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Arizona State / W.P. Carey
Babson / Olin
Berkeley / Haas
Boston College / Carroll
Brigham Young
CEIBS
Cambridge / Judge
Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
Columbia
Cornell / Johnson
Dartmouth / Tuck
Duke / Fuqua
ESADE
ESCP
ESMT Berlin
Emory / Goizueta
Georgetown / McDonough
Georgia / Terry
Georgia Tech / Scheller
HEC Paris
HKUST
Harvard Business School
IE Business School
IESE
IMD
INSEAD
Illinois / Gies
Imperial
Indian School of Business
Indiana / Kelley
Johns Hopkins / Carey
Lauder Institute
London Business School
MIT Sloan
Manchester / AMBS
Michigan / Ross
Minnesota / Carlson
NYU Stern
Nanyang
Northwestern / Kellogg
Not Enrolling
Notre Dame / Mendoza
Ohio State / Fisher
Other
Oxford / Saïd
Penn State / Smeal
Rice / Jones
Rochester / Simon
SMU Cox
Stanford GSB
Temple / Fox
Toronto / Rotman
U. Chicago Booth
U. Illinois Urbana
U. Washington / Foster
UCI Merage
UCLA Anderson
UMD / Smith
UNC Kenan-Flagler
UPenn / Wharton
USC / Marshall
UT Austin / McCombs
UVA / Darden
Undecided
Vanderbilt / Owen
Washington U. / Olin
Wisconsin
Yale SOM
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HBS
Wha
CBS
April 17, 2024 2:08pm ET
Location:
United States – West
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Harvard Business School
  2. UPenn / Wharton
  3. Columbia
  4. Stanford GSB
  5. MIT Sloan
  6. Northwestern / Kellogg
  7. U. Chicago Booth
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. Alumni Network
  3. Collaborative Culture
  4. Large Class Size
  5. Academic Course Offerings
NYU
Klg
Haa
April 16, 2024 11:14pm ET
Location:
Canada
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. NYU Stern
  2. Northwestern / Kellogg
  3. Berkeley / Haas
  4. Columbia
  5. Yale SOM
  6. UCLA Anderson
  7. UT Austin / McCombs
  8. Emory / Goizueta
  9. U. Washington / Foster
  10. Vanderbilt / Owen
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. Moderate Class Size
  3. Alumni Network
  4. East Coast Location
  5. Consulting Placement
Sta
Wha
HBS
April 15, 2024 7:58pm ET
Location:
United States – Northeast
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Stanford GSB
  2. UPenn / Wharton
  3. Harvard Business School
  4. U. Chicago Booth
  5. MIT Sloan
  6. Columbia
  7. Northwestern / Kellogg
Factors:
  1. Post-MBA Salary / ROI
  2. Brand / Reputation
  3. Collaborative Culture
  4. Alumni Network
  5. PE / VC Placement
OSU
SMU
April 15, 2024 6:58pm ET
Location:
United States – Northeast
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Penn State / Smeal
  2. Ohio State / Fisher
  3. SMU Cox
  4. Arizona State / W.P. Carey
  5. Nanyang
Factors:
  1. Religious Affiliation
  2. Family Friendly
  3. BIPOC Student Representation
  4. LGBTQ+ Representation
  5. Women Student Representation
HBS
Sta
MIT
April 15, 2024 6:49pm ET
Location:
United States – Northeast
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Harvard Business School
  2. Stanford GSB
  3. MIT Sloan
  4. UPenn / Wharton
  5. Oxford / Saïd
  6. Yale SOM
  7. Columbia
  8. Northwestern / Kellogg
  9. Duke / Fuqua
  10. Dartmouth / Tuck
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. Alumni Network
  3. Rigorous Quantitative Curriculum
  4. Post-MBA Salary / ROI
  5. Competitive Culture
Notes:

This should be the ultimate list. For anyone to say otherwise is naive at best.
Wha
Sta
Chi
April 15, 2024 6:37pm ET
Location:
United States – Northeast
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. UPenn / Wharton
  2. Stanford GSB
  3. U. Chicago Booth
  4. Harvard Business School
  5. NYU Stern
  6. Northwestern / Kellogg
  7. MIT Sloan
  8. INSEAD
  9. Columbia
  10. Yale SOM
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. Alumni Network
  3. Collaborative Culture
  4. Partner / Spouse Friendly
  5. Post-MBA Salary / ROI
Sta
Wha
Chi
April 8, 2024 3:09pm ET
Location:
Africa
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Stanford GSB
  2. UPenn / Wharton
  3. U. Chicago Booth
  4. Harvard Business School
  5. Columbia
  6. MIT Sloan
  7. Northwestern / Kellogg
  8. NYU Stern
  9. Berkeley / Haas
  10. Yale SOM
Factors:
  1. Academic Course Offerings
  2. Brand / Reputation
  3. Post-MBA Salary / ROI
  4. Collaborative Culture
  5. Breadth of Social Activities
Notes:

