Booth (w/ $) or reapply to GSB/HBS next year? Post-MBA aiming for Investment Management
Feeling a bit bummed out because I really thought I had one of those other two

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Booth. Tbh I never think it makes sense to reapply because that's one additional year you're not working in your post MBA career and that's a big opportunity cost

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Booth

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Booth is great. Be happy for yourself

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Booth. Best 2 years of my life.

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Dude go to booth

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Forget the MBA apps, what’s space force like? 🚀🚀

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I’d say there’s a 50/50 shot I get 50% of it. Depends on what date the military approved my separation for

I absolutely adore finding all this positivity in this bowl - thank you all

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just go to Booth

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Booth

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Go to Booth. I do have to ask - did you interview at HBS? Think you were in my small group zoom event haha. I was rejected post interview!

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Small world indeed! Best of luck with your future endeavors and congrats on the Booth admit!

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What were your stats

Jesus Christ who gets into HBS these days?

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