How many schools are you applying to? I originally said 4 to keep things “manageable,” but now I’m at 7 and eyeing an 8th. Every time I watch one of those glossy student experience videos, I convince myself this is the perfect fit. It’s like MBA FOMO. My spreadsheet is chaos, and my wallet hates me. But what if I leave out the one school where I actually belong?

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Maybe I’m a jaded second year MBA, but the student experience is what you make of it wherever you go. Find schools that have career outcomes that you want. That should be your #1 focus

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I’m doing 9 but it’s exhausting. I think the average is 7

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There’s really not that many H/S or busts out there. There’s a lot that think they are but most MBB that go H/S or bust will bust

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What about MIT?

4 schools in R1, might do a few more in R2.

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