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February 18, 2024 4:38am ET

Enrolled: Undecided

Admitted: Berkeley / Haas $

$100000

, Duke / Fuqua $

$100000

, Michigan / Ross $

$150000

, MIT Sloan $

$75000

, USC / Marshall $

$150000

Applied: Berkeley / Haas, Duke / Fuqua, Harvard Business School, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, USC / Marshall

Entering Year: 2024

Post MBA Career: Consulting, Technology

GMAT: 760

Location: Europe

Notes:

Torn between Haas, Sloan, Ross. Slight preference for west coast. Ideal post-MBA goal is tech (i.e. Haas/Sloan) or consulting. Terrified of taking on debt as international student (H1B unpredictable, recruiting way down, high interest). Should I just take the $ at Ross and enjoy my time?

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1584 Very good options, but I can understand your concerns re the marketplace, etc. Sloan is in the tier above, and will have a strong reputation, likely more valuable if you return to Europe. The recruiting market for tech will possibly be on the upswing in a couple of years, depending on your particular focus? (2)

eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1858 Congrats on your acceptances and scholarship offers to five top MBA programs. Well done. Sloan sounds like the best option for you given its strength in both tech and consulting placement and its global brand. Best of luck. (1)

anon96931 Likes Earned: 3 Can you share your gpa? (0)

anon62512 Likes Earned: 2 OP here. Thank you Alex and Eliot for the feedback! Much appreciated. Would going to Sloan be a significant disadvantage towards recruiting for tech roles on the west coast compared to Haas? Or does the brand premium compensate for that? @anon - My GPA is not on a 4.0 scale, but sits at roughly top 10-15% of my graduating class in law. (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1584 You can check their career reports to see their percentage of alums on the west coast. I’d also look at their alumni network on the west coast, see how active it is. (1)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1584 More details on this decision in this episode of Wire Taps: https://www.clearadmit.com/2024/03/mba-wire-taps-342/ (0)