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MBA DecisionWire

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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Where Did You Apply to Business School?*
- Arizona State / W.P. Carey
- Babson / Olin
- Berkeley / Haas
- Boston College / Carroll
- Brigham Young
- Cambridge / Judge
- CEIBS
- U. Chicago Booth
- Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
- Columbia
- Cornell / Johnson
- Dartmouth / Tuck
- Duke / Fuqua
- Emory / Goizueta
- ESADE
- ESMT Berlin
- Georgetown / McDonough
- Georgia / Terry
- Georgia Tech / Scheller
- Harvard Business School
- HEC Paris
- HKUST
- IE Business School
- IESE
- IMD
- Imperial
- Indian School of Business
- Indiana / Kelley
- INSEAD
- Johns Hopkins / Carey
- London Business School
- Manchester / AMBS
- Michigan / Ross
- Minnesota / Carlson
- MIT Sloan
- Nanyang
- Northwestern / Kellogg
- Notre Dame / Mendoza
- NYU Stern
- Ohio State / Fisher
- Oxford / Saïd
- Penn State / Smeal
- Rice / Jones
- Rochester / Simon
- SMU Cox
- Stanford GSB
- Temple / Fox
- Toronto / Rotman
- UCI Merage
- UCLA Anderson
- UMD / Smith
- UNC Kenan-Flagler
- UPenn / Wharton
- USC / Marshall
- UT Austin / McCombs
- UVA / Darden
- U. Washington / Foster
- Vanderbilt / Owen
- Washington U. / Olin
- Wisconsin
- Yale SOM
- Other
- None
Where Were You Admitted?*
- Arizona State / W.P. Carey
- Babson / Olin
- Berkeley / Haas
- Boston College / Carroll
- Brigham Young
- Cambridge / Judge
- CEIBS
- U. Chicago Booth
- Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
- Columbia
- Cornell / Johnson
- Dartmouth / Tuck
- Duke / Fuqua
- Emory / Goizueta
- ESADE
- ESMT Berlin
- Georgetown / McDonough
- Georgia / Terry
- Georgia Tech / Scheller
- Harvard Business School
- HEC Paris
- HKUST
- IE Business School
- IESE
- IMD
- Imperial
- Indian School of Business
- Indiana / Kelley
- INSEAD
- Johns Hopkins / Carey
- London Business School
- Manchester / AMBS
- Michigan / Ross
- Minnesota / Carlson
- MIT Sloan
- Nanyang
- Northwestern / Kellogg
- Notre Dame / Mendoza
- NYU Stern
- Ohio State / Fisher
- Oxford / Saïd
- Penn State / Smeal
- Rice / Jones
- Rochester / Simon
- SMU Cox
- Stanford GSB
- Temple / Fox
- Toronto / Rotman
- UCI Merage
- UCLA Anderson
- UMD / Smith
- UNC Kenan-Flagler
- UPenn / Wharton
- USC / Marshall
- UT Austin / McCombs
- UVA / Darden
- U. Washington / Foster
- Vanderbilt / Owen
- Washington U. / Olin
- Wisconsin
- Yale SOM
- Other
- None
Choose from selected schools where you applied.
Did you receive any scholarships to any of the schools you were admitted to?
- Yes, I have received a scholarship(s).
- No
Please enter the scholarship amount for each school:
- Arizona State / W.P. Carey
- Babson / Olin
- Berkeley / Haas
- Boston College / Carroll
- Brigham Young
- Cambridge / Judge
- CEIBS
- U. Chicago Booth
- Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
- Columbia
- Cornell / Johnson
- Dartmouth / Tuck
- Duke / Fuqua
- Emory / Goizueta
- ESADE
- ESMT Berlin
- Georgetown / McDonough
- Georgia / Terry
- Georgia Tech / Scheller
- Harvard Business School
- HEC Paris
- HKUST
- IE Business School
- IESE
- IMD
- Imperial
- Indian School of Business
- Indiana / Kelley
- INSEAD
- Johns Hopkins / Carey
- London Business School
- Manchester / AMBS
- Michigan / Ross
- Minnesota / Carlson
- MIT Sloan
- Nanyang
- Northwestern / Kellogg
- Notre Dame / Mendoza
- NYU Stern
- Ohio State / Fisher
- Oxford / Saïd
- Penn State / Smeal
- Rice / Jones
- Rochester / Simon
- SMU Cox
- Stanford GSB
- Temple / Fox
- Toronto / Rotman
- UCI Merage
- UCLA Anderson
- UMD / Smith
- UNC Kenan-Flagler
- UPenn / Wharton
- USC / Marshall
- UT Austin / McCombs
- UVA / Darden
- U. Washington / Foster
- Vanderbilt / Owen
- Washington U. / Olin
- Wisconsin
- Yale SOM
- Other
Where Are You Enrolling?*
- Arizona State / W.P. Carey
- Babson / Olin
- Berkeley / Haas
- Boston College / Carroll
- Brigham Young
- Cambridge / Judge
- CEIBS
- U. Chicago Booth
- Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
- Columbia
