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For Haas FTMBA R2 applicants: Did you receive an email for a Zoom meeting with the admissions?

My friend received an email yesterday to schedule a Zoom meeting with the Haas admissions. I haven’t recei… more

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0 - acceptance. 0 rejections. 3 waitlists. What do you all make of this?

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Thoughts on attending Darden at sticker price? The interest rate (without a US co-signer) offered by MPower & Prodigy is shooting 12-14% and making me really nervous.

Background: International, earning peanuts, 5 y… more

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Feeling nervous for Haas and Kellogg this week and next. Good luck to anyone that applied!

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Waiting for admission decisions be like

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Does CBS call with decisions or is it just the portal update?

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Booth PT vs Berkeley FT ($50k) vs Tepper FT ($100k)

Currently in consulting.
Short term: probably consulting but switch industry focus (eg, non profit, social sector, education)
Long term: pivot to that… more

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Any tips on how to study/prep for the GMAT?

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Cross your fingers for good news from CBS today :)

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For the R1 waitlisted folks, should we expect to hear back on an accept/deny at the same time as the R2 decisions?

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Those of you shooting for Big Tech post MBA what roles?

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Current MBA applicant looking into IB. How do Investment Banks measure utilization? I know consulting firms measure utilization through billable hours and was curious how banks do it

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Any tips for how to break into venture capital via an MBA?

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Do CBS peeps think this week will be it 😬

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So far I’ve gotten into tuck, stern, darden, and Fuqua. Do I have a solid chance of getting into CBS, Wharton, or Booth (also applied/interviewed there)

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Is there an argument for in house strat&ops instead of consulting post-MBA? Aside from presumably slightly lower pay what are the pro/cons? And would it be easier to recruit for in house positions… more

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Which areas do LBS MBA students typically live in? Are there specific buildings that make a popular choice?

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I applied for a dual business/policy degree program and got into the business school but was waitlisted at the policy school.

I’m still very interested in doing the dual program, any tips on how to le… more

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Thoughts on McDonough(Georgetown)?

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Hi All, I’ve narrowed down my MBA target schools to LBS, INSEAD, and HEC based on my goals. Although all three seem quite similar - does HEC carry as much weight as the others in terms of brand, quality of programme, and str… more

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Can anyone who has been invited to LEAD at Cornell share advice for the events/case? Any guidance on prep to do in advance? Thank you!!

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If I didn’t get any merit scholarships from Stern, is there any correlation to ability to receive merit scholarships from other schools (namely M7s)?

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Hello! Applying to Stanford R3 this year. Application requires two Recommendation Letters. The plan was to get the primary letter from my direct supervisor at work and the second from my undergraduate… more

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If I haven’t gotten an interview from the Kellogg 2 year MBA program, could I still get into my alternate program of interest choice at Kellogg?

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Does MBA have long term value? I know most people just go to do a pivot but other than a career pivot is there any other value that could be worth ~$200K?

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So I had a first round interview for an internship, the interviewer asked me during the interview if hr has scheduled me for the other interviews, is this a good sign?

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Is it worth it to pursue a PT MBA @ 7 YOE and already at Google Finance? Do more YOE play a role in a FAANG post-grad offer?

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I don’t plan on being social at all. Booth or Kellogg? Scholarship is the same, Kellogg is accelerated.

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Accountability partners for GMAT Focus studying in NYC?

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Stern with no $. In B4 accounting and making $100K (more with bonus) in MCOL. I primarily want to do PM/CPG/LDP - some interest in MBB but I’m kinda sick of billable hours - not much interest in IB. W… more

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Recommendations for GMAT private tutoring in NYC? Does in-person / over zoom make a difference?

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is there any way to obtain some sort of feedback on application from HSW? @

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What M7s are known to have the most honest and real students, if any? Not that people are assholes but also not the type to be surface level and fake

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Waitlisted at Stern after getting IVs at Kellogg, Wharton, and Columbia!? Kthen...

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CBS R1 Admits: How big is the Columbia slack right now?

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I got into Ross but with no scholarship. Worth it? Currently at Big4 making $88K and 26 years old.

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How important are the Letter of Recs? Is it possible to get into a top program with mid LoRs or is that a large disqualification?

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Anyone received a call from Tuck yet?

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How do people successfully break into product management from consulting after mba?

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