MBA Admissions is so random...

So relieved to get MIT & Kellogg Admits today after getting rejected with interview at Booth, and rejected without interview at Wharton.

Waitlisted at Yale too.. Unpredictable.. Now just hoping there's some money in the admits :)

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I mean those kinda make sense

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Just because Sloan and Kellogg are ranked higher, doesn’t mean that If you can get into one, you should automatically get into every single school below it. With your resume, maybe you had like a 65% shot of getting into those two and a 75% at Yale, and that’s just how the chips fell

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I think mine really shows the randomness.

In at Booth, Tuck, Darden; $$$$ at Goizueta.
WL at Ross and Fuqua.
Rejected w/o interview at Yale.

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Ross would be intriguing in your position imo. Congrats on the admits!

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Did you apply to LGO or did you just hear back from MIT today?

not LGO

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In at Booth $$, Ross $$$, Darden $$$$,
WL at Kellogg
Rejected at HBS
It’s all a crapshoot lol

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Thanks for sharing. Really opened my eyes as I am in the beginning of looking into business schools

Completely unpredictable indeed. Happy for yo-yo though, time to celebrate!!!!

Yeah I got $ from Kellogg and $$ from Ross but waitlisted at Anderson. Agreed that it feels like a crapshoot!

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