- Cornell / Johnson
- Dartmouth / Tuck
- Duke / Fuqua
- Emory / Goizueta
- ESADE
- ESMT Berlin
- Georgetown / McDonough
- Georgia / Terry
- Georgia Tech / Scheller
- Harvard Business School
- HEC Paris
- HKUST
- IE Business School
- IESE
- IMD
- Imperial
- Indian School of Business
- Indiana / Kelley
- INSEAD
- Johns Hopkins / Carey
- London Business School
- Manchester / AMBS
- Michigan / Ross
- Minnesota / Carlson
- MIT Sloan
- Nanyang
- Northwestern / Kellogg
- Notre Dame / Mendoza
- NYU Stern
- Ohio State / Fisher
- Oxford / Saïd
- Penn State / Smeal
- Rice / Jones
- Rochester / Simon
- SMU Cox
- Stanford GSB
- Temple / Fox
- Toronto / Rotman
- UCI Merage
- UCLA Anderson
- UMD / Smith
- UNC Kenan-Flagler
- UPenn / Wharton
- USC / Marshall
- UT Austin / McCombs
- UVA / Darden
- U. Washington / Foster
- Vanderbilt / Owen
- Washington U. / Olin
- Wisconsin
- Yale SOM
- Other
- Undecided
- Not Enrolling
Choose from selected schools where you were admitted.
Entering Year*
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Did you take the GMAT or GRE?*
- GMAT
- GRE
- I haven't taken any of the standardized tests yet.
GMAT:*
Please enter a number from 200 to 800.
GRE:*
Please enter a number from 200 to 360.
Location at time of Application
Post-MBA Target Career
- Consulting
- Technology
- Investment Banking
- Venture Capital
- Private Equity
- Asset Management, inc. Hedge Funds
- Commercial Banking
- Media
- Pharmaceutical
- Consumer Goods
- MF, Auto, Aerospace
- Family Business
- Entrepreneurship
- Non Profit / Social Impact
- Other
- Undecided
Management Consulting firms you'd like to join post-MBA:
- Accenture
- AT Kearney
- Bain
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- BCG
- Deloitte
- Ernst & Young
- KPMG
- McKinsey
- PWC
- Other
Other Management Consulting Firm:
Investment Banking Firms you'd like to join post-MBA:
- Bank of America
- Barclays
- Capital One
- Citibank
- Credit Suisse
- Deutsche Bank
- Goldman Sachs
- JP Morgan
- Merrill Lynch
- Morgan Stanley
- JP Morgan Chase
- RBC Capital
- Wells Fargo Securities
- Other
Other Investment Banking Firm:
Tech companies you'd like to join post-MBA:
- Amazon
- Apple
- Facebook
- Google
- Hewlett Packard
- IBM
- Lenova
- LinkedIn
- Microsoft
- Oracle
- Tesla
- Twitter
- Uber
- Other
Other Tech Company:
Venture Capital companies you'd like to join post-MBA:
- Accell Partners
- Andressen Horowitz
- Battery Ventures
- Charles River
- Draper Fisher
- First Round Capital
- Kleiner Perkins
- NEA
- Sequoia Capital
- Venrock
- Other
Other Venture Capital Company:
Private Equity companies you'd like to join post-MBA:
- Bain Capital
- Blackstone
- Carlyle Group
- Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Group
- TPG
- KKR
- Other
Other Private Equity Company:
Asset Management companies you'd like to join post-MBA:
- Blackrock
- Fidelity
- Goldman Sachs
- JP Morgan Asset Management
- State Street
- Vanguard
- Other
Other Asset Management Company:
Commercial Banking companies you'd like to join post-MBA:
- Bank of America
- Bank of New York
- Capital One
- Citibank
- Goldman Sachs
- JP Morgan
- Morgan Stanley
- PNC Bank
- State Street
- Wells Fargo
- Other
Other Commercial Banking Company:
Media companies you'd like to join post-MBA:
- 21st Century Fox
- CBS Corp
- Comcast
- Time Warner
- Viacom
- Walt Disney
- Other
Other Media Company:
Pharmaceutical companies you'd like to join post-MBA:
- Amgen
- Astra Zeneca
- Johnson & Johnson
- Merck
- Novartis
- Pfizer
- Roche
- Other
Other Pharmaceutical Company:
Consumer Goods companies you'd like to join post-MBA:
- 3M
- Anheuser Busch InBev
- Coca Cola
- General Mills
- LVMH
- Mondelez
- Nestle
- Nike
- PepsiCo
- Proctor & Gamble
- Unilever
- Other
Other Consumer Goods Company:
MF, Auto, Aerospace companies you'd like to join post-MBA:
- Airbus
- BASF
- Boeing
- Daimler
- Ford
- GE
- GM
- Nissan
- Seimens
- Tesla
- Other
Other MF, Auto, Aerospace Company:
Non Profit/SI Companies:
Other Companies/Industries:
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CBS

