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December 14, 2025 2:30pm ET

Enrolled: Undecided

Admitted: Dartmouth / Tuck , Emory / Goizueta $

$65000

, UVA / Darden

Applied: Dartmouth / Tuck, Emory / Goizueta, NYU Stern, UVA / Darden

Post MBA Career: Consulting

GPA: 3.6

Location: United Kingdom

Notes:

Still undecided on the above, really enjoyed the process at all schools but unfortnately didn't get too much scholarship. Any advice on how to up scholarship post admit?

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1842 Do you have a test score? Do you have any geographic preferences, post MBA, that might influence your decision. (1)

rddotowen Likes Earned: 5 Hi Alex, should've added more detail to the comment. I was admitted to all the above with a gmat waiver, I'm an international from the UK, which is why I'm a bit more hesitant to take out a big loan. I'm currently studying for the GRE last minute and hoping to take it after Christmas to potentially negotiate. Thanks, Owen (0)

rddotowen Likes Earned: 5 For location preference, there are some places I like the look of (e.g. Atlanta as a city seems cool, I also love the outdoors) but the consulting placements of the schools is really what drove the schools I applied to in the first place. (edited) (0)

eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 2021 Congrats on your acceptances to Tuck, Darden and Goizueta. All three are great programs and all three place a high percentage of graduates into consulting jobs. Here is an article that you might find useful. Consulting Placement Trends at Leading MBA Programs | Clear Admit

Given your preference for a post MBA career in consulting at McKinsey, Bain and BCG (MBB) firms in particular, I encourage you to review the MBB placement rates for these programs. You will find that both Tuck and Darden have very strong placement rates at MBB firms.

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rddotowen Likes Earned: 5 Thanks Eliot, this article is great and one of the resources I used to put together my initial target list! (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1842 If you get a great GRE score, may open up options for Round 2? (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1842 More details on this decision in this episode of Wire Taps: https://www.clearadmit.com/2025/12/mba-wire-taps-464/ (0)