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December 20, 2023 7:08pm ET

Enrolled: Undecided

Admitted: Columbia , London Business School

Applied: U. Chicago Booth, Columbia, London Business School

Entering Year: 2024

Post MBA Career: Consulting Companies: Bain, BCG, McKinsey

GMAT: 730

GPA: 3.7

Location: China

Notes:

Confused between LBS and CBS. Post MBA career goal is to enter the consulting industry in the Middle East market. Money is a consideration while neither has released scholarship info.

plus. already a Columbia alumnus with master in engineering.

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1584 Do you have any preferences between London and New York City? Are you planning to remain in either for any period, after your MBA? Be good to explore the alumni networks in the geography you are looking at, to see which is more active, too? (0)

anon40653 Likes Earned: 4 No preference between two cities and no plan to stay in either after MBA. LBS seems to have better connections in the Middle East market. btw. no scholarship from LBS. (1)

grichmond Verified User. Likes Earned: 1154 Congrats on these results! Given that you are seeking employment in the Middle East and that you would be 'double dipping' at Columbia, I'd have to think that you need to give LBS some serious consideration here - especially with their campus in Dubai - and highly global network. Of course, if CBS comes back with a big number for a scholarship, that could change the calculus here...and you really should look into the alumni networks, talk to current students, find folks at MBB who are from these schools (for informational interviews), etc. Best of luck!
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anon40653 Likes Earned: 4 Thanks for advice! (1)

anon40653 Likes Earned: 4 Got scholarship 100k from CBS. Gonna enroll. (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-343/ (0)