Interested in PE & IB
Wha
Sta
CBS
April 4, 2024 1:13pm ET
Location:
United States – West
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. UPenn / Wharton
  2. Stanford GSB
  3. Columbia
  4. Dartmouth / Tuck
  5. NYU Stern
  6. Yale SOM
  7. Duke / Fuqua
  8. UVA / Darden
  9. London Business School
  10. INSEAD
Factors:
  1. Post-MBA Salary / ROI
  2. Brand / Reputation
  3. Breadth of Social Activities
  4. International Study Trips
  5. Close-Knit Culture
Wha
Sta
CBS
April 3, 2024 8:37pm ET
Location:
United States – West
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. UPenn / Wharton
  2. Stanford GSB
  3. Columbia
  4. Dartmouth / Tuck
  5. Yale SOM
  6. Duke / Fuqua
  7. UVA / Darden
  8. London Business School
  9. INSEAD
  10. Cornell / Johnson
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. Breadth of Social Activities
  3. Post-MBA Salary / ROI
  4. International Study Trips
  5. Close-Knit Culture
Wha
Sta
CBS
March 27, 2024 5:20pm ET
Location:
Mexico, Central & South America
Status:
MBA Graduate
Rankings:
  1. UPenn / Wharton
  2. Stanford GSB
  3. Columbia
  4. Harvard Business School
  5. U. Chicago Booth
  6. MIT Sloan
  7. NYU Stern
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. Alumni Network
  3. Leadership Training
  4. Experiential Learning Opportunities
  5. Collaborative Culture
HBS
Sta
Wha
March 27, 2024 12:50pm ET
Location:
United States – Southwest
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Harvard Business School
  2. Stanford GSB
  3. UPenn / Wharton
  4. MIT Sloan
  5. U. Chicago Booth
  6. Columbia
  7. Northwestern / Kellogg
  8. Berkeley / Haas
  9. Yale SOM
  10. Dartmouth / Tuck
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. Leadership Training
  3. Academic Course Offerings
  4. Post-MBA Salary / ROI
  5. Alumni Network
Sta
Wha
HBS
March 26, 2024 12:13pm ET
Location:
United States – Midwest
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Stanford GSB
  2. UPenn / Wharton
  3. Harvard Business School
  4. MIT Sloan
  5. Northwestern / Kellogg
  6. U. Chicago Booth
  7. Columbia
  8. Dartmouth / Tuck
  9. UVA / Darden
  10. Michigan / Ross
Factors:
  1. Post-MBA Salary / ROI
  2. Consulting Placement
  3. Brand / Reputation
  4. Close-Knit Culture
  5. Support for Career Changers
MIT
NYU
Mic
March 20, 2024 2:44am ET
Location:
United States – Northeast
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. MIT Sloan
  2. NYU Stern
  3. Michigan / Ross
  4. Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
  5. Babson / Olin
Factors:
  1. Post-MBA Salary / ROI
  2. Brand / Reputation
  3. International Study Trips
  4. Partner / Spouse Friendly
  5. Collaborative Culture
HBS
Sta
Wha
March 12, 2024 3:35pm ET
Location:
United States – Midwest
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Harvard Business School
  2. Stanford GSB
  3. UPenn / Wharton
  4. Northwestern / Kellogg
  5. U. Chicago Booth
  6. MIT Sloan
  7. Columbia
  8. Dartmouth / Tuck
  9. Duke / Fuqua
  10. Yale SOM
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. Consulting Placement
  3. Consumer Goods / Retail Placement
  4. Leadership Training
  5. Collaborative Culture
Notes:

I prefer to think of things in tiers. Here is one I've seen floating around in the forms that I like:

