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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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Babson / Olin
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Van
March 24, 2023 2:57am ET
Enrolled: Vanderbilt / Owen
Admitted: Vanderbilt / Owen $
$80000
Applied: Columbia, Cornell / Johnson, Duke / Fuqua, Georgetown / McDonough, Michigan / Ross, USC / Marshall, Vanderbilt / Owen
Entering Year: 2023
Post MBA Career: Consulting Companies: Bain, BCG, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, McKinsey
GMAT: 710
GPA: 2.5
Location: USA
Notes:

Waitlisted at Cornell and Georgetown, decided to with the scholarship at Vandy
Van
April 18, 2022 10:31pm ET
Enrolled: Vanderbilt / Owen
Admitted: Georgetown / McDonough $
$50000
 , Indiana / Kelley $
$110000
 , Vanderbilt / Owen $
$125500
Applied: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Georgetown / McDonough, Indiana / Kelley, U. Washington / Foster, Vanderbilt / Owen
Entering Year: 2022
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Investment Banking Companies: AT Kearney, Bain, BCG, Ernst & Young, McKinsey, PWC, Bank of America, Capital One, Credit Suisse, Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo Securities
GMAT: 720
Location: INDIA
Van
March 27, 2021 3:58pm ET
Enrolled: Vanderbilt / Owen
Admitted: UMD / Smith $
$57000
 , UT Austin / McCombs $
$5000
 , Vanderbilt / Owen $
$60000
 , Other $
$40000
Applied: UT Austin / McCombs, Other, Vanderbilt / Owen, UMD / Smith, UCLA Anderson, Duke / Fuqua
Entering Year: 2021
GMAT: 660
GPA: 3.03
Location: Boston
Notes:

Very excited for this full tuition opportunity from Owen. They've really impressed me with their culture and career management programs.
Van
December 19, 2020 4:05pm ET
Enrolled: Vanderbilt / Owen
Admitted: Other , Vanderbilt / Owen
Applied: Michigan / Ross, Vanderbilt / Owen, Other
Entering Year: 2021
Post MBA Career: Other
GRE: 312
Location: Chicago
Notes:

Owen has strong HR recruiting and a specific HR concentration.
Van
December 15, 2020 11:59pm ET
Enrolled: Vanderbilt / Owen
Admitted: Minnesota / Carlson , Notre Dame / Mendoza , Ohio State / Fisher , UMD / Smith $
$20000
 , Vanderbilt / Owen , Wisconsin , Indiana / Kelley
Applied: Minnesota / Carlson, Notre Dame / Mendoza, Ohio State / Fisher, UMD / Smith, Vanderbilt / Owen, Wisconsin, Other, Indiana / Kelley
Entering Year: 2021
Post MBA Career: Technology, Pharmaceutical Companies: Amazon, Tesla, Amgen, Astra Zeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer
GMAT: 610
Location: Asia
Notes:

Excellent Healthcare Programs as well as Operations & Analytics.
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April 27, 2024 8:22pm ET
Enrolled at Washington U. / Olin
Round: Round 5
Received via email
GPA: 3.1
GRE: 317
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name: Entrepreneurship
April 27, 2024 7:08pm ET
Rejected at U. Chicago Booth
Round: Round 3
Received via email on April 26, 2024
GRE: 317
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name: Entrepreneurship
Application Location: New York, NY
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Non-traditional candidate; 14 years work exp
April 27, 2024 12:03pm ET
Accepted to NYU Stern
Round: Round 3
Received via phone on April 25, 2024
GPA: 3.67
GMAT: 740
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name: Finance
Application Location: East Asia
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Applied: 1/18
Interviewed: 3/26
Offer Call: 4/25
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April 27, 2024 2:47am ET
Interview Invite to U. Chicago Booth
Round: Early Decision
Received via portal April 27, 2024
GPA: 3.7
GMAT: 780
Program Type: Deferred Enrollment
Post MBA Career Name: Finance
Application Location: India
April 27, 2024 12:14am ET
Rejected at U. Chicago Booth
Round: Round 1
Received via email April 27, 2024
GPA: 3.98
GRE: 336
Program Type: Deferred Enrollment
Post MBA Career Name: Entrepreneurship
Application Location: Denton
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MEAN GMAT: 640
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AVG. WORK EXPERIENCE: 6 Years
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