November 14, 2023 5:16pm ET

Enrolled: Columbia

Admitted: U. Chicago Booth , Columbia , Northwestern / Kellogg

Applied: U. Chicago Booth, Columbia, Northwestern / Kellogg

Entering Year: 2022

Post MBA Career: Other

GRE: 329

GPA: 3.9

Location: Chicago

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eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1716 Congrats on your acceptance to CBS, Booth and Kellogg! Well done. CBS is a great program. I am sure that you will enjoy your experience there. (0)

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Chi

November 14, 2023 12:09pm ET

Enrolled: U. Chicago Booth

Admitted: U. Chicago Booth

Applied: U. Chicago Booth

Entering Year: 2023

Post MBA Career: Consumer Goods Companies: Other

GMAT: 700

GPA: 3.2

Location: HK

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eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1716 Congrats on your Booth acceptance! Well done. (0)

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Klg

November 2, 2023 3:42pm ET

Enrolled: Northwestern / Kellogg

Admitted: Northwestern / Kellogg $

$62000

Applied: Northwestern / Kellogg

Entering Year: 2024

Post MBA Career: Consumer Goods Companies: PepsiCo

GPA: 3.69

Location: Chicago

Notes:

Applicant lab was my best friend for essay and interview prep! Connecting with executive board members in clubs I aspire to join throughout application process. Attending every flavor of admissions event to gather full picture of campus culture.