M7 “Magnificent 7”: HBS, Wharton, GSB, Booth, Kellogg, Sloan, CBS
T10 “Top 10”: Tuck, Haas, SOM
T15 “Top 15”: Stern, Fuqua, Darden, Ross, Johnson, Anderson
T25 “Top 25”: Tepper, McCombs, Marshall, Kenan-Flagler, Kelley, McDonough, Mendoza, Jones, Goizueta, Foster
Sta
HBS
Wha
March 12, 2024 8:36am ET
Location:
Southeast Asia
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Stanford GSB
  2. Harvard Business School
  3. UPenn / Wharton
  4. U. Chicago Booth
  5. Northwestern / Kellogg
  6. MIT Sloan
  7. Columbia
  8. Berkeley / Haas
  9. NYU Stern
  10. Emory / Goizueta
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. Alumni Network
  3. Collaborative Culture
  4. Consulting Placement
  5. Leadership Training
Sta
HBS
Wha
March 10, 2024 8:48pm ET
Location:
Canada
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Stanford GSB
  2. Harvard Business School
  3. UPenn / Wharton
  4. Northwestern / Kellogg
  5. MIT Sloan
  6. U. Chicago Booth
  7. Columbia
  8. Berkeley / Haas
  9. Dartmouth / Tuck
  10. Yale SOM
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. Post-MBA Salary / ROI
  3. Consulting Placement
  4. East Coast Location
  5. Collaborative Culture
Sta
Yal
HBS
March 4, 2024 5:20am ET
Location:
Southeast Asia
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Stanford GSB
  2. Yale SOM
  3. Harvard Business School
  4. Vanderbilt / Owen
  5. Columbia
  6. Berkeley / Haas
  7. UCLA Anderson
  8. U. Chicago Booth
  9. Northwestern / Kellogg
  10. UVA / Darden
Factors:
  1. Post-MBA Salary / ROI
  2. Alumni Network
  3. Collaborative Culture
  4. International Student Representation
  5. Support for Career Changers
Notes:

Other factors:

-Endowment funds
-Scholarships/Fellowships
-Student:Staff Ratio
-Career Services, Employee Referrals
-Entrepreneurships Concentration & Social Impact Emphasize
-Deferred admission for college senior
Sta
HBS
Wha
February 26, 2024 9:55am ET
Location:
United States – South
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Stanford GSB
  2. Harvard Business School
  3. UPenn / Wharton
  4. Columbia
  5. Yale SOM
  6. Berkeley / Haas
  7. NYU Stern
  8. MIT Sloan
  9. U. Chicago Booth
  10. Northwestern / Kellogg
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. Investment Banking Placement
  3. Alumni Network
  4. East Coast Location
  5. Post-MBA Salary / ROI
Sta
HBS
Wha
February 20, 2024 11:39pm ET
Location:
East Asia
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Stanford GSB
  2. Harvard Business School
  3. UPenn / Wharton
  4. Columbia
  5. London Business School
  6. INSEAD
  7. MIT Sloan
  8. U. Chicago Booth
  9. Northwestern / Kellogg
  10. Dartmouth / Tuck
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. Academic Course Offerings
  3. Entrepreneurship Preparation
  4. Post-MBA Salary / ROI
  5. Leadership Training
Sta
HBS
Wha
February 11, 2024 1:38pm ET
Location:
United States – Northeast
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Stanford GSB
  2. Harvard Business School
  3. UPenn / Wharton
  4. Columbia
  5. MIT Sloan
  6. Yale SOM
  7. Cornell / Johnson
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. Investment Banking Placement
  3. Alumni Network
  4. Close-Knit Culture
  5. Post-MBA Salary / ROI
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April 19, 2024 4:50am ET
Interview Invite to Michigan / Ross
Round: Round 3
Received via email on April 16, 2024
GMAT: 685
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name: Consulting
Application Location: Brazil
April 19, 2024 4:45am ET
Interview Invite to Berkeley / Haas
Round: Round 3
Received via email on April 15, 2024
GMAT: 685
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name: Consulting
Application Location: Brazil
April 19, 2024 2:38am ET
Accepted from Waitlist to Washington U. / Olin
Round: Round 1
Received via phone on March 01, 2024
GPA: 74/100
GRE: 334
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name: Entrepreneurship
Application Location: uzb
April 18, 2024 10:23pm ET
Applied to Stanford GSB
Round: Round 3
Received via portal
GRE: 331
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name: Finance
Note:

I received an email that I will be notified with next steps about a week after the submission deadline. Is this email sent on a rolling basis?
April 18, 2024 9:04pm ET
Interview Invite to UCLA Anderson
Round: Round 3
Received via portal April 18, 2024
GPA: 3.22
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name: Marketing
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