How are people ACTUALLY paying for their MBA. I decided later in the game that I wanted to pursue mine but don’t want the $200k debt to work through. How many full rides/ savings/ loan takers in here?

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Fwiw, I talked to a lot of t15 grads that were able to pay it off in 3 years, and they weren’t even in consulting/banking so the debt may not be that much of a hindrance long term.

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Ok that’s slightly reassuring lol

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Got a full ride to an M7 but considering turning it down to pay full price at H/S/W 😩

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Can y’all show me how you got into these schools lol. Applying this fall and terrified

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Go to full ride school, take out loans to fund startup, win all venture competitions, launch unicorn, become billionaire. It’s easy.

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Going to a crossroads at midnight. See what happens next....

M1, keep us updated!

Couple things to keep in mind
- Many schools offer scholarships to admitted students. These are negotiable and are always worth trying to make happen. The biggest negotiating driver is having a scholarship from an equally ranked school, so may be worth applying to a bunch of schools in the hopes one gives you money (MIT gave me money and Darden didn't so this can be a crapshoot sometimes)
- There are additional scholarships available, particularly to minority/underprivileged groups. I'm a white boy though so if this applies then ask someone else about them
-some schools will pay you to TA or RA in your spare time. Extra work but it's something

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