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1461 Well done! Is this for the full time MBA at Kellogg! (0)

sob2023 Likes Earned: 0 Congrats on your admit. Is the scholarship for each or both years? (0)

eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1716 Congrats on your acceptance and scholarship to Kellogg! (0)

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Fuq

November 2, 2023 5:23am ET

Enrolled: Duke / Fuqua

Admitted: Duke / Fuqua $

$60,000

, UVA / Darden $

$80,000

Applied: Duke / Fuqua, UVA / Darden

Entering Year: 2024

Post MBA Career: Pharmaceutical Companies: Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Pfizer, Roche

GRE: 314

GPA: 3.4

Location: NC

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eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1716 Congrats on your acceptances and scholarships to both Fuqua and Darden! Fuqua is a great program and I am sure that you will enjoy your Fuqua experience. (0)

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October 24, 2023 3:52pm ET

Enrolled: Undecided

Admitted: Columbia

Applied: Columbia

Entering Year: 2024

Post MBA Career: Technology, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship Companies: Accell Partners, Andressen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital

GMAT: 720

Location: US

Notes:

CBS dream school. Factors influencing decision: lack of internship with J-term and lack of merit $$. Experience with working in tech and founded a small startup. Easy to get into VC thru J term with my profile? Chances of merit $ at other schools if applying for august?

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eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1716 Congrats on your CBS J Term acceptance. CBS is a great program. The answer depends somewhat on how big a career switch it would be for you to land a VC job. The J term is designed for non-career switchers who don't need a summer internship to try out a new career. While you have worked in tech and founded a start-up, it sounds like you would be a career switcher into VC. Having said this, a VC job search is often an independent job search anyways. In summary, I think thank CBS J term is a good option and that it would open doors for your VC career (particularly for NYC based VCs) as long as you dedicate yourself to a focused VC job search while at CBS. I encourage you to do some due diligence by chatting with current J term students who have similar career interests. Best of luck. (0)

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October 24, 2023 3:50pm ET

Enrolled: Undecided

Admitted: Columbia

Applied: Columbia

Entering Year: 2024

Post MBA Career: Technology, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship Companies: Accell Partners, Andressen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital

GMAT: 720

Location: US

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October 23, 2023 10:03am ET

Enrolled: Undecided

Admitted: Columbia , MIT Sloan , U. Chicago Booth

Applied: U. Chicago Booth, Columbia, MIT Sloan

Entering Year: 2023

Post MBA Career: Venture Capital

GRE: 331

Location: NYC

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eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1716 Congrats on your acceptances to Booth, CBS and MIT Sloan. Well done. While all three are great MBA programs that could help you with a finance career, Booth and MIT Sloan would have the edge over CBS for venture capital. I suggest that you read this article about how M7 Business Schools Dominate in VC & PE | Clear Admit Also, do you have a geographic preference between Chicago, NYC and Boston? (0)

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Fuq

October 20, 2023 10:20pm ET

Enrolled: Duke / Fuqua

Admitted: Duke / Fuqua $

$15000

Applied: Duke / Fuqua

Entering Year: 2023

Post MBA Career: Consulting

GRE: 309

GPA: 3.36

Notes:

Military - SOF

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eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1716 Congratulations on your acceptance and scholarship to Fuqua. Thanks for sharing the news. (0)

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Fuq

October 20, 2023 2:51pm ET

Enrolled: Duke / Fuqua

Admitted: Duke / Fuqua $

$35000

Applied: Duke / Fuqua

Entering Year: 2024

Post MBA Career: Consulting Companies: BCG, McKinsey

GRE: 322

GPA: 3.67

Notes:

I applied to Fuqua Early Action because of Duke's concentration in healthcare! I am elated to have been accepted, receive a Forte Fellowship, and continue my journey from BSN to MBA :)

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eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1716 Congratulations on your Fuqua acceptance. Thanks also for sharing your reasons for selecting Fuqua. I am sure that you will have a great experience there. (0)

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Wha

October 16, 2023 2:37am ET

Enrolled: UPenn / Wharton

Admitted: U. Chicago Booth , London Business School $

£10000

, UPenn / Wharton $

$40000

Applied: Stanford GSB, UPenn / Wharton, London Business School, U. Chicago Booth

Entering Year: 2011

Post MBA Career: Consulting Companies: Bain, BCG, McKinsey

GMAT: 750

GPA: 3.6

Location: Kuala Lumpur

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NYU

September 27, 2023 2:07pm ET

Enrolled: NYU Stern

Admitted: NYU Stern

Applied: NYU Stern

Entering Year: 2024

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eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1716 Congrats on your acceptance to NYU Stern! Thanks for sharing the news. (0)

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September 14, 2023 11:54am ET

Enrolled: Arizona State / W.P. Carey

Admitted: Arizona State / W.P. Carey

Applied: Arizona State / W.P. Carey

Entering Year: 2012

Post MBA Career: Consulting, Technology Companies: LinkedIn, Microsoft

GMAT: 780

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eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1716 Thanks for sharing the news that you will be enrolling at ASU Carey. (0)

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September 14, 2023 11:52am ET

Enrolled: Undecided

Admitted: Arizona State / W.P. Carey

Applied: Arizona State / W.P. Carey, Babson / Olin, Brigham Young, ESADE

Entering Year: 2023

Post MBA Career: Consulting, Technology Companies: Accenture, AT Kearney, Amazon, Apple

GMAT: 780

GPA: 8.7

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eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1716 Thanks for posting. Would you be willing to share what you are undecided about? Are you undecided about whether to attend ASU or apply again to other programs? (0)

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UNC

September 11, 2023 10:39pm ET

Enrolled: UNC Kenan-Flagler

Admitted: Vanderbilt / Owen , Georgetown / McDonough , UNC Kenan-Flagler

Applied: Georgetown / McDonough, UNC Kenan-Flagler, Vanderbilt / Owen

Entering Year: 2024

Post MBA Career: Asset Management, inc. Hedge Funds Companies: Blackrock, Fidelity, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Asset Management, State Street, Vanguard

GPA: 3.7

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eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1716 Congrats on your acceptances to McDonough, Kenan Flager and Owen. Thanks also for sharing the news that you will be attending Kenan Flagler. I am sure that you will enjoy your UNC experience. (0)

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INS

August 24, 2023 11:13am ET

Enrolled: INSEAD

Admitted: INSEAD

Applied: INSEAD

Entering Year: 2024

GMAT: 660

GPA: 3.44

Location: London, UK

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eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1716 Congrats on your acceptance and enrollment at INSEAD. I am sure that you will enjoy your experience there. (0)

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Mic

August 15, 2023 8:40pm ET

Enrolled: Michigan / Ross

Admitted: Berkeley / Haas , U. Chicago Booth $

$110000

, Michigan / Ross $

$180000

, Northwestern / Kellogg $

$110000

, NYU Stern $

$167000

Applied: NYU Stern, UPenn / Wharton, Stanford GSB, Northwestern / Kellogg, U. Chicago Booth, Berkeley / Haas, Michigan / Ross

Entering Year: 2023

Post MBA Career: Consulting, Technology, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Non Profit/SI Companies: Bain, BCG, McKinsey, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Battery Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Other

GRE: 333

GPA: 3.61

Location: New York

Notes:

scholarship amount was not major factor but community from fellowships was; I was completely torn between Kellogg and Ross, but with similar employment outcomes, Ross’s student led venture funds, tight knit community, and social life in Ann Arbor (rather than chicago), made more sense for me. Both are amazing and I acknowledge Kellogg’s prestige

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1461 Very well done! (0)

eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1716 Congrats on your impressive list of acceptances and scholarship offers. Thanks also for sharing why you chose Ross. (0)

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Fuq

July 30, 2023 7:41pm ET

Enrolled: Duke / Fuqua

Admitted: UNC Kenan-Flagler , Duke / Fuqua

Applied: UNC Kenan-Flagler, UVA / Darden, Duke / Fuqua

Entering Year: 2023

Post MBA Career: Investment Banking Companies: Bank of America, Citibank, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan Chase

GMAT: 670

GPA: 3.6

Location: Raleigh, NC

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eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1716 Thanks for sharing the news. Fuqua is a great program. I am sure that you will enjoy your Fuqua experience. (0)

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July 28, 2023 1:48am ET

Enrolled: Undecided

Admitted: MIT Sloan , Columbia , U. Chicago Booth

Applied: MIT Sloan, UPenn / Wharton, Harvard Business School, Columbia, U. Chicago Booth

Entering Year: Other

Post MBA Career: Undecided

GMAT: 780

GPA: 3.8

Notes:

Deferred candidate looking to transition to PE/VC before matriculating and want to leverage the MBA network and brand. I know PE and VC are very different but I have interned in and enjoyed both (I like VC slightly more). I could also see myself in consulting or tech. To me, MIT and Columbia brands hold more weight, but Booth is strong in PE/VC.

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anon14326 Likes Earned: 2 Original Poster: Should add that I am going into consulting and have a finance background so transitioning to PE/VC is doable. I have always liked being around start-ups and high-growth companies but prefer being in the role of an investor/partner. Location isn't a major factor for me. I also change my mind about careers often (if you couldn't tell) which is why I want to leave doors open as I start my career. (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1461 Consulting is a very good starting point. I’d consider all three programs to be comparable, being in the same tier. While Booth May have a small edge for VC/PE, that goal is challenging for each of these programs. I’d really go with fit, and Columbia might be worth further examination, especially given its location? (0)

anon14326 Likes Earned: 2 Yes, definitely hard from all three. In terms of fit, I seem to like Sloan the best, but I am concerned because based on my conversations with students (and employment report data) it is the weakest in PE. Very few students recruiting for PE since it is not very finance-focused. Also a smaller network. In VC it seems to be stronger, and if I wanted to pivot to tech it would likely be the strongest. Either way, I will need pre-MBA experience for which the name and network could be important. (0)

grichmond Verified User. Likes Earned: 1059

First off, congrats on making the cut at three amazing MBA programs. One of the nice things about being admitted as a part of deferred enrollment is that you can certainly take some risks and push for a role in PE/VC after doing a couple of years in consulting - ultimately setting yourself up nicely for your post-MBA career.

As to where you should land, I cannot stress enough that - as Alex pointed out - these programs are very much equals/in the same tier, and that it is really going to come down to your personal fit and the details of your career aspirations (which sound a bit fluid for the time being).

As to your comments about Sloan, I would do some more digging into finance in their program, since your comments/feedback do not fit with my understanding of their strengths in this area.

One final thought: have you considered geography and where you want to land post-MBA and in the longer term? If you know where you want to land - e.g. VC in the Bay Area - that could help you to better asses each program's alumni network and alumni club activities in a given market/domain. Best of luck!

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HBS

July 27, 2023 1:19am ET

Enrolled: Harvard Business School

Admitted: NYU Stern $

$160000

, UPenn / Wharton , MIT Sloan , Harvard Business School $

$116000

, Columbia $

$80000

Applied: UPenn / Wharton, NYU Stern, MIT Sloan, Harvard Business School, Columbia

Entering Year: 2023

Post MBA Career: Venture Capital Companies: Andressen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital

GMAT: 710

GPA: 3.9

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eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1716 Congrats on your acceptances to five top MBA programs. I am sure that you will enjoy your HBS experience. (0)

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LBS

July 25, 2023 9:15pm ET

Enrolled: London Business School

Admitted: HEC Paris , Babson / Olin $

$35000

, London Business School , IMD $

€20000

, INSEAD

Applied: U. Chicago Booth, Babson / Olin, Northwestern / Kellogg, MIT Sloan, London Business School, INSEAD, IMD, HEC Paris, Harvard Business School, Duke / Fuqua, Cornell / Johnson

Entering Year: 2023

Post MBA Career: Family Business

GRE: 321

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eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1716 Congrats on your acceptances to Olin, HEC Paris, IMD, INSEAD and LBS. Well done. Thanks for sharing that you will be enrolling at LBS. I am sure that you will enjoy your experience. (0)

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