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December 18, 2019 5:09pm ET

Enrolled: Undecided

Admitted: Arizona State / W.P. Carey $

$100,000

, Minnesota / Carlson $

$100,000

, UT Austin / McCombs $

$10,000

, Vanderbilt / Owen $

$80,000

Applied: Arizona State / W.P. Carey, U. Chicago Booth, Minnesota / Carlson, MIT Sloan, UT Austin / McCombs, Vanderbilt / Owen

Entering Year: 2020

Post MBA Career: Consulting Companies: BCG, Deloitte

GMAT: 720

GPA: 3.1

Location: Kansas

Notes:

Interviewed at MIT and ended up on the waitlist. Declined from Booth with no interview. All applications were submitted for round 1. 5.5 years of work experience in Energy Industry. Scholarships to ASU Carey and Minnesota Carlson are for full tuition.

Ultimate goal is to end up in Minnesota post graduation in a consulting role.

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grichmond Verified User. Likes Earned: 1152 Carlson with full tuition is looking very appealing if you want to end up in Minnesota and think you will perform well in the program (and be a stand out candidate for the consulting firms that recruit). While McCombs is tempting too (given it's high rank and terrific reputation), it's hard to ignore the combination of your geographic preference + the $ on offer. Now, if the MIT WL comes through, you may have an entirely different debate on your hands....but for now, if you are asking what to do with the offers on hand, Carlson seems like a strong option. Best of luck!
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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1579 You might also want to consider 1-2 top 16 programs in Round 2. Ross, for example. If you can make the WL at Sloan, then top 16 seems very doable? (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1579 More details on this decision in this episode of Wire Taps: https://www.clearadmit.com/2019/12/episode-72-wire-taps-older-applicant-low-gpa-but-high-gmat-choosing-between-two-schools/ (0)

anon21584 Likes Earned: 6 What kind of $ did you get for McCombs? (0)