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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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Fos
March 29, 2024 6:25pm ET
Enrolled: U. Washington / Foster
Admitted: U. Washington / Foster $
$65000
 , Other $
$25000
Applied: U. Washington / Foster, Other
Entering Year: 2024
Post MBA Career: Non Profit/SI
GRE: 324
GPA: 3.74
Fos
December 31, 2023 9:47pm ET
Enrolled: U. Washington / Foster
Admitted: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper $
$16000
 , Rice / Jones $
$20000
 , UT Austin / McCombs $
$20000
 , U. Washington / Foster $
$26000
Applied: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Rice / Jones, UT Austin / McCombs, U. Washington / Foster
Entering Year: 2024
Post MBA Career: Technology, Consumer Goods Companies: Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Nike, Other
GMAT: 670
GPA: 3.7
Location: Texas
Notes:

Partner is from PNW and post-MBA goal is to end up in that region in tech/CPG roles. Foster made the most sense due to location and recruiting opps in and around Seattle. Was difficult to say no to McCombs as I’m from Texas and the brand carries a lot of weight in the state, but Foster is the right choice for me and my family.
Fos
May 9, 2023 4:29am ET
Enrolled: U. Washington / Foster
Admitted: Arizona State / W.P. Carey $
$129597
 , Rice / Jones , U. Washington / Foster $
$35364
Applied: U. Washington / Foster, Washington U. / Olin, Vanderbilt / Owen, Rochester / Simon, Rice / Jones, Arizona State / W.P. Carey
Entering Year: 2023
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Consumer Goods Companies: Accenture, Bain, BCG, Ernst & Young, McKinsey, Coca Cola, LVMH, Nestle, Nike, Proctor & Gamble, Unilever
GMAT: 670
GPA: 3.8
Location: India
Fos
March 30, 2022 8:05pm ET
Enrolled: U. Washington / Foster
Admitted: Georgia Tech / Scheller $
$96000
 , Vanderbilt / Owen $
$85000
 , U. Washington / Foster $
$60000
 , Notre Dame / Mendoza $
$80000
 , Dartmouth / Tuck , Cornell / Johnson $
$40000
 , Carnegie Mellon / Tepper $
$45000
Applied: Vanderbilt / Owen, U. Washington / Foster, UCLA Anderson, NYU Stern, Notre Dame / Mendoza, Duke / Fuqua, Dartmouth / Tuck, Cornell / Johnson, Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Georgia Tech / Scheller
Entering Year: 2020
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Technology Companies: AT Kearney, BCG, Deloitte, McKinsey, PWC, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, IBM, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Oracle, Tesla, Twitter
GMAT: 710
GPA: 3.4
Location: India
Notes:

Negotiate for higher scholarship till the end of the decision cycle.
Fos
May 25, 2021 3:45pm ET
Enrolled: U. Washington / Foster
Admitted: Indiana / Kelley $
$74000
 , Notre Dame / Mendoza $
$80000
 , Penn State / Smeal $
$90000
 , UNC Kenan-Flagler , U. Washington / Foster $
$54000
 , Vanderbilt / Owen $
$20000
Applied: Emory / Goizueta, Indiana / Kelley, Notre Dame / Mendoza, Penn State / Smeal, UNC Kenan-Flagler, U. Washington / Foster, Vanderbilt / Owen
Entering Year: 2021
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Technology, Consumer Goods
GRE: 315
GPA: 3.5
Location: MidWest
Fos
May 18, 2020 3:24pm ET
Enrolled: U. Washington / Foster
Admitted: IE Business School $ , U. Washington / Foster $
$40,000
Applied: Berkeley / Haas, U. Washington / Foster, USC / Marshall, IE Business School
Entering Year: 2020
Post MBA Career: Technology Companies: Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Tesla
GMAT: 660
GPA: 2.99
Location: NE US
Notes:

Foster was the top choice given the regional connections to large tech companies, so I'm very excited. The IE tech program was very compelling, but felt like more of a risk for foreign applicants given the current conditions in Spain.
Fos
February 19, 2020 9:18am ET
Enrolled: U. Washington / Foster
Admitted: U. Washington / Foster $
$50,000
 , USC / Marshall , UT Austin / McCombs
Applied: U. Washington / Foster, UT Austin / McCombs, USC / Marshall
Entering Year: 2020
Post MBA Career: Technology Companies: Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, Other
GRE: 321
GPA: 3.53
Location: Washington DC
Notes:

Go Dawgs!
Fos
June 18, 2019 2:46pm ET
Enrolled: U. Washington / Foster
Admitted: Georgetown / McDonough , UNC Kenan-Flagler $ , U. Washington / Foster $
Applied: Cornell / Johnson, Georgetown / McDonough, NYU Stern, UNC Kenan-Flagler, USC / Marshall, U. Washington / Foster
Entering Year: 2019
Post MBA Career: Consumer Goods Companies: Coca Cola, Nestle, Nike, PepsiCo
GRE: 315
Fos
May 9, 2019 2:23pm ET
Enrolled: U. Washington / Foster
Admitted: U. Washington / Foster
Applied: U. Washington / Foster
Entering Year: 2019
Post MBA Career: Consumer Goods, MF, Auto, Aerospace, Technology, Consulting Companies: Hewlett Packard, Nike, Daimler
GMAT: 695
GPA: 3.4
Fos
April 20, 2019 12:11am ET
Enrolled: U. Washington / Foster
Admitted: Indiana / Kelley $ , U. Washington / Foster , Vanderbilt / Owen
Applied: U. Chicago Booth, Indiana / Kelley, Michigan / Ross, UT Austin / McCombs, U. Washington / Foster, Vanderbilt / Owen
Entering Year: 2019
Post MBA Career: Technology Companies: Amazon, Microsoft, Other
GMAT: 620
GPA: 3.43
Location: United States
Notes:

It's a marathon, not a sprint! Most useful advice I received was to look past the rankings and think 20 years down the line, not 2 -- there will be nice people at every school, but what school has the connections to companies/industries you're interested in? It's a 2 year job search, so very important to keep in mind.
Fos
December 22, 2018 3:21pm ET
Enrolled: U. Washington / Foster
Admitted: USC / Marshall , Washington U. / Olin , U. Washington / Foster , Rice / Jones , Notre Dame / Mendoza
Applied: U. Washington / Foster, Washington U. / Olin, Rice / Jones, Notre Dame / Mendoza, USC / Marshall
Entering Year: 2019
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Technology
GMAT: 750
Notes:

any suggestions? I got ND MBA/MSBA full scholarship and the other schools decent amount of scholarship too. I am an international student, post goal is tech or 2nd tier consulting in the US. Seems Foster has strong connection with tech firms but ND offers dual degree and full scholarship
Fos
May 17, 2018 1:41pm ET
Enrolled: U. Washington / Foster
Admitted: UCI Merage $ , U. Washington / Foster
Applied: UCI Merage, UCLA Anderson, USC / Marshall, U. Washington / Foster
Entering Year: 2018
Post MBA Career: Technology, Entrepreneurship, Non Profit/SI
GMAT: 710
GPA: 3.2
Location: Orange County, CA
Fos
February 22, 2018 12:59pm ET
Enrolled: U. Washington / Foster
Admitted: U. Washington / Foster
Applied: Berkeley / Haas, U. Washington / Foster
Entering Year: 2018
Post MBA Career: Technology
GMAT: 710
GPA: 3.6
Location: Chicago, IL
Fos
February 16, 2018 6:17pm ET
Enrolled: U. Washington / Foster
Admitted: Cornell / Johnson $ , UT Austin / McCombs , U. Washington / Foster $
Applied: Cornell / Johnson, Northwestern / Kellogg, UT Austin / McCombs, U. Washington / Foster
Entering Year: 2018
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Technology Companies: Bain, BCG, Deloitte, McKinsey, PWC, Amazon, Apple, Google, IBM, Microsoft
GMAT: 710
GPA: 3.06
Location: Austin, TX
Notes:

Fit and career path were the biggest factors for me, followed by scholarship. I still have undergrad loans (first gen college student, expensive engineering school) so getting aid really helped. Visit all your schools to feel them out. Get your resume reviewed by someone in recruiting/hiring.
Fos
May 25, 2017 2:11pm ET
Enrolled: U. Washington / Foster
Admitted: Oxford / Saïd $
Applied: Penn State / Smeal
Entering Year: 2017
Post MBA Career: Consulting
GMAT: 700
GPA: 3.4
Location: Seattle
Fos
May 25, 2017 2:01pm ET
Enrolled: U. Washington / Foster
Admitted: Oxford / Saïd $
Applied: Penn State / Smeal, IESE
Entering Year: 2017
Post MBA Career:
GMAT: 690
GPA: 3.37
Location: Portland, OR
Fos
February 27, 2017 9:49am ET
Enrolled: U. Washington / Foster
Admitted: Oxford / Saïd $ , Harvard Business School $
Applied: Penn State / Smeal, Harvard Business School
Entering Year: 2017
Post MBA Career:
GMAT: 650
GPA: 3.8
Location: Seattle
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May 3, 2024 7:22pm ET
Enrolled at UPenn / Wharton
Round: Round 2
Received via n/a
GPA: 4.0
GMAT: 770
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name: Marketing
May 3, 2024 6:39pm ET
Waitlisted at Vanderbilt / Owen
Round: Round 4
Received via portal May 3, 2024
GPA: 3.6
GMAT: 655
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name: Consulting
Application Location: Canada
Note:

Email to check the portal. Waitlisted after interview.
May 3, 2024 5:26pm ET
Rejected from Waitlist at Columbia
Round: Round 1
Received via email May 3, 2024
GPA: 3.41
GMAT: 710
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name: Consulting
Application Location: USA
Note:

An incredibly disappointing result. I was waitlisted in December after a Round 1 interview. Over the last 5 months I sent in 4 letters of continued interest, which mentioned the following:

1. Took a GRE exam to replace my low-ish GMAT score
2. Received a promotion at work
3. Did a campus tour and classroom visit, plus attended a few additional online events
4. Sent in an additional LoR
5. Talked about speaking with three current students who were also waitlisted
6. Aced a pretty common pre-MBA math class
7. Provided updates on personal achievements and volunteer/charity work
8. Consistently emphasized that CBS was my top choice and expressed my commitment to attend if accepted

At least I can go out saying I did every single possible thing I believe I could have done to get off the waitlist. Regardless, frustrating to think that all of this wasn't enough.
May 3, 2024 5:15pm ET
Interview Invite to Northwestern / Kellogg
Round: Round 3
Received via email May 3, 2024
GMAT: 740
Program Type: Deferred Enrollment
May 3, 2024 5:05pm ET
Rejected from Waitlist at NYU Stern
Round: Round 3
Received via portal May 3, 2024
GPA: 3.53
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name: Finance
Application Location: NYC
Note:

Was placed on the waitlist without interview on 3/28 and rejected from waitlist 5/3.
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