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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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Oli
March 27, 2024 8:31am ET
Enrolled: Washington U. / Olin
Admitted: Washington U. / Olin
Applied: NYU Stern, Washington U. / Olin
Entering Year: 2024
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Entrepreneurship Companies: Accenture, McKinsey, PWC
Notes:

I've finally chosen Olin for my MBA goal. The strength of their entrepreneurship program was particularly influential, especially as a startup founder myself. Excited for the journey ahead.
Oli
March 25, 2024 12:11pm ET
Enrolled: Washington U. / Olin
Admitted: Washington U. / Olin $
$100000
Applied: Rice / Jones, Vanderbilt / Owen, Washington U. / Olin
Entering Year: 2024
Post MBA Career: Pharmaceutical, Consumer Goods Companies: Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Proctor & Gamble, Unilever
GRE: 335
GPA: 3.42
Location: Nigeria
Notes:

I am undecided about if Olin is the best fit for me for Pharma and CPG. I want to remain in the US.
Oli
April 1, 2021 11:53am ET
Enrolled: Washington U. / Olin
Admitted: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper $
$30000
 , UT Austin / McCombs $
$10000
 , Washington U. / Olin $
Applied: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Michigan / Ross, UT Austin / McCombs, Washington U. / Olin
Entering Year: 2021
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Non Profit/SI, Other
GRE: 318
GPA: 4.0
Location: DC
Notes:

Was excited about these options. Ultimately, the dual-degree program I was most interested exists at Washington University, and I was lucky to receive the Consortium Fellowship, so the decision was made easy for me!
Oli
May 17, 2018 1:57pm ET
Enrolled: Washington U. / Olin
Admitted: Vanderbilt / Owen , Washington U. / Olin $
Applied: Northwestern / Kellogg, Vanderbilt / Owen, Washington U. / Olin
Entering Year: 2018
Post MBA Career: Undecided
GRE: 320
GPA: 3.7
Oli
February 22, 2018 9:33pm ET
Enrolled: Washington U. / Olin
Admitted: Washington U. / Olin $
Applied: Washington U. / Olin
Entering Year: 2018
Post MBA Career: Consulting Companies: Bain, Booz Allen Hamilton, BCG, Deloitte, McKinsey
GMAT: 710
Location: India
Oli
May 25, 2017 2:52pm ET
Enrolled: Washington U. / Olin
Admitted: Columbia $ , Rochester / Simon $ , Penn State / Smeal $ , Ohio State / Fisher $ , Harvard Business School $
Applied: Columbia, Rochester / Simon, Rice / Jones, Oxford / Saïd, Indiana / Kelley, Harvard Business School
Entering Year: 2016
Post MBA Career: Consulting
GPA: 3.2
Oli
May 25, 2017 2:03pm ET
Enrolled: Washington U. / Olin
Admitted: Penn State / Smeal $
Applied: Rice / Jones
Entering Year: 2017
Oli
May 25, 2017 1:52pm ET
Enrolled: Washington U. / Olin
Admitted: Ohio State / Fisher , Penn State / Smeal $
Applied: HKUST, Oxford / Saïd, Rice / Jones
Entering Year: 2017
Post MBA Career:
GMAT: 320
GPA: 3.15
Location: Michigab
Oli
May 25, 2017 1:40pm ET
Enrolled: Washington U. / Olin
Admitted: Penn State / Smeal $
Applied: Columbia, Harvard Business School, Rice / Jones
Entering Year: 2017
GMAT: 740
Notes:

Olin was exceptionally welcoming, waitlisted at Kelley
Oli
April 3, 2017 11:12pm ET
Enrolled: Washington U. / Olin
Admitted: Cornell / Johnson $ , Harvard Business School $ , Indiana / Kelley , Penn State / Smeal $
Applied: Rice / Jones, Indiana / Kelley, Harvard Business School, Cornell / Johnson
Entering Year: 2017
Post MBA Career:
GMAT: 720
Oli
March 23, 2017 7:41pm ET
Enrolled: Washington U. / Olin
Admitted: Penn State / Smeal $
Applied: Dartmouth / Tuck, Nanyang, Rice / Jones
Entering Year: 2017
Post MBA Career:
GMAT: 730
GPA: 3.3
Location: Seattle
Notes:

Wharton has errors in their interview profile creation system.
Oli
February 5, 2017 1:21pm ET
Enrolled: Washington U. / Olin
Admitted: Oxford / Saïd $ , Penn State / Smeal $ , MIT Sloan
Applied: MIT Sloan, Penn State / Smeal, Rice / Jones, CEIBS
Entering Year: 2017
Post MBA Career:
GMAT: 324
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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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