phone on December 03, 2025
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 3.59
GMAT: 775
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: U.S. East
December 5, 2025 7:43am ET
Accepted to U. Chicago Booth
Round: Round 1
Received via portal on December 03, 2025
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 3.59
GMAT: 775
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: U.S. East
December 5, 2025 5:10am ET
Accepted to U. Chicago Booth
Round: Round 1
Received via email December 5, 2025
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 3.6
GMAT: 695
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Other
Application Location: Australia
December 5, 2025 4:59am ET
Accepted to U. Chicago Booth
Round: Round 1
Received via portal on December 03, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.95
GRE: 335
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: New Delhi, India
December 5, 2025 3:43am ET
Accepted to Yale SOM
Round: Round 1
Received via phone on December 03, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 4.65
GRE: 332
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: United Kingdom